Ibooks

Apple now selling iBooks gift cards

By Leanna Lofte, Saturday, Nov 13, 2010 a 8:29 am

Just in time for the holiday season, Apple is now selling iBooks gift cards. They have been spotted at Apple stores, Target stores, and Best Buy stores. These will pair very nicely with iPad gifts.

There was some confusion as to whether iTunes gift cards could be used to buy iBooks since iBooks are not purchasable on a desktop - they must be bought in the iBooks store on an iPad or iPhone. The answer is yes, you can, but this makes it easy for those who are not sure and want to gift a book.

Anyone planning to pick up some iBooks gift cards for your iPad-weilding family and friends? Whose hoping to receive one as a gift?

iBooks vs Kindle app- Which one should you use?

By Chad Garrett, Monday, Nov 8, 2010 a 2:16 pm

Ever since the iBooks was announced, this is probably the single biggest issue an avid ebook reader will ultimately have to deal with: Kindle app or iBooks. What should you pick? Well, no one can tell you that for certain, but I hope to give you a little insight that might help you decide.

iBooks 1.1.1 hits App Store

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jul 19, 2010 a 6:16 pm

Apple has just set iBooks 1.1.1 loose in the App Store. A point release, it does sneak in some nice functionality none-the-less:

Double-tap an image within a book to view it in greater detail.
Experience books that include audio and video.
Enjoy substantial performance improvements when reading PDFs.
Look-up definitions to English words inside books without a specified language.
Addresses an issue that may have caused some book downloads to not complete.
Includes many stability and performance improvements.

If you're trying it out, let us know how it works for you.

iPad at Work: Elementary school teacher

By Leanna Lofte, Sunday, Jul 4, 2010 a 12:17 pm

How does an elementary school teacher use her iPad to get the job done and what iPad apps help get her through her day? TiPb’s iPad at work contest aims to bring you just such slices of the iPad life. Here’s Courtfrogger's answer and as a small token of thanks we’re sending her a $20 iTunes gift certificate. If you want to see your name up on the TiPb home page and get a gift certificate all your own, head on over to the TiPb iPad Forum and share your story now!

The iPad has added another dimension to my classroom! I teach music, English and theatre at a very small public k-12 school. I use the iPad for lots of different things in the classroom, at meetings and at play rehearsals. For my youngest students, who sometimes just need to dance, I use Pandora. I can just type in "Tito Puente", for example, and get unlimited Latin jazz that keeps them moving and very happy.

iBooks on iPhone 4- app review

By Chad Garrett, Monday, Jun 28, 2010 a 1:24 pm

With the iPhone 4 now available, many people want to use that gorgeous retina display to begin reading books on the go via iBooks. We have looked at iBooks on the iPhone 3GS and on the iPad. How does iBooks compare on the iPhone 4?

iBooks on iPhone 3GS - app review

By Chad Garrett, Monday, Jun 21, 2010 a 9:02 pm

Finally, iBooks for iPhone arrives! I have been enjoying iBooks on my iPad for some time now. With iBooks for iPhone many more people can enjoy portable reading with their phones. How does iBooks measure up? Keep reading to find out!

Apple releases iBooks 1.1 for iPhone and iPad

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 21, 2010 a 3:19 pm

Apple has released iBooks 1.1 for iPhone (iOS 4 required) and iPad. Shown off during WWDC 2010, it adds some oft-demanded features such as notes, bookmarks, and the syncing of both of those and highlights -- including between devices.

We'll be back with a review later, but here's the boilerplate for now:

iPhone and iPad by the numbers

By Leanna Lofte, Monday, Jun 7, 2010 a 8:01 pm

During the WWDC 2010 keynote today, Steve jobs did his usual ~~bragging~~ announcement of the numbers for devices sold, apps downloaded, percent market share, etc.

Apple updates iBooks for iPad and iPhone, adds notes, bookmarks, PDF support, sync

By Rene Ritchie, Monday, Jun 7, 2010 a 1:15 pm

During the WWDC 2010 Keynote today, Steve Jobs announced new features for Apple's iBooks app, including the much-in-demand ability to take notes, the ability to tap and and bookmarks, and support for the PDF format. Jobs also announced that, while it's only been on the market for 8 weeks, iBooks already accounts for 22% of the eBook market. They also repeated that it would soon be available for the iPhone.

iBookstore goes international, public domain titles only

By Rene Ritchie, Friday, May 21, 2010 a 8:52 am

Just like the on-iPad App Store, Apple has begun turning on the on-iPad iBookstore for international iTunes accounts just ahead of the May 28 international iPad launch. Unlike the App Store, however, which includes almost all major titles paid and free, the international iBookstore only seems to include free public domain titles.