Coming as one would expect after an Apple announcement that involves the iPhone or iPad — we now have another update for iTunes. Yup, Apple has officially rolled out iTunes version 10.5.3 and with the new version number comes one new feature, the ability to sync interactive iBooks textbooks to your iPad. What’s new in more »

As of this morning an updated version of the iBooks app is now available in the App Store. This update brings the version number up to 1.1.1 and adds some welcomed features. First and foremost, this version of iBooks has caught up with the Kindle app in one aspect — support for audio and video more »

The ebook war between Amazon and Apple is beginning to heat up, with Amazon insisting publishers agree to a list of demands that includes signing a 3 year contract and guaranteeing that no other book retailer will get a better deal. At the same time Apple’s terms for allowing those same publishers to sell ebooks more »

Apple’s iTunes music store is not the only way for iPod owners to purchase music, but iTunes remains the most popular outlet because of its built-in integration with the iPod. Apple will maintain a similar advantage when the iPad goes on sale this year. Though the iBook store will have a competitor in the Amazon more »

The publishing industry has been gushing over Apple and the upcoming iPad ever since Apple announced it would allow prices above $9.99, a price point the industry has been resenting ever since Amazon released its popular Kindle e-reader. Last month Steve Jobs announced that 5 major publishers, the Hachette Book Group, HarperCollins Publishers, Macmillan, the more »

Lenovo has jumped on the e-Reader bandwagon with its own Tianji iBook EB-605 e-Reader sporting a 6″ screen and Samsung ARM 400MHZ CPU with dimensions of 178 mm x 128.4 mm x 9.9 mm. It has a multi-lingual interface, and supports multiple ebook formats including DF, CHM, EPUB, TXT, HTM, HTML, RTF, PDB, DJVU, MOBI, more »