Apple just released a new
iBooks app version 1.3.
Not exact matches
(The current
version of the Kindle
app has significantly more positive reviews than
iBooks.)
With
iBooks on the Apple iPad, Amazon's own cross-platform Kindle
app and the Sony Reader Touch Edition, is the third
version of Amazon's Kindle still the e-reader king?
Digital
versions of the complete 3 - volume JOJO»S BIZARRE ADVENTURE: PART 2 — BATTLE TENDENCY story arc are available now for $ 10.99 each (US / CAN) across all platforms serviced by VIZManga.com and the VIZ Manga
App, as well as from the Nook, Kobo, Kindle,
iBooks, comiXology, and GooglePlay stores.
While I'm very excited about the opportunity to use
iBooks Author as a single tool to create fixed - format ebooks for the three major retailers that accept them (Apple, Kobo, and Amazon), I'm less sanguine about using the
app to create reflowable ebooks — unless I'm creating a separate
version for use on B&N, Smashwords, and the rest.
-LSB-...] Now, we can tell specific
versions for
iBooks and other modern
apps offering solid HTML and CSS support still exist.
Also, a Bloomberg report claimed Apple's re-invested itself in the E-Book front, with a redesigned
version of
iBooks, the digital book reader
app for iOS.
Readers can simply enter a regular email address at the time of their request and they will receive an email with links to download a PDF
version (viewable in applications like
iBooks) or an AZW
version (viewable in all Kindle
apps on iPad, iPhone, PC, Mac, etc.) of their Kindlegraph.
Here are some first impressions about using the iPhone
version, how it differs from
iBooks on the iPad, and how it measures up to other mobile reading
apps.
For some reason — I'm thinking a sadistic designer — the Store and Edit buttons flip sides between the iPhone and iPad
version of the
iBooks app; tappers beware.
The new
version of
iBooks is a free download in the Apple
App Store and we also recommend you grab the new 5.1 update.
In coming iOS 8.4 (iOS 9), the Audiobooks won't be in
iBooks or Music
app, because Apple has unveiled the new music
app in iOS 8.4 Beta
version, which doesn't provide Audiobooks section.
Apple's
iBooks app and its iBookstore support EPUB but
iBooks 2 adds a new twist — a
version of EPUB3 that is similar to, but incompatible with, the industry standard.
Since it seems that there are currently no plans to make an iPad
version of the Amazon - owned «Stanza»
app (see «http://www.lexcycle.com/node/1949»), I decided to convert all of my Stanza ePub's to work in
iBook.
To demonstrate this concept for one of my courses, I created a multimedia PDF
version of an
iBook using the
iBooks Author
app.
mobi proof on an iPad or iPhone using the Amazon
app, we strongly suggest that you check the ePub
version in
iBooks - this will give you a much closer approximation of the true appearance of your final Kindle formatted file.
These multimedia elements can be useful for non-fiction books like cookbooks, history guides, picture books, etc.
iBooks files are a special Apple - only
version of the epub standard, they can only be created using the
app, and they can only be read by the
iBooks app.
Digital
versions of WORLD TRIGGER also will launch for $ 6.99 (USD / CAN) each on the same day on VIZManga.com and through the VIZ MANGA
App for the Apple iPad ®, iPhone ® and iPod ® touch, Android - powered smart phones, as well as through the Nook, Kobo, Kindle,
iBooks, comiXology and GooglePlay stores.
For now, work with Ingram / Lightning Source to put a unique, iTunes - card like barcode that, in conjunction with an
app or even the
iBooks app, would connect to the iBookstore and download a free copy of the ebook
version of that printed copy.
I suspect the entire reason to have a dedicated
app is to maximize profitability by bypassing the need to share as much revenue with Amazon or Apple by selling a Kindle or
iBook version.
«OS X Mavericks is our best
version yet and features new Maps and
iBooks apps, Finder Tags and Tabs, enhanced multi-display support, performance and energy saving features, and an all new Safari.»
We're also expecting to see a new
version of Apple's
iBooks app (to be called «Books») that may include a redesigned interface, audiobook support, and an improved shopping experience in the
app.
For a «small, demure event,» Apple announced a shocking amount of new stuff at today's Education Event: a new
version of
iBooks with e-textbook support, iTunes U's new virtual classroom
app,
iBook Author (which should revolutionize home publishing) and even several incredible, interactive textbooks.
The latest preview includes a new
version of iPhoto and the new
iBooks app, that was unveiled at WWDC.
Apple's education announcement featured a new
version of the
iBooks app to handle the company's new electronic textbook format, along with free software for creating those interactive textbooks.