So, Apple was sued again. Big surprise, right? This time it was by a small New York publishing company called Black Tower Press. Apparently the sci-fi and fantasy book publisher obtained the “ibooks” mark in 2006 after purchasing another publishing company that had been using the name. It’s worth noting that Black Tower never actually obtained…
If you’re a reader, you’ve probably heard of Goodreads. It’s basically the social networking for books, with ratings, reviews, recommendations, and more. All in all, definitely the type of thing major ebook publishers would want to get their hands on. In comes Apple. The Cupertino-based company reportedly spent about a year talking with Goodreads…
According to Bloomsburg, Judge Denise Cote – the judge presiding over the Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Apple about e-book price inflation in the iBookstore – has scheduled a phone conference for March 13. This is because the DoJ sent in a letter requesting ”assistance in setting a discovery dispute” over the deposition of Apple CEO Tim…
I’ve already made public my love for the Flipboard app, especially on the iPad mini. The program lends itself perfectly to the smaller form factor of Apple’s latest tablet. And, it’s just become even more useful. Flipboard’s developers have teamed up with Apple to add an iBooks discovery channel within the app, simply titles “books”. In true Flipboard…
Apple has just released the iBooks 3.0 update on the iOS App Store, and it’s pretty sweet. Any books you’ve downloaded before (not samples, only full books) will appear in the “Purchased Books” collection – though this does include free books you downloaded on a whim, and you can’t remove them. The most notable feature, however, is the ability to…
We’ve heard previously that the iPad mini event will most likely be heavily focussed on the iBooks performance of the smaller form factor. A leak has shown up within iTunes that points towards a new version of iBooks which will more than likely be debuted at the media conference on October 23rd. The image above was grabbed by TNW. The comic book…
This week Daniel shows us how to enable automatic iCloud downloads to keep your music, books, and apps synced between all your iOS devices! Main site: http://www.todaysiphone.com Facebook: http://facebook.com/todaysiphone Follow Daniel on…
It has been a little over 8 months since Steve Jobs died, and there are still novels, movies and other forms of entertainment rolling out about the legendary Apple co-founder. Just yesterday, it was announced that Aaron Sorkin (the guy behind The Social Network) would be writing the official Steve Jobs biopic, and it was known a few weeks ago…
This Week on TiP (April 1-7): Apple has reportedly created an iPad Mini prototype, a Foxconn employee claims the iPhone 5 will launch this summer, AT&T will now unlock your device after your contract is up, and more! – AT&T device unlock: http://tinyurl.com/7elhcqp – New iPad Wi-Fi issue: http://tinyurl.com/7fre7h3 – iPad Mini…
Marvel, the comic book giant behind greats such as Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk, announced today that iOS customers can now download their favorite comics right onto their iPad through Apple’s iBookstore. According to the company’s news site, “With an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, Marvel fans across the world can now purchase over 80 graphic…
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