Apple loses out on Goodreads integration to Amazon
If you're a reader, you've probably heard of Goodreads. It's basically the social networking for books, with ratings, reviews, recommendations, and more. All in all, definitely the type of thing major...
View ArticleApple victorious in “iBooks” trademark lawsuit
So, Apple was sued again. Big surprise, right? This time it was by a small New York publishing company called Black Tower Press. Apparently the sci-fi and fantasy book publisher obtained the "ibooks"...
View ArticleDigital Comics now with subscriptions
Digital comics are finally available for subscription on iOS! Comixology, the service behind nearly every major comic iOS app has finally brought a subscription service for its users. Now, customers...
View ArticleGoogle Play Books updated with sepia theme and rental support
Google Play Books (still don't know why it chose "Play," but whatever) has just been updated to version 1.6.0, bringing with it a few new features in preparation for the textbook rollout that Google...
View ArticleYou can now gift iBooks on iOS and OS X for the holidays
To get in the gift giving mood, Apple has just added another way for you to give a gift electronically to a loved one. Thanks to an update for iBooks, the electronic books can now be given as gifts to...
View ArticleFormer WSJ reporter pens scathing book ‘Haunted Empire’ on post-Jobs Apple,...
Former Wall Street Journal reporter Yukari Iwatani Kane has a book coming March 18 called Haunted Empire: Apple After Steve Jobs. The book is a scathing look at the company after Steve Jobs' death...
View ArticleEddy Cue: new post-Steve Jobs book about Apple contains inaccuracies
'Haunted Empire' by Yukari Kane is a brand new book out about the post-Steve Jobs era at Apple. The first reviews of the book are rolling out now, and unfortunately for Kane, the interviews are not...
View ArticleBest free iPad apps for reading books
The iPad is a great device for reading books. You can store thousands of them on a device as thin as a pencil and view any of your books, at any time, on its beautiful display. There are also many iOS...
View ArticleNew Steve Jobs biography announced with fantastic reviews
Many have written books that claim to describe Steve Jobs, who many wish to better understand. The most famous may be Walter Isaacson's "Steve Jobs," which has taken some serious heat from those who...
View ArticleApple Watch app roundup: Best Reference and Education apps
This post is part of our Apple Watch app roundup series. You can view the rest of our roundups here. We'll be keeping these lists updated, so get in touch if you are a developer wishing to be featured...
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