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Apple to exhibit at BookExpo America for the first time
Apple is making a rare appearance at a third-party trade show later this month. The company has reserved a booth in a "prime location" at BookExpo America, which runs from May 23-26. BookExpo America is the largest trade book fair in America, and Apple's booth will be situated by the booths of Random House, Disney Book Group and MacMillian. PaidContent seems to think that Apple is simply attending the BookExpo to raise awareness of its iBooks platform as e-book sales heat up, and it isn't expected that Apple will announce any iBook-related updates. That doesn't take into account the company's dramatically-reduced trade show profile, however, which makes every booth buy newsworthy. The Digital Reader, which broke the news of Apple's attendance, speculates that the rumors of Apple planning something special for Apple Retail's 10th anniversary could have something to do with iBooks. Apple digital libraries, perhaps? [hat tip MacRumors]
Rumor: Future Jerusalem Apple Store to house the world's first "Apple Digital Library"
Okay, make of this what you will, but the Jerusalem Post is reporting that Apple is set to open up "a giant Apple store and education center" in the city within the next three years. Apple is working with Bet Yair real estate to open up a 50,000-square-foot Apple Store at the entrance to Jerusalem, the Post says. The report goes on to claim that Apple directors in Israel recently toured the prospective site and that they want to bring the 50,000-square-foot store to Jerusalem for "symbolic reasons." Most interestingly of all, the Jerusalem Apple Store will reportedly hold the world's first Apple Digital Library, which would be open to the public. As to what the Apple Digital Library will contain, the Jerusalem Post didn't say, but it's hard to see Apple, which makes a decent chunk of change from distributing digital media, opening digital libraries where you could presumably check out e-books, movies and other digital wares. The Jerusalem Post also points out that the rumored location of the Jerusalem Apple Store is set to become the city's high tech corridor, with a 15-screen cinema and a high-speed Jerusalem-Tel Aviv train and light rail stop. Israel has no official Apple retail outlets, although the iDigital chain serves as an authorized reseller in the country.
