http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/ Engadget Comments for Apple reveals iBook Store and app for the iPad http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2012 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/You are kidding, right]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:59PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 28th 2010 7:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 1:58PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 28th 2010 7:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Frankly, after today's announcement, this is an invitation to get the kindle.]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
No e-ink = NOT a reader!]]>Jan 27th 2010 3:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
Come on, does your Kindle come with iStrain? It is going to be all the rage.]]>Jan 27th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:00PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
And yeah, I want to pay for it.

Don't hate me :(]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
with Apple's new "Apple made it so it must be right" technology, e-ink will be phased out in favor of retina-burning technologies for e-book readers. Sorry kindle, you had a good run.]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
Our retinas are being burned whenever we look at a computer screen? When reading Engadget ... oh noes!!!!!!!!]]>Jan 27th 2010 7:37PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/ I can read on e-ink for hours at a time My record was 7 1/2 hours cover to cover on a Clancy book). On the computer, couple hours and my eyes are shot. LCD is not e-ink in any way, shape, or form. Yeah, you can read on the thing but...]]>Jan 29th 2010 5:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
AND WORDS.

HOLY DAMN! I'M HARNESSING TEH POWER ALREADY!!!!!!

But, in all seriousness, I'm pleasantly surprised they paid homage to the Kindle and didn't put it down - instead saying they're 'building on its shoulders."]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/at least Apple supports Sony's epub but is it DRM locked like the early iTunes?]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
ePub is used by Sony readers, but not invented by Sony. ePub is essentially zipped up HTML, and an open format. So plenty of scope for pictures and stuff. Many DRM systems can be used with it. And commercial mainstream books will sadly be DRM encumbered.

It would be good if Apple used the same DRM as Sony and others, which is made by Adobe, and used by a whole slew of readers, but that would reduce the need for books to be bought from the iTunes store. So don't hold your breath.]]>Jan 27th 2010 4:08PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/I thought ePub was so that there would be a common format and people wouldn't be locked into proprietary systems. Having proprietary DRM defeats the whole thing.]]>Jan 27th 2010 4:20PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:03PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:05PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
MacBook? Anywho, it's really good for branding. If it's not broken, why fix it?]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
Intel thought along those same lines once...
Pentium, Pentium Pro, Pentium II, Pentium III, Pentium IV, Pentium M, Pentium D, Pentium T, I am lost now...

Oh, I know, lets try something else, Core Duo.

Nah, people will get confused, lets try this again shall we? i3, i5, i7...and so on and so on...]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:21PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
I am not at all familiar with the Intel line, but I'd say there are some principal things to consider (and possibly are differences). Apple iSomething convention makes it pretty clear what the product is, e.g., iPhone, and other products have such - to rather appropriately use an Engadget-coined term - a mindshare, that people know what the product is, e.g., iPod (although the MacBook/ MacBook Pro distinction is less clear). But they also refresh their products and market so that previous iterations are obsolete and, in most cases, are no longer available for purchase, e.g., original iPhone and previous generation iPods.]]>Jan 27th 2010 6:51PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
All of those are CPUs. Different models but still CPUs. Now Apple gadgets on the other hand, are totally different things.

iWell, iM gonna close my iMouth now :P]]>Jan 27th 2010 8:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
Why YES they are Intel CPU's. I thought the Intel nod would have given that away...I was only making a point about marketing and "if it aint broke, don't fix it". Anyhow moving on...

I AM definitely getting sick of Apple's "i" tag though. "i" this, "i" that. BORING! I quite liked the animal references however. I could "get what you're putting down" when Tiger or Snow Leopard was mentioned. I mean can you imagine if Apple OS's were named "Godzilla", "Terminator" or maybe even give a nod to the Apple faithful - "Saviour"? You might even get me to hand in my fanboy card and cross the line...just saying. ]]>Jan 27th 2010 10:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
I hear ya, good points offered by the way...well almost, as in today's case: iPad, uh that's not very clear cut what you're referring to. I read a few posts on here (other Engadget threads) by women who's first thought was it was a reference to their monthly friend (fem hygiene products). I must admit, I (being a guy last time I checked) thought that name was pretty weak myself.

Anyhow, I think their marketing department let them down today in the name game. Just saying...

Otherwise, good points.]]>Jan 27th 2010 10:16PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:06PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:07PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:09PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:33PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:54PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 4:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
Can you import your own PDFs? I have downloaded a couple books from the internet (legally, of course) and I want to know if I'll be able to import those to the iPad, using say, Caliber. If so, I'm getting this for my wife. If not, I'm getting her a Nook or Kindle.]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:44PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/Jan 27th 2010 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/lol, a bit sarcastic there.]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/27/apple-reveals-ibooks-store-and-app-for-the-ipad/
could they release a stripped-down iBook with only magazine/newspaper app and e-book functionality? i'd jump at one of those.

does dimming/greying the LCD screen reduce readability issues at all?]]>Jan 27th 2010 2:49PM