A recent judgement makes it a breach of copyright to sell pre-owned eBooks. Do publishers really want to deter everyone from buying eBooks?
iBooks
The Books app demonstrates how stultified is the approach to text on computers. It’s carefully engineered to work like a book, not to bring any new powers to text or reading.
When a publisher shuts, physical books don’t lock themselves, erase their pages, or crumble into dust. eBooks do.
My iBook looks great in landscape, but does not work in portrait. Am I doing something wrong?
I have lost control of my iBook library in iTunes. Is this a bug?
It is hard to understand why traditional publishers are so recalcitrant in making electronic editions worth their comparatively high prices.
What happens when you ask for electronic publishing tools? You end up with products which bind you into constraints, charge royalties, or have to be leased.