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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...

Finch launches ebook program

Finch Publishing has announced the launch of its ebook program.  Marketing and publicity manager Laura Boon told the Weekly Book Newsletter that the publisher's ‘leading thirty titles... ar...

Borders announces ebook price reductions

Borders has begun reducing the prices on many titles in its ebooks range, in response to this week's introduction of paid content on the Australian and New Zealand iBookstore. REDgroup Retail announce...

Burgess appointed manager, iBooks Australia and NZ

Chris Burgess has announced he has been appointed to the role of manager, iBooks Australia and New Zealand for Apple. Burgess, who has been in the role of general manager at ReadHowYouWant s...

Hachette Australia launches ebooks on Australian iBookstore under agency model, Kobo launch to follow

Hachette Australia has announced that its ebooks will be among those available on the Apple iBookstore Australia, which launched its first paid local content yesterday, and will be available on the Ko...

Apple iBookstore goes live for Australia with six local publishers' ebooks

After only offering free out-of-copyright titles to Australian customers since May, the Australian Apple iBookstore launched with local paid content yesterday. Among the first group of six Australian ...

Canadian goverment reviews Apple iBookstore

Apple's iBookstore is to be reviewed by the Canadian goverment to determine if it complies with the country's strict 'cultural investment' policy.

NewSouth titles available through Apple iBookstore

NewSouth Books announced last week that a selected number of NewSouth Publishing titles are now available through the Apple iBookstore. Director of NewSouth Books Nella Soeterboek told the Weekly Book...

New Zealand customers unable to access iBookstore paid content

Paid content on the Apple iBookstore is yet to be launched in New Zealand, despite thousands of titles available for sale in Australia from the Australian iBookstore. Stuff.co.nz reported this week th...

Apple reveals iCloud

Apple has unveiled a 'cloud' service that allows ebooks to be shared more easily across a user's Apple devices.  According to Apple CEO Steve Jobs, who announced the system at the annual Wor...
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