iBooks are already on iCloud. Bringing iBooks to Macs doesn't seem like a necessity to me however.
Anyway, can't wait to hear the announcement.
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Apple's January Event to Focus on Publishing and eBooks
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iBooks are already on iCloud. Bringing iBooks to Macs doesn't seem like a necessity to me however.
Anyway, can't wait to hear the announcement.
Yes!
I hope they put textbooks on the iPad. I'm in college and it would seriously reduce A LOT of hassle of carrying, buying and selling books.
I hope they put textbooks on the iPad. I'm in college and it would seriously reduce A LOT of hassle of carrying, buying and selling books.
iBooks has been a huge disaster. Thank god for the Kindle app.
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What an incredible waste of money. Apple doesnt sell stuff cheap, so the books will cost nearly the same as actual textbooks, and on top of that you wont be able to sell them used. No thanks.
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What an incredible waste of money. Apple doesnt sell stuff cheap, so the books will cost nearly the same as actual textbooks, and on top of that you wont be able to sell them used. No thanks.
Have you not noticed the price of iBooks being lower than the comparative book in-store? Without the added cost of making and shipping the book the costs would be much lower. Plus all your textbooks would be on 1 device rather than your shoulders.
I just want more availability in general. It's a little ridiculous that I'm reading the Hunger Games through the Kindle app because it's unavailable through iBooks...and it's one of the biggest series right now.
I suppose with the rumors of the Retina iPad this would make sense to start pushing textbooks as the resolution will now be able to support detailed graphs and pictures in line with the text.
I'm hoping for iBooks for Mac too. Although with iOS getting so much limelight I wouldn't be surprised if iBooks comes to AppleTV before the Mac. I suppose iBooks on a TV would make sense for picture books. Especially children's storybooks with illustrations and audio reading.
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Book publishing is primarily new York based. I don't know about text books.
A text book rental program could work well for all involved
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Book publishing is primarily new York based. I don't know about text books.
A text book rental program could work well for all involved
As long as we are posting rumors I think Apple signed a deal with the NYC public school district or a University and will be providing textbook in ipad format for all students. All student will be leasing a ipad for the school year and will be partially subsidized by the publisher and Apple. Publishers will be saving a lot on printing cost and Apple will sell a heck of a lot of iPads.
SO, LET'S SAY THIS IS LARGELY ABOUT TEXTBOOKS AND NOT MEDIA RIGHTS FOR A FORTHCOMING APPLE DVR AND CABLE/SATELLITE ALTERNATIVE BUNDLE.
The school year is September start-up. I suppose they have determined they need 3/4 of a year to get people up to speed for a year 1 effort (see iPhone 1 vs. now). Furthermore despite the good uptake of iPads of any variant among students, there may be a need for substantially larger uptake for schools to adopt virtual textbooks to repair the backs of every student for the next 60 years or so if only they are adopted for 4 short years.
Apple despite al its efforts and factory investments in the only countries friendly to them (ie. NOT the USA) has to address any new product uptake over time due to production limitations. Imagine getting orders for iPads 10x annual production capacity of EVERY factory worldwide. This could actually happen in theory. Therefore the only thing they can do to address this "problem" is to uncharacteristically pre-announce the plans to determine the uptake rate.
What say you?
Rocketman
The school year is September start-up. I suppose they have determined they need 3/4 of a year to get people up to speed for a year 1 effort (see iPhone 1 vs. now). Furthermore despite the good uptake of iPads of any variant among students, there may be a need for substantially larger uptake for schools to adopt virtual textbooks to repair the backs of every student for the next 60 years or so if only they are adopted for 4 short years.
Apple despite al its efforts and factory investments in the only countries friendly to them (ie. NOT the USA) has to address any new product uptake over time due to production limitations. Imagine getting orders for iPads 10x annual production capacity of EVERY factory worldwide. This could actually happen in theory. Therefore the only thing they can do to address this "problem" is to uncharacteristically pre-announce the plans to determine the uptake rate.
What say you?
Rocketman
I do not think this has anything to do with production uptakes...moreover, it's impossible for Apple to anticipate massive adoption of iPad textbooks just on the basis of a media event in the US. iTunes U and iBooks are already there for all to see.
They will simply talk about textbooks on the iPad and possibly the Mac (dominant platform in schools anyway), announce agreements with two or three major publishers and perhaps advertise a couple of US schools already getting onboard...nothing else, and specially not anything concerning non-US school markets.
I sold my iPad last year to buy a MacBook Pro, which I felt (correctly) would be more useful for classes yet equally portable. But if textbooks for iPad became a real, easy and comprehensive thing, I would consider getting another iPad
i dont want to hear anything from this company except i-phone 5 with larger screen and ipad 3 with retina screen
I'm pretty sure Apple will be announcing the new Mac Pros at this event. And probably iPad 3 and iPhone 5. I can't wait.
Have you not noticed you have to pay Apple for the pleasure of something to keep these books on?
What happens if the battery dies? You going to ask the lecturer to stop and wait so you can plug in your iPad and wait for it to have enough charge to work?
What happens if the HD goes and you are without the iPad for a few days?
A lecturer will not give you an extension because of something so stupid and easily avoidable.
If a few text books are too heavy for you, maybe you should invest in a gym membership and not an iPad?
Assuming previous suggestions of a complete product line revamp?
January:
iPad + Textbooks,
iWork '12, Autosave and Versions working over iCloud, iBook Publishing through Pages,
iBook reader for OSX/Windows 7/Vista (or, God forbid, integrated into iTunes),
Announcement, not release, of the new Mac Pro - Ships in April?
Within 4 months of the January announcement:
Third iPad - Retina display, 3G radios as standard.
Mac mini
iMac
iTunes overhaul (1080p iTunes HD movie content only (where available), priced at previous SD prices)
Aforementioned Mac Pro release
Summer:
iPod touch - A6, FaceTime HD; minor updates,
iPods Classic and Shuffle killed,
'The next generation of MacBooks':
Non-BTO standard models as follows?:
- 11" model w. 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design
- low end 13" w. 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design
- high end 13" w. 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design, Discrete graphics
- 15" w. 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design, Discrete graphics
- Alt 15" w. 4GB RAM, SSD + HDD, Thin but not tapered body, no ODD. Discrete graphics
- 17" - w. 4GB RAM, SSD + HDD, Thin but not tapered body, no ODD. Discrete graphics
Autumn:
Minor ATV update (read: 1080p)
iPhone, evolution of iOS
January:
iPad + Textbooks,
iWork '12, Autosave and Versions working over iCloud, iBook Publishing through Pages,
iBook reader for OSX/Windows 7/Vista (or, God forbid, integrated into iTunes),
Announcement, not release, of the new Mac Pro - Ships in April?
Within 4 months of the January announcement:
Third iPad - Retina display, 3G radios as standard.
Mac mini
iMac
iTunes overhaul (1080p iTunes HD movie content only (where available), priced at previous SD prices)
Aforementioned Mac Pro release
Summer:
iPod touch - A6, FaceTime HD; minor updates,
iPods Classic and Shuffle killed,
'The next generation of MacBooks':
Non-BTO standard models as follows?:
- 11" model w. 4GB RAM, 64GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design
- low end 13" w. 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design
- high end 13" w. 4GB RAM, 128GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design, Discrete graphics
- 15" w. 4GB RAM, 256GB SSD, Ivy Bridge, Air-like design, Discrete graphics
- Alt 15" w. 4GB RAM, SSD + HDD, Thin but not tapered body, no ODD. Discrete graphics
- 17" - w. 4GB RAM, SSD + HDD, Thin but not tapered body, no ODD. Discrete graphics
Autumn:
Minor ATV update (read: 1080p)
iPhone, evolution of iOS
Sorry, I have no way of understanding your comment... as I don't read.
Seriously though, I can't remember the last new film I watched, the've all been terrible lately. I read loads though, it's a good job I got my iPad when I did, as I had run out of room in my bookcases.
I actually love iBooks as well, for reading, it's much better than the Kindle app... The problem is the iBook Store, specifically the small selection and overpricing. With the massive retail power Apple has, you would think they could solve those problems.
The app store has shown that charging a low price for digital content, means you sell a lot more and make a greater profit overall. This is great because both the customer and the publisher are happy.
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