http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/ Engadget Comments for iBooks app meets App Store, produces US-only iBookstore offspring 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/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:14AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:19AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:18AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
easy targets first ;-)]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:01AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Has anyone seen the Amazon or Barnes and Noble iPad apps yet? I have yet to find them in the U.S. Store.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 1:13PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:21AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
1998 called, it wants its idea back.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:24AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/beast ^]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Oh yeah, well the jerk store called and they are running out of suckers.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:56AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apple core that is! BAM!]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:07AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Can't do it bud, they caught on to that long ago:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cybersquatting]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:40AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
'cept usually they use www.apple.com/insertproducthere]]>Apr 2nd 2010 8:11AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/But that can't apply if the words aren't trademarked yet? :)

On topic, I am a bit bummed to be living in Sweden where we have to wait an unknown time for the device to appear at all, and then have no book store. As they still haven't got movies and tv shows to our iTunes Store I guess I shouldn't be keeping my hopes up for that at all.

And by the way, DRM-free for books from outside the iBook Store?! Are they letting me import books from wherever I want? I just assumed they would lock everything to their store. It's Apple after all.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 9:58AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
This iPad is going sell by the bucket load. Despite its flaws. Now THAT's awesome.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/why?]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/why is it awsome, not why will it sell...]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
That a company can sell a product which is missing major features. Thats whats awesome. ]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:08AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:35AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
How is it missing major features? Find a tablet for that price with all these missing features.

Personally, I think it's great. Good specs, good price. The software features that are there (a multi-touch UI you can actually use and a bounty of applications built for it, for one thing!) more than make up for those that are missing.

I don't believe there's a product today that can beat it, for the simple reason that when it comes to touch-based OSes, there's nothing better than the iPhone's OS. I actually own an Android phone, and even though I'm happy with it, I know the iPhone's OS is better and has more, better apps.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:53AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
True at the moment there are no tablets out there with the specs of an iPad. The features that most techies on this site complain about are the lack of multi-tasking, camera and some other software things.

I personally feel you don't need any of those "missing" features anyways.
And yes...the iPhone OS is currently the best touch OS out there at the moment in terms of its useability, the fact it is a standardized OS (so dev's can make apps quickly and easily for it) and the regular updates it gets.

But still...considering the general concensus is that the iPad is an underwhelming product, it will still smash all sales expectations regardless. That's whats amazing.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 7:12AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 8:03AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Thats the crux of this whole thing. Apple are trailblazers in this market with the iPod, the iPhone, App Store and now the iPad. By doing this, they are clearly showing other companies that yes...there is HUGE demand for products like this - just have to do it RIGHT. Soon there will be a flood of competitor products with different specs, uses etc...which is great for the consumer obviously.

But one aspect that Apple has over its rivals is the App Store - with thousands of iPhone OS running iPads out there - its great for developers. Develop an app for one and it'll work on them all.
I can see the iPad's technology being completely outdated by other "Pads", but they'll need more than just high resolutions and powerful processors to compete with that mighty App market.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 9:13AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 12:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Yeah that's a shame. Looks like they're relying on iPad sales being so huge that they wouldn't need the iPhone or iTouch user base to generate cash. Maybe something down the line?

But reading on a 3.5inch screen for long periods will damage your eyes (which opens the door to massive court battles).]]>Apr 2nd 2010 1:11PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
not just on touch devices, what about just on itunes? I loaded an .epub book into itunes clicked on it and nothing happened.

I don't understand why someone would buy a book from ibooks and be locked into the ipad when Amazon (in it's smartest move since releasing kindle 2) gives ebook buyers the ability to read a book on their mac/pc/ipad/iphone/ipod/blackberry/kindle.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 1:43PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:30AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
But man Netflix / Hulu - come to Europe!]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:47AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Yeah, the gush is more of a pizzle across the pacific pond. Maybe just fill up a teaspoon.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:29AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
It isn't ironic]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:34AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Rather, he'll be enjoying iBooks quite a bit, thank you very much. =)]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:44AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/I know this for a fact as he did a home tour on a BBC show about a month ago.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:51AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 4:55AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/and his stalker hangs out in this thread....]]>Apr 2nd 2010 5:06AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
He splits his time between London and LA.]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:37AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
I'm still hoping it will be announced at the same time release dates and pricing for Europe is announced. ]]>Apr 2nd 2010 4:49AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:15AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:26AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 5:17AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 6:00AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
It's probably just turned off in the settings.

By the way, you ... do know you sound like a luddite right?

You're asking for less whiz bang technology? How much of a hater can you be... Take another look at the Kindle. Look how butt ugly the competition is! And you're put off by Apple's 'glossy' touches?

Pfffft.... ]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:16AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/I am a Mac user and I am buying the iPad. What's with the "luddite" stuff? The animated turning pages must be considered "luddite".]]>Apr 2nd 2010 6:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/Apr 2nd 2010 6:36AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/http://www.engadget.com/2010/04/02/ibooks-app-meets-app-store-produces-us-only-ibookstore-offsprin/
Uh, it's the market leader in eBook readers, and about to get anally raped by Steve Jobs.

What did you think the iPad was for? Playing Scrabble?]]>Apr 2nd 2010 8:46AM