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Upon its release for older devices running iOS 4, such as the [[iPhone 3GS]] and [[iPod Touch]], iBooks received criticism for its slow performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=iBooks on iPhone 3GS - app review|url=http://www.tipb.com/2010/06/21/ibooks-on-iphone-3gs-app-review/}}</ref><ref>http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/apple-ibooks-now-available-for-iphone-ipod-touch/</ref> However, a July 19th update from Apple offered several improvements.<ref>http://www.iphoneheat.com/2010/07/download-ibooks-1-1-1-iphone-ipad/</ref>
Upon its release for older devices running iOS 4, such as the [[iPhone 3GS]] and [[iPod Touch]], iBooks received criticism for its slow performance.<ref>{{Cite web|title=iBooks on iPhone 3GS - app review|url=http://www.tipb.com/2010/06/21/ibooks-on-iphone-3gs-app-review/}}</ref><ref>http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/apple-ibooks-now-available-for-iphone-ipod-touch/</ref> However, a July 19th update from Apple offered several improvements.<ref>http://www.iphoneheat.com/2010/07/download-ibooks-1-1-1-iphone-ipad/</ref>


== Navigation ==
== Features ==

[[File:IPad eBook reader.jpg|thumb|The iPad displaying an iBook.]]
[[File:IPad eBook reader.jpg|thumb|The iPad displaying an iBook.]]
Users of the application are able to change the font and text size displayed, as well as adjust screen brightness from within the application. The available fonts are [[Baskerville]], [[Cochin (typeface)|Cochin]], [[Palatino]], [[Times New Roman]], and [[Verdana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple iPad Typography: Fonts We Actually Want|first=Joel|last=Friedlander|publisher=TheBookDesigner.com|date=2010-03-01|url=http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/03/apple-ipad-typography-fonts-we-actually-want/}}</ref> Words can be selected and searched throughout the book. Pages are turned by tapping or dragging the page.
Users of the application are able to change the font and text size displayed. Available fonts are [[Baskerville]], [[Cochin (typeface)|Cochin]], [[Palatino]], [[Times New Roman]], and [[Verdana]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Apple iPad Typography: Fonts We Actually Want|first=Joel|last=Friedlander|publisher=TheBookDesigner.com|date=2010-03-01|url=http://www.thebookdesigner.com/2010/03/apple-ipad-typography-fonts-we-actually-want/}}</ref>
Users can adjust screen brightness from within the application.
Words can be selected and searched throughout the book.
Pages are turned by tapping or dragging the page.


== iBookstore ==
== iBookstore ==

Revision as of 17:39, 22 August 2010

This article is about an application for Apple's iPad and iPod Touch/iPhone. For Apple's PowerPC consumer laptop, see iBook. For the graphic novel publisher, see Byron Preiss.
iBooks
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseApril 2, 2010
Stable release
1.1.1 / July 19, 2010
Operating systemiOS 3.2 (only for iPad), 4.0
TypeDigital distribution
LicenseProprietary
Websitehttp://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id364709193

iBooks is an e-book application by Apple Inc. It was announced in conjunction with the iPad on January 27, 2010,[1] and was released for the iPhone and iPod Touch in mid-2010.[2] At that time, it was described by Apple as being available only in the United States.[3] Product information released in March 2010 continued to indicate that iBooks would only be available in the U.S.[4] However, it was since announced that the application will be available in the UK, Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain and Switzerland on May 28, 2010—the same day that the iPad was released in those countries.[5]

It primarily receives ePub-format content from the iBookstore, but users can also add their own ePub files via data synchronization with iTunes. It is also capable of displaying e-books that incorporate multimedia.[1] [clarification needed] At Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference 2010, Apple announced that they would be adding PDF support.[6] According to product information as of March 2010, iBooks will be able to "read [to the user] the contents of any page" using VoiceOver.[7][8]

History

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The iBook user-interface on the iPhone and iPod Touch.

iBooks was announced alongside the iPad at a press conference in January 2010. The store itself, however, was released in America three days before the iPad with the introduction of iTunes 9.1. This was supposedly to prevent too much traffic on Apple's servers, as they have overloaded with past releases of the iPhone.

On April 8, 2010, Apple announced that iBooks would be updated to support the iPhone and iPod Touch with iOS 4. As a result, iBooks will not be supported on first-generation iPhones and iPod Touches.[9]

On June 8th 2010 at the WWDC Keynote it was announced that iBooks would be updated that month to read PDF files as well as have the ability to annotate both PDFs and eBooks.

As of July 1st Apple expanded iBooks availability to Canada, there's no word on future expansions.

Upon its release for older devices running iOS 4, such as the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch, iBooks received criticism for its slow performance.[10][11] However, a July 19th update from Apple offered several improvements.[12]

Features

File:IPad eBook reader.jpg
The iPad displaying an iBook.

Users of the application are able to change the font and text size displayed. Available fonts are Baskerville, Cochin, Palatino, Times New Roman, and Verdana.[13]

Users can adjust screen brightness from within the application.

Words can be selected and searched throughout the book.

Pages are turned by tapping or dragging the page.

iBookstore

The iBookstore is an ePub content sales and delivery system that delivers iBooks to the iPad and to other devices running iOS 4.0 (namely iPhone and iPod Touch). The iBooks shelf turns around, revealing the iBookstore. From here users can purchase various books from Apple. iBooks can sync between devices, so one could start reading a book on one device and continue from where one left off on another.[citation needed]

Prior to the unveiling of the iPad, publishers Penguin Books, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan Publishers, and Hachette Book Group USA committed to producing content for the iBookstore. Additional publishers were invited to participate on the day of the product announcement, January 27, 2010.[14] The iBookstore also provides access to the 30,000+ free books available from Project Gutenberg,[15] and it provides content channeled through Smashwords, allowing independent authors and publishers to self-publish.[16]

The day before the iPad event, Terry McGraw, the CEO of McGraw Hill, appeared to divulge information to Erin Burnett on CNBC about the upcoming iPad release.[17] This was quickly picked up and disseminated by rumor sites and eventually mainstream media outlets as revelation of features of the iPad. McGraw Hill was not included in the iPad presentation at the Apple media event and there was speculation that their exclusion was in response to this release of information.[18] However, McGraw-Hill has stated that the information disclosed by McGraw was not privileged, and that they had not intended to participate in the event.[19]

Limitation

Currently, there is not a version of iBooks for computers. EPUB files can be read with other reader software, though annotations made in iBooks currently won't be shown.

References

  1. ^ a b iPad Announcement Keynote
  2. ^ "Get a sneak peak into the future of iPhone OS". Apple. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08.
  3. ^ Apple iPad - Features - footnote: "iBooks available in the U.S. only."
  4. ^ http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ibooks.html Apple - iPad - Buy and read books like never before - footnote: "iBooks is available only in the U.S.".
  5. ^ Macworld UK, Official: Apple iPad available 28 May from £429
  6. ^ WWDC 2010 Keynote
  7. ^ http://www.apple.com/ipad/features/ibooks.html Apple - iPad - Buy and read books like never before
  8. ^ http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/03/ipad-ebook-features/ Wired GadgetLab: iPad ebook features
  9. ^ "Get a sneak peak into the future of iPhone OS". Apple. 2010-04-08. Archived from the original on 2010-04-08.
  10. ^ "iBooks on iPhone 3GS - app review".
  11. ^ http://mobiputing.com/2010/06/apple-ibooks-now-available-for-iphone-ipod-touch/
  12. ^ http://www.iphoneheat.com/2010/07/download-ibooks-1-1-1-iphone-ipad/
  13. ^ Friedlander, Joel (2010-03-01). "Apple iPad Typography: Fonts We Actually Want". TheBookDesigner.com.
  14. ^ "iPad iBooks app US-only, McGraw-Hill absent from Apple event". AppleInsider. January 28, 2010. Retrieved February 14, 2010.
  15. ^ Apple pre-loading iBook Store with 30,000 free eBooks
  16. ^ Self-published authors to get in iBookstore via Smashwords
  17. ^ http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?video=1396376379&play=1
  18. ^ Apple Special Event January 2010 Apple Inc. January 27, 2010
  19. ^ John Paczkowski (January 28, 2010). "McGraw-Hill: We Didn't Get Booted From the iPad Launch, Because We Weren't Part of It". All Things Digital. Retrieved January 28, 2010.
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