Katherine Boehret in The Digital Solution on February 7 at 5:40 pm PT
Katie looks at the new iBooks 2 app which offers enhanced educational textbooks that are, for now, focused on high-school students.
News Byte
Peter Kafka in Media on February 3 at 12:08 pm PT
A couple weeks after
introducing its new iBooks Author app, Apple has
clarified legal language about what happens to the books users create with the software. Apple continues to insist that users can only sell electronic books in the iBook format via its iTunes store. But it makes it clear that the content of those books can be sold in any other format, without Apple’s approval.
Peter Kafka in Media on January 19 at 6:25 am PT
At a special event in New York City, Apple rolls out a new textbook initiative and the partnerships to support it.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on December 21, 2011 at 11:27 am PT
Don’t know what to get your loved one? Wal-Mart has made a list of recommendations based on people’s interests on their Facebook pages. At the very top: A keepsake box for men.
Tricia Duryee in Commerce on November 17, 2011 at 11:52 am PT
Activision’s latest Call of Duty title has shattered all previous entertainment records, grossing more than $775 million in its first five days of sales.
Peter Kafka in Media on November 7, 2011 at 11:49 am PT
Unlike Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Barnes & Noble’s new tablet isn’t tied to a proprietary cloud service. The bookseller seems to have mixed feelings about it.
Liz Gannes in Social on October 25, 2011 at 12:19 am PT
A new social reading app called Subtext launches today on the iPad, with a selection of books laden with annotations from authors and researchers.
Jeffrey A.Trachtenberg, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in Voices on October 8, 2011 at 1:39 pm PT
In a move that underscores the increasing tensions between book publishers and retailers over exclusive content arrangements, Barnes & Noble Inc. is removing from its consumer and college bookstores 100 graphic novels published by Time Warner Inc.’s DC Entertainment unit.
Ina Fried in Mobile on September 15, 2011 at 4:46 pm PT
The program, which traditionally has given coffee-shop customers a free song, has expanded in recent weeks to include apps and book samples; TV shows are expected soon.
