Apple Updates iBooks And Includes Several New Features

Apple has released a major update to iBooks, bringing it to version 1.5. One of the biggest new features is the addition of a nighttime reading theme that makes it easier to read your books at night (you know, when a bright white screen can be blinding on your eyes). Another great feature is the new full-screen option. This will have the app focus on the actual content by removing the toolbar, page numbers, and all that other fluff. Because who can read when there are all those little things around the screen? That’s not all; the 1.5 update also gives you beautiful new covers for those public domain books, and new fonts to improve the reading experience. If annotations are important, you’ll be glad to hear that the annotation system has also been improved. On top of all these nifty new features, this update improves stability and performance on your iPhone and iPad. The full change log:

iBooks 1.5 adds the following new features as well as some stability and performance improvements: • Nighttime reading theme makes reading books in the dark easier on the eyes. • Full-screen layout lets you focus on the words without distraction. • iBooks now features an improved selection of fonts, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan, and Seravek. • Beautiful new classic covers for public domain books. • Support for pop-up footnotes, included in select iBookstore titles. • A redesigned annotation palette makes it easier to choose a color for your highlighted text.

Make sure to download this major update from the App Store! Reading books in the dark just got a lot better. [gallery]

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