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Old 12-13-2010, 01:36 AM
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iBooks for Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod - read ebooks from iBookstore & ePub, PDF ebooks


iBooks is a free app that allows to download and read ebooks. iBooks includes the iBookstore, where you can download the latest best-selling books or your favorite classics – day or night. Browse your library on a beautiful bookshelf, tap a book to open it, flip through pages with a swipe or a tap, and bookmark or add notes to your favorite passages.

iBooks Features:
  • Download many of your favorite books from the included iBookstore.
  • Read a free sample of any book on the iBookstore before making it a part of your collection.
  • Reorder your books on your bookshelf or browse them in a list sorted by title, author, or category.
  • Organize your books and PDFs into personal Collections. Swipe left or right to jump between Collections.
  • Easily adjust your screen brightness to find the perfect lighting for any environment.
  • Change the font size and pick from six included type faces to make your books more comfortable to read.
  • Find a word, character, or phrase anywhere in your book with the built-in search feature.
  • Keep your bookmarks, notes, and your current page wirelessly in sync between iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad with the new automatic bookmark syncing feature.
  • Quickly find a specific page using the page navigator at the bottom of every page.
  • Read your books on white or sepia colored pages.
  • Choose left or fully justified text layout from Settings.
  • Highlight your favorite passages and add notes with the built-in bookmarking features.
  • Add books in the industry-standard ePub electronic book format to iTunes and sync them to iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad
  • Add PDF documents to iBooks from Mail, or add them to iTunes and sync them to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
  • Print PDF documents and notes you've written in iBooks using AirPrint.
  • Use iBooks with the amazing accessibility features in iPhone, iPod Touch, or iPad – such as speaking the words on a given page.

Requirements:
  • iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPad, iPod touch (2nd generation), iPod touch (3rd generation), or iPod touch (4th generation) is required.
  • iPhone or iPod touch must have iOS 4 or later.
  • The iBookstore is available in many countries. The selection of books in the iBookstore may vary by country.
  • An Apple ID is required to download from the iBookstore.
  • Automatic bookmark syncing requires an active Wi-Fi or cellular data connection and an Apple ID.
  • iBooks only opens books published in the ePub electronic book format or documents in the PDF format.
  • To add ePub books from outside the iBookstore to iBooks, they must be DRM-free and synced using iTunes. So you may need to remove DRM protection before adding your ePub ebooks to iBooks.
  • Some PDF documents may not be compatible with iBooks.
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