Revamped Telegraph app now offers subscriptions

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The UK's Telegraph newspaper has launched a new version of its iPad app allowing readers paid access to a digital edition of each day's paper, including interactive crossword puzzles, cartoons and video. Single editions can be bought for £1.19 or readers can sign up for a £9.99 monthly auto-renewable … [Read more...]

Apple's iBooks joins the Royal Wedding hype

Publishers selling books in Apple's iBooks use the Agency model

iPad and iPhone owners looking to share some of the Royal Wedding experience can download a free copy the official Royal Wedding programme. The programme contains the full Order of Service as well as a "never before seen" photo of Prince William and Catherine Middleton as well as their official Coats of Arms. Paper … [Read more...]

Digital reading: Is it all about the iPad?

Apple's iPad was a major presence at the London Book Fair. Image: Apple

Wandering around the London Book Fair this week there were times I almost became convinced it was actually an Apple fan convention, or more specifically an iPad one. It seemed like every stall, kiosk and stand had an iPad on it - if they weren't being used to showcase content, demonstrate a technology or sign a deal … [Read more...]

New US TV ad pushes Apple's iBooks

Publishers selling books in Apple's iBooks use the Agency model

Apple has unveiled three new iPhone TV adverts in the US, each featuring one of the iPhone and iPad's three content stores - iTunes, iBooks and the App Store. The ads are built around the message that only the iPhone has access to these stores and end with the strapline "Yup, if you don't have an iPhone, well, you … [Read more...]

Apple claims 100m iBook downloads

Publishers selling books in Apple's iBooks use the Agency model

Apple CEO Steve Jobs yesterday said the firm's iBookstore had seen more than 100m ebooks downloaded since the iPad went on sale last year. Jobs, who was speaking at the launch of the updated iPad 2, also confirmed that Random House US would be adding its 17,000 ebooks to the store. Earlier this week the publisher … [Read more...]