iBooks and iTunes U Updated With iOS 7 Redesigns

Apple has released newly updated versions of the iOS iBooks and iTunes U apps, bringing a clean look and feel to the app and getting rid of the wooden bookshelf look that has been a hallmark of the app since it was released.

Oyster's subscription e-book service for iPad open to all

Oyster has a fascinating proposition for avid readers -- unlimited e-books for one low subscription rate of US$9.95.

Kindle For iOS Updated With Line-Spacing And Advanced Highlighting

Amazon’s Kindle app for iPhone and iPad got a great update , which adds a couple of much needed features.

iPad app brings Grand Rapids Art Museum to the wider world

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Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo's print "The Holy Family onthe Bank of a River" is 

one of a set of 24 prints recently acquired by theGrand Rapids 

Art Museum by the 18th century Italian artist.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – The Grand Rapids Art Museum brings the world’s art to West Michigan, and the museum is giving it back with an iPad app.

Apple releases iBooks 3.1 with support for iBookstore in Japan, local content & improvements for reading Asian language books

Apple today has released version 3.1 of iBooks on the App Store and with it comes hundreds of thousands of Japanese books to the iBookstore in Japan. Among the local content on the iBookstore in Japan is light novels and manga, while Apple also noted that it has made “a number of improvements for reading Asian language books.”