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Apple’s new App Store rules affect Amazon’s Kindle
Apple today unveiled the details of its App Store subscription plan, and confirmed that it will demand its usual 30% from publishers who sell content within their apps. To meet Apple’s guidelines, Amazon must remove its “Shop in Kindle Store” link from its Kindle application. That link, which opens the iOS browser and displays Amazon’s Web-based [...]
B&N launches a Nook iPad app
If you’ve been waiting to get the Nook experience on your iPad, your wait is over. Barnes&Noble just announced the availability of their Nook app, available free from the App Store. Source: Techcrunch Barnes & Noble Introduces BN eReader for iPad™, The Most Easy-to-Use, Customizable iPad App for Reading and Buying eBooks and Periodicals Free [...]
Apple iPad tablet makes debut
After months of rumors and speculation about a slate-like device, Apple has its say on Wednesday. The new app that lets you use the iPad as a e-book is called iBooks. Steve Jobs: “”Amazon’s done a great job of pioneering this functionality with the Kindle. We’re going to stand on their shoulders and go a [...]
