Apple has announced iBooks Author, a new free tool which allows authors to create their own multimedia textbooks. The app was launched by Apple’s Phil Schiller at a special event in New York's Guggenheim Museum. Authors can include interactive animations, diagrams, photos and videos in their books which can be … [Read more...]

Patricia Highsmith’s celebrated psychological thriller The Talented Mr Ripley is finally getting an eBook release. Apple’s iBooks store is accepting pre-orders for the title accepting pre-orders for the title and is listing an expected release date of January 31st and sale price of £3.99. The book can also … [Read more...]

Future’s electronics magazine T3 has become the first UK title to launch a fully interactive Android Edition. A digital version for Apple’s iPad launched last October and went on to become the highest grossing app on the Apple Newsstand and the ninth highest grossing app on the entire App store. Future say … [Read more...]


Zinio has struck a deal to offer 5,000 magazines through Intel’s AppUp store, allowing buyers of Ultrabooks - the Windows equivalent to Apple’s MacBook Air laptops - to access digital copies of their favourite titles. Apps for Zinio are already available to download for a range of tablets and … [Read more...]