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Apple releases iBooks update, self-publishing app
Apple has released a new version of its iBooks application for iPad and a new self-publishing application, which together will allow Apple users to self-publish multimedia ebooks through the iBookstor...
Bertelsmann buys digital agency Smashing Ideas
Bertelsmann, the parent company of Random House, has bought the digital media agency and app developer Smashing Ideas
iFlow closes due to Apple policy change
Ebook platform iFLow appears to be the first casualty of Apple's policy change, where third-party apps offering in-app purchasing will now have to pay Apple a 30% share of takings....
Ebook retailers may be forced to amend apps after Apple rejects external-purchasing-only apps
Major players in the ebook retailing market appear to be facing a challenge to their current online retailing model, following a move by Apple that could net the company up to 30% ...
Apple rejects Sony ereader app as in-app purchase rules tighten
Apple has rejected an iPad/iPhone app from Sony for its ebook store in a dispute over in-app buying that could widen to encompass many third-party ecommerce apps.
QLD bookstore releases iPhone App
Independent Queensland bookstore TLC Books has created and released an iPhone application. Bookstore owner and creator of the app Tanya Caunce told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the store, which rel...
OceanHouse Media sells 1 million paid iPad apps
OceanHouse Media has sold over one million paid iPad apps based on children's books such as the Dr Seuss and Berenstein Bears series.
Apple 'in-app purchase' rules may limit ebook apps
Apple is getting stricter in enforcing a rule against in-app purchases, instead redirecting all transactions through the App Store.
Steve Parish Publishing to launch Apps, ebooks
Australian publisher Steve Parish Publishing has announced that it has entered into a partnership with software company Brisware Pty Ltd to produce a range of Apps and ebooks for Apple devices. ...
iPad helps Kindle grow market share
The release of thew Apple iPad has actually seen the market share for Amazon's Kindle service grow, with many iPad users reading Kindle ebooks via an app.
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