Apple iPad Takes on Kindle With iBooks Store
January 30, 2010 · Print This Article
Apple is never one to sit on the sidelines of any market niche for too long, so it’s no surprise that it envisions the iPad as not just a Web-browsing device or over-sized iPod touch, but as an entry into the over-saturated e-book reader market, as well. To that end, Apple has unveiled the iBooks Store, a “print ” media companion to the iTunes store loaded with publications from Harper Collins, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, and Hachett. The shopping experience looks incredibly similar to its musical predecessor, and, while prices vary, most books in the brief preview appear to be priced between $12.99 and $14.99.
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