Apple previews the Apple Books app replacing iBooks on iOS this fall
First previewed during WWDC, Apple has just given us another peek at the iBooks revamp (a version of which has been floating around for some time now). Apple Books is launching on iOS during the fall. The “biggest books redesign ever” features a newer, cleaner UI,...
Apple doubles down on book creation with iPad app
Apple’s ebook creation tools – first launched in 2012 – have long played an interesting if minor role in the ecosystem. While Amazon has the indie book world sewn up with Kindle Direct Publishing, the desktop-based iBooks Author has always been the multimedia...
iBooks App Expected to Feature ‘Today’ Section on iOS 12
Apple’s revamped iBooks app on iOS 12 will likely feature a “Today” tab that promotes books, authors, and related content on a daily basis. That’s according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara, which reports that Apple appears to be headhunting...
Apple could be redesigning the iBooks app
As AppleInsider first spotted, the first beta of iOS 11.3 includes a subtle change. iBooks is now called Books. And Mark Gurman thinks it could be the sign that there will be bigger changes with Apple’s ebook reading app. According to Bloomberg, Apple is working on a...
‘The One Device’ Book Covering ‘Secret History’ of iPhone Available June 20
June 29 will mark ten years since the original iPhone went on sale in the United States. And just days before the anniversary, a new book detailing the smartphone’s so-called “secret history” is set to be released. The One Device: The Secret History...
Book publishing in the digital age
In 2012, we launched Thought Catalog Books. With Thought Catalog the website, we mastered producing short-form writing for the web and we wanted a new challenge. We hoped to build a counterweight to Thought Catalog’s trendy digital brand with a more contemplative...Apple Shares Promo Videos for George R. R. Martin’s ‘A Song of Ice and Fire’ Enhanced iBooks Exclusives
On its YouTube channel, Apple today shared three videos promoting iBooks exclusive enhanced versions of titles from George R.R. Martin’s popular “A Song of Ice and Fire” series. Each video features Martin talking about one of the books in the series,...
Apple Names Best Music, Movies, TV Shows, Podcasts, and Books of 2016
Apple today published its top 2016 content picks for the iTunes Store and the App Store, choosing the best apps, music, movies, TV shows, podcasts, and books of the year. “One Dance” from Drake was named Apple’s Top Song of 2016, while Drake’s...
Apple Debuts New ‘iBooks Storytime’ tvOS App With Read-Aloud Books for Kids
Apple has quietly introduced a new tvOS app for kids called “iBooks Storytime,” designed to allow children to read along with interactive books on their television sets. iBooks Storytime features a selection of children’s books from the iBooks Store...