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Stealing Books in the Age of Self-Publishing

Edit The Atlantic 05 Jun 2016
One day two years ago Rachel Ann Nunes, who writes Mormon fiction and romance novels, received an email from a reader asking a strange question. Had she collaborated with someone named Sam Taylor Mullens? Nunes had never heard the name before ... “I was floored,” Nunes said ... To be fair to Amazon, copyright infringement also occurs with other self-publishing retailers, including Barnes & Noble, iBookstore, Kobo, and Smashwords ... ....

Best iPad apps 2016: download these now

Edit TechRadar 27 May 2016
The best iPad apps. If you've got yourself a shiny new iPad Air 2, iPad mini 4 or iPad Pro, you'll want to start downloading the best iPad apps straight away. And if you already have an iPad Air or older iPad, you might want to update it with some new apps ... So which ones are worth your cash? And which are the best free apps? ... Enlight ($3.99/£2.99) ... Going head-to-head with Kindle, iBooks is a decent ebook reader, backed by the iBookstore ... ....

Best free iPad apps 2016

Edit TechRadar 27 May 2016
Best free iPad apps. OK - you've probably noticed on the Apple App Store that iPad apps cost more - sometimes a LOT more - than their iPhone equivalents. But trust us, it's worth the extra cash. Many of the best free iPhone apps cost money in their iPad incarnations, and the quality level of what's still free for the tablet is often ropey ... Going head-to-head with Kindle, iBooks is a decent ebook reader, backed by the iBookstore ... ....

2 new e-books offer free excerpts of upcoming works

Edit Austin American Statesman 02 May 2016
Fall/Winter" and "Buzz Books 2016 ... Young Adult Fall/Winter" became available Monday through Amazon.com, Apple's iBookstore, Barnes & Noble.com and other leading sellers. ....

Chinese authorities shut down Apple's iBookstore and iTunes Movies

Edit The Verge 22 Apr 2016
AppleInsider first noted last week that iTunes Movies and the iBookstore were inaccessible in China; Apple Music appears to be running without issue....

Apple’s stock apps suck: Here’s what you should replace them with

Edit Mashable 26 Mar 2016
When you get a new iPhone, it comes with more than a dozen apps pre-installed for all of your basic needs. These default apps include Calendar, Mail, Messages and Music. But are these really the best apps you can use for those purposes? In a lot of cases, absolutely not ... We scoured through the App Store for the best alternatives for Apple's stock apps. See also ... Messages ... Photos ... The iBookstore is fine but it only works with Apple products....

Apple faces N.Y. iPhone appeal, can’t get e-book hearing

Edit San Francisco Chronicle 08 Mar 2016
2 ... “Apple’s launch of the iBookstore as a platform for tens of millions of consumers to buy and read digital books on the iPad dramatically enhanced competition in the e-books market, benefiting authors, e-book publishers, and retail consumers,” Apple said in its petition seeking a Supreme Court review ... ....

Apple just had a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day in court

Edit TechRadar 07 Mar 2016
The case reaches far back. Apple was found guilty in 2013 of conspiring with five publishers to raise the price of ebooks ... Apple all along maintained its innocence, saying that its entry into the ebook space with the iBookstore and the iPad actually increased competition and lowered prices ... ....

OpenStax, NACSCORP to offer low-cost textbook customization (Rice University)

Edit Public Technologies 03 Mar 2016
(Source. Rice University). OpenStax, NACSCORP to offer low-cost textbook customization. Faculty can tailor textbooks, offer low-cost print copies at campus store ... (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) ... That's exactly what OpenStax and NACSCORP are offering.'. R ... -30-. MEDIA CONTACTS. ... NACS ... Dover also offers eBook versions of thousands of titles, available at a variety of online retailers, including the Apple iBookstore, Google, and Amazon....

Revolving doors take Baltimore author to the next level

Edit The Examiner 26 Feb 2016
Her name is Angela Davis. She is the proud mother of six children and four grandchildren. She is also the author of "Restoration. Revolving Doors". Her story is one of power, courage, strength and triumph. She says "Restoration ... Davis' story could be every man's ... "Restoration ... She can also be reached via ... Revolving Doors" is available in hard copy at http.//www.davisangela.com/book.html and digital copy at Ibookstore, Amazon.com ... ....

iCloud and New iBooks Features Help Apple Chip Away at Kindle's Lead

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
At this point, the feature is being touted exclusively on select children's selections from the iBookstore, but once the capability is out there, it's pretty much a given that it will expand in scope ... Familiar if you own a Kindle, that is. With iCloud, a history of past e-book purchases through the iBookstore is maintained by iBooks and you can download any title on this list from any iOS device running the iBooks app ... ....

Is Kindle App For iPad Toast?

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Amazon.com's Kindle app for iOS devices was a real game changer ... With the ability to access and read their Kindle books on their iPads, Amazon.com shoppers had an out. And a pretty good one at that ... While Apple's own iBooks and iBookstore have been successful, there's no doubt that the Kindle e-book accessibility has been a significant factor in the iPad's popularity as an e-reading platform ... Shop in Kindle Store ... ....

Should I Buy a Study Bible?

Edit About.com 21 Feb 2016
Photo (c) by Thomas Northcut / Getty Images. . Choosing a new Bible can be really simple or really complicated -- it all depends on what you want. I';ve written previously about five basic questions to ask when choosing a Bible ... study Bibles ... (Learn more about Bible translations here.) ... Most new study Bibles are available through Amazon or the iBookstore, which makes them not only portable, but searchable -- a great extra feature....
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