Apple releases iBooks 3, iBooks Author 2
Hours after announcing updates to iBooks and iBooks Author at Tuesday's iPad mini event, Apple has released iBooks 3 through the App Store and iBooks Author 2 through the Mac App Store.
iBooks 3 changes include:
The ability to see all iBookstore purchases in iCloud in iOS 6
Endless scrolling
Receive free updates to purchased books, including new chapters, corrections and other improvements
Look up definitions in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese in iOS6
Share book excerpts through Facebook, Twitter, Messages or Mail
iBooks Author 2 changes include:
The ability to create portrait-only books
Embed custom fonts into books
Additional interactivity with new scrolling sidebar and pop-over widgets
Support for mathematical expressions with equation editing using LaTeX and MathML notation
Automatic media optimization for iPad
Improved support for embedded audio
Improved publishing workflow, including automatic book samples and pre-publish checking
Additional templates
Version numbering
Retina display enhancing for the new MacBook Pros
Other performance and usability improvements