iBooks

Video Shows iBooks Running on Jailbroken iOS 5

Oliver Haslam ∙ October 24, 2011

As is always the case when a new release of iOS comes out, jailbreaking can cause a few weird and wonderful things to happen with certain apps.

One such oddity is the way jailbroken iOS 5 devices seem unable to run Apple's iBooks app, with tapping the icon resulting in an immediate crash.

With the new Steve Jobs biography going on sale, not having a working release of iBooks could be a potential deal breaker for many jailbreakers out there, but as this video shows, there may be light at the end of the tunnel...

Best Buy Offering 15% Off iTunes Gift Cards For a Limited Time

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 26, 2017

Everyone loves a good app sale, and we've seen quite a few of those over the past couple of weeks. But what about an app, music, iBook, and video sale? That's what's going on at Best Buy right now.

9to5Toys, a site dedicated to finding the best deals in electronics, points to a Best Buy sale that ends this weekend. Apparently, the nation-wide retail chain is selling iTunes gift cards at a nice discount...

This Library Lets You Check Out iPads Instead of Books

Sébastien Page ∙ September 22, 2011

Books are so pre-iPad era! Books are actually so passé that this Eau Claire, WI library decided to let its members check out iPads instead of books. Loaded with 1,000 eBooks and 10 audio books, you can check out one of the library's 44 iPads to use for 4 hours, or for a full 7-day period.

Even though some libraries have already stepped into the digital age by offering eReaders to its members, this seems to be the first time a library develops such a wide program...

Starbucks Adds iBooks to iTunes Giveaways

Cody Lee ∙ September 18, 2011

It's no secret that Starbucks has been in bed with Apple for a long time. The popular coffee chain has been giving away free iTunes tracks to its customers for years.

Last month we told you that the pair had stepped up their partnership to start offering free apps in Starbucks stores, and now they've added more media content to the promotion...

Steve Jobs Biography to Include Details of Resignation

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated November 13, 2019

The highly anticipated official Steve Jobs biography will get an update to include the former CEO's resignation and new job title, according to a PCMag report.

Publisher Simon & Schuster told the site that the book, titled Steve Jobs: a Biography, will reflect the events of yesterday when it finally goes on sale November 21st...

Apple Thinking of Acquiring Barnes & Noble?

Guest Author ∙ July 28, 2011

BGR has reported that an unproven source has knowledge that Apple has had recent discussions of purchasing Barnes & Noble. This might seem odd at first, but it would be a good move. Apple would be able to use Barnes & Noble's expansive collection of eBooks for their iBooks store.

Google Books is Booted From the App Store, Amazon Updates Kindle to Comply With Apple’s Terms [Updated]

Guest Author ∙ July 25, 2011

Google Books is the first major app to be booted from the App Store for not complying with Apple's latest in-app purchases policy. Apple's new rules, which went into affect on June 30, state that no app can provide a link to purchasing additional content outside of Apple's ecosystem.

Unfortunately, Google decided not to remove the link to its own eBooks store from its app, and it is no longer available as a result.

Google's app first hit the App Store in December, and along with Amazon's Kindle, it's one of the major rivals to Apple's own iBookstore. However, whereas Amazon's Kindle and a number of other applications have been updated to comply with Apple's terms, Google has so far decided not to bother...

iBooks Updated To Version 1.2.2

Guest Author ∙ April 23, 2011

I have to say, I absolutely love using the iBooks app on all my iDevices. This has to be one of the best features (in my opinion) in iOS 4, and since its release I've been using it at least once every week. If you're an iBooks user, you'll be glad to know Apple has pushed out another update to further improve the iBooks experience.

Apple yesterday updated its popular iBook app with several important bug fixes, stability and performance improvements.

Apple’s “If You Don’t Have an iPhone” Ads Highlight App Store, iTunes, and iBooks

Alex Heath ∙ Updated May 11, 2018

Apple has released some new ads that focus on the three main e-commerce stores for the iPhone. These short, 30 second promos focus on the App Store, iTunes, and iBooks.

The main focus of these three ads is to show what people who don't have the iPhone are missing. The "If you don't have an iPhone" tag line plays throughout the ad as different features of each store are pointed out. Each ad ends with a little jab: "If you don’t have an iPhone, well, you don’t have an iPhone."

What do you think? The ads clearly get the intended message across. Perhaps a little too boldly? Apple sure knows how to make a poignant little commercial.

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GreenPois0n RC 6.1 Released to Remedy iBooks Problems

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 18, 2011

As you may have heard, Apple is beginning to get petty with their fight against the jailbreak community.

The latest strategy taken on by Apple is to prevent you from reading the books you purchased on iBooks if it detects a jailbroken iPhone.

@Comex responded first with his hilariously named "Hunnypot" solution, and now the Chronic Dev team has followed suit with the release of GreenPois0n RC 6.1...

How to Get Around Apple’s iBooks Anti-Jailbreaking Measures

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated January 24, 2016

Yesterday I told you about Apple's efforts to thwart jailbreakers by blocking them from opening DRM enabled books in iBooks. Safe to say, that didn't go over well with you, or the rest of the jailbreak community.

Unsurprisingly, various work arounds were ordered and quickly achieved, and we'll discuss one of those fixes here; it's simple as all get out.

Check inside for the full video tutorial...

Apple Equips iBooks With Anti-Jailbreaking Measures

Jeff Benjamin ∙ February 15, 2011

It looks like Apple is getting a bit more serious with the back and forth antics between it and the jailbreak community.

The latest casualty in the hacking war is iBooks, or more accurately, people that use iBooks.

Basically Apple has implemented anti-jailbreak measures in iBooks, and I have to admit, it's kind of sneaky the way they pulled it off.

How'd they do it? Check inside for the video evidence...