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Inkling Rolls Out New E-Book Publishing Platform

Peter Kafka in Media on February 14 at 7:00 am PT

E-book maker Inkling is introducing new software it says will make it much easier to produce sophisticated textbooks and other digital tomes. Inkling is positioning its Habitat software as a more professional option for book publishers than Apple’s new iBook Author. Until now, the start-up’s books have been created with the iPad in mind, but Inkling says an HTML5 option will allow publishers to work on multiple devices.

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Apple Tweaks iBook Language: Your Content Is Your Content

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.

Publisher Terry McGraw on Steve Jobs and Digital Textbooks: “This Was His Vision”

Peter Kafka in Media on January 20 at 3:30 am PT

So will the McGraw-Hill CEO strike similar deals with Apple competitors like Amazon and Google? Good question.

Apple Unveils iPad Textbook Plan

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.

An Apple Gift for the Holidays: Free Beatles (Book) on iTunes

Peter Kafka in Media on December 9, 2011 at 3:32 pm PT

You’d have to be a Blue Meanie not to enjoy this.

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IBooks, Eh? Apple’s Bookstore Comes to Canada

Peter Kafka in Media on July 1, 2010 at 6:35 am PT

Canadian iPad users, who haven’t been able to buy e-books from Apple’s iTunes store, can now do so. CBS’ Simon & Schuster says its titles are available in iBook format, and I assume that Apple’s other publishing launch partners are as well.

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IBooks, Eh? Apple's Bookstore Comes to Canada

Peter Kafka in Media on July 1, 2010 at 6:35 am PT

Survey: 58 Percent of iPad Owners With Kindles Say iPad Will Replace Amazon’s E-Reader

John Paczkowski in News on April 5, 2010 at 5:10 am PT

An interesting data point from the first of many Monday morning analyst notes on the iPad’s weekend launch. Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster surveyed 448 iPad buyers Saturday, asking about the size of the device they were purchasing and their reasons for doing so, and found that 13 percent owned a Kindle. Of those, 58 percent said the iPad would replace Amazon’s device as their e-book reader.

Amazon’s iPad App Will Be All New, but It Won’t Be Ready by April 3

Peter Kafka in Media on March 22, 2010 at 3:39 am PT

Want to read the books you bought for your Kindle on your new iPad? You’ll have to be patient. Amazon promises that the iPad version of the Kindle app it is working on will be cool, but it won’t be ready when the first Apple devices show up next month. That’s because Amazon, like most developers, hasn’t been able to test the app on a real device yet.

Inkling Rolls Out New E-Book Publishing Platform

Apple Tweaks iBook Language: Your Content Is Your Content

Publisher Terry McGraw on Steve Jobs and Digital Textbooks: “This Was His Vision”

Apple Unveils iPad Textbook Plan

An Apple Gift for the Holidays: Free Beatles (Book) on iTunes

IBooks, Eh? Apple’s Bookstore Comes to Canada

IBooks, Eh? Apple's Bookstore Comes to Canada

Survey: 58 Percent of iPad Owners With Kindles Say iPad Will Replace Amazon’s E-Reader

Amazon’s iPad App Will Be All New, but It Won’t Be Ready by April 3

Steve Jobs Preps His Own iBook

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