Penguin to Drop Apple E-Book Deal to Settle EU Antitrust Probe

So much for that “agency” e-book model.
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Apple Adds Thousands of Japanese Titles to iBooks

Apple on Tuesday rolled out an incremental update to its iBooks application, one that transforms the Japanese version of the iBookstore into a true bookstore, not just a repository of public domain content. The new version, iBooks 3.1, includes hundreds of thousands of Japanese language titles, thanks to some new publishing-house distribution deals we reported on back in January.

Apple’s iBookstore Headed to Japan This Year

Good news for Japan’s burgeoning e-book market.
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100 Million iPads, 35 Billion Apps: Apple’s Big-Number Bullet List

More metrics and milestones.
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Apple’s Mini Pitch: Just as Good as an iPad, Better Than Everything Else

It’s like an iPad, only smaller. So, how will Tim Cook convince you to buy one?
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Apple’s iBooks App Gets a Refresh

Apple announced on Tuesday a new version of its iBooks application, the iOS-based software which allows mobile users to read books on their tablets and smartphones. Version 3.0 of the new app comes with a continuous scrolling feature, fuller integration with Apple’s iCloud, Facebook and Twitter integration to share quotes to social networks, and support for 40 languages. To date, more than 400 million iBooks have been downloaded, according to Apple CEO Tim Cook.

Apple’s Fall Bounty: A Smaller iPad, a 13-Inch MacBook Pro and iTunes 11

Apple says it has “something more to show us.” Here’s a good guess at what that might be.
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Sourcebooks Brings Shakespeare to iPad: A Post in Iambic Pentameter

Thank God William Shakespeare wasn’t a tech blogger.
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Apple Gives Podcasts a Gentle Push Out of iTunes

Podcasts get their own app in iOS 6. And iTunes gets a (little) bit more streamlined.
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A Textbook Case of iPad Fun With Studying

Katie looks at the new iBooks 2 app which offers enhanced educational textbooks that are, for now, focused on high-school students.
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Jobs Introduces Apple iPad 2