Big deal, we've had them at Best Buy for weeks, and yes, they're just iTunes cards (just like how there are also app store cards that are just iTunes cards)
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Apple Now Selling iBooks Gift Cards
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I agree. While I prefer reading the books on my iphone, that's why I like them so much (more portable, easier to hold), it would be nice to be able to sync the books with my computer and read it on either if I'd like.
I'm not sure why Apple hasn't done that when Kindle has (and has Barnes And Noble Nook reader done that as well)?
Sure, it may not be what most people prefer, but it gives them options and it opens up a little more market (those who don't have an iphone/ipad but still would read an ebook off their computer).
All the cards will do is add to your iTunes account credit. You'll be able to purchase books AND music AND movies AND anything else on the store just like everything else. Apple doesn't have a separate accounts for just iBooks. It's just like how you can buy iTunes music cards and can purchase apps with them.
iBooks
I have a feeling iBooks for mac may come with Lion. It's not part of iTunes on the ipad etc its a seperate store. I think it'll be made available through the mac app store if it was to happen.
I have a feeling iBooks for mac may come with Lion. It's not part of iTunes on the ipad etc its a seperate store. I think it'll be made available through the mac app store if it was to happen.
My guess is that they will do it with OSX Lion (10.7) through the "iOS layer."
Edit: Oops, beaten by idmurphy
Using the trade dress "Apple iBooks" is interesting.
It might some day make another "iBook"?
MacBook
PowerBook
Macintosh Portable
iBookAir?
Rocketman
It might some day make another "iBook"?
MacBook
PowerBook
Macintosh Portable
iBookAir?
Rocketman
Why anyone would choose iBooks over Kindle books is beyond me. One word - CONTENT, of which iBooks has about one-tenth of Amazon, and almost nothing in terms of technical / scholastic books. Just like iTV - It won't work unless you go after content.
Tony
Tony
Don't know, but there is something about holding a real book, flipping pages
for real, etc.etc.
It's just "magical"
for real, etc.etc.
It's just "magical"
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But paper kills trees!
But paper kills trees!
A great way to advertise their books. But that may confuse people who don't know how to read fine print and think they can only use it for books.
Tree killer.
Tree killer.
I like iBooks because it has more font options, and the two-page view of iBooks is nice, too. Kindle app recently introduced a two-column view, but it's just not the same as two-page. Anyway, there are ways to de-DRM Kindle books, so I just buy books from Kindle, de-DRM them, convert to epub, and read them in iBooks. Best of both worlds.
Agreed.
And for the books I buy, in general iBooks has about the same selection honestly. Where I find the difference is sometimes Amazon or Nook is cheaper
.But I really have to say I agree that there is something about the flipping the pages animation and just the small touches ibooks has that just makes ibooks a helluva lot more appealing to me. It just feels more like a holding a book. I know, they are small, stupid stuff, but they make a big difference in how "cozy" it is to read (like curling up and reading a book).
I like iBooks because it has more font options, and the two-page view of iBooks is nice, too. Kindle app recently introduced a two-column view, but it's just not the same as two-page. Anyway, there are ways to de-DRM Kindle books, so I just buy books from Kindle, de-DRM them, convert to epub, and read them in iBooks. Best of both worlds.
How do you do this?
Agreed.
And for the books I buy, in general iBooks has about the same selection honestly. Where I find the difference is sometimes Amazon or Nook is cheaper
But I really have to say I agree that there is something about the flipping the pages animation and just the small touches ibooks has that just makes ibooks a helluva lot more appealing to me. It just feels more like a holding a book. I know, they are small, stupid stuff, but they make a big difference in how "cozy" it is to read (like curling up and reading a book).
Yes, let's all snuggle up with an ipad
Also love the Treekiller comments:
Yes, trees eventually get killed, but first they are being grown to be "harvested" i.e. they are a renewable resource.
Technology is getting better to use more recycled content in paper , so there will be less and less trees in paper.
What would really help is people to stop printing every little thing or printing extras , because it's cheap. I know people who print their e-mails, duh!
Driven to an extreme ipads, kindles etc. use electricity to charge their batteries. That energy is many times not created with renewable resources.
And, when the battery cycle is finished or the ipad is dumped it kills more of the environment than book printing kills trees.
Try to get rid of electronics honestly. My area doesn't even take them in hazardous goods collections and who knows where that stuff goes anyway.
At least Apple goes as green as possible these days.
Looks like a great christmas present if you know someone that has an Ipad and they love reading books.
Rather than trying to pick something they might enjoy get them a gift card and they can do it themself.
Rather than trying to pick something they might enjoy get them a gift card and they can do it themself.
Yes, let's all snuggle up with an ipad
Be an iphone for me, no use for an ipad (if I need ultra portability that's what my iphone is for. Anything I'd bother taking more than my purse to have an extra gadget with me I'll just go ahead and take my 13" MBP *shrug*. Sure, it's a little less portable but with my shoulder bag that fits it specifically and can be used as a sleeve as well when I put it in a backpack it's not that hard to take around with me at all. Honestly, I really don't see the use of an ipad when you have a laptop and a smartphone).
Besides, I think the iphone makes a better ebook reader cause one reason I like ebooks over regular books is lighter and easy to hold in one hand and flip pages with the same hand (I really doubt an ipad is going to have that advantage over a paper book). Makes it easier to eat and read or to read in bed (I just set the iphone down on my bedstand like I would with a book I was reading before I went to bed and have the charger there to plug it in when it's time to sleep). Plus when packing for vacation it makes my bag I take with me on the plane a whole lot lighter cause I'm not carrying so many books (my ipod and laptop have helped with that too cause not carrying a discman/walkman, tapes and CDs).
Anyways, I'm absolutely loving ebooks now that I've caved and given in to the fact the publishers are never going to be reasonable about price (you know, they could get me to buy the book twice if they were more reasonabley priced, one for the paper version and one for a more portable version for my iphone so I don't have to load my bag down with books for airplane trips).
Duh.
iBooks gift cards are the same exact things as the others.
Just like they have gift cards that have pics of App icons vs. iTunes music on the cards, now they're throwing books in the mix. They're all the same.
I'm shocked that this article was even posted to begin with. What kind of mac fans do you people think you really are? How could you not know this??!!
iBooks gift cards are the same exact things as the others.
Just like they have gift cards that have pics of App icons vs. iTunes music on the cards, now they're throwing books in the mix. They're all the same.
I'm shocked that this article was even posted to begin with. What kind of mac fans do you people think you really are? How could you not know this??!!