iBooks Update Goes Live: iPhone and iPod Touch Compatibility, PDF Support, and More
Alongside today's release of iOS 4, Apple has updated its iBooks application to Version 1.1, making it a universal application offering compatibility with iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. In addition to bringing the company's eBook reader to the smaller form factor of the iPhone and iPod touch for the first time, iBooks is also seeing a number of enhancements, including free over-the-air syncing of bookmarks and notes across users' devices.
iBooks also now incorporates PDF viewing, which operates very similarly to its eBook reading capabilities, as well as a new font choice of Georgia, choice of sepia or white page colors, a left-justified text option, and an increase in available font sizes.
With the update, iPhone and iPod touch users running iOS 4 now have access to the full iBooks experience, including Apple's iBookstore where users can download paid and free eBook content in the ePub format.
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22 months ago
Even though the app store says it is version 1.1 i can only download 1.0.1 :S
22 months ago
I cant seem to get the PDF support to work on either my iPad or iPhone 3Gs. Also you must download the dictionary to the iPhone version of iBooks.
22 months ago
I wondered where my bought books were - until I went back to manage them with iTunes. I was then able to sync my iPad books with my 3GS. It's working great!
22 months ago
How do I access the iBooks with my iPhone 3GS ? Is there a separate app? Or does it simply allow me to access it while visiting the iTunes store?
22 months ago
If you have trouble getting to the updated 1.1 version of the iBooks app, try the direct link in the first message of this thread.
Thanks to the updated iBooks, the ability to put PDF files on my iPhone is probably my favorite new feature! I've already got my Canon 5D Mark II user manual on there! Now I'll have it with me wherever I go!
Mark
Thanks to the updated iBooks, the ability to put PDF files on my iPhone is probably my favorite new feature! I've already got my Canon 5D Mark II user manual on there! Now I'll have it with me wherever I go!
Mark
22 months ago
I'm glad to see it and I'm excited about the new features ... but why on earth are notes and bookmarks sync'ed with your iTunes account and not your MobileMe account?! This means when my wife and I are reading a book we've bought we need to be on the same page or forego page sync'ing?
22 months ago
I'm glad to see it and I'm excited about the new features ... but why on earth are notes and bookmarks sync'ed with your iTunes account and not your MobileMe account?! This means when my wife and I are reading a book we've bought we need to be on the same page or forego page sync'ing?
Not everyone has Mobile Me but everyone with an iPhone/iPod/iPad has iTunes
22 months ago
still dont get why apple did this. takes one of the main features of the ipad as an ereader away.
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