AppleInsider StaffiBooks 1.2 (iTunes link) is a free update available on the App Store. The 15.2MB file requires iOS 3.2 or later.
New features in version 1.2, according to Apple, include:
- Experience fully illustrated books, from children's picture books to beautifully designed art books, available for download in the iBookstore.
- Organize your books and PDFs into personal Collections. Swipe left or right to jump between Collections.
- Print PDF documents and notes you've written in iBooks using AirPrint.
- iBooks now fits more words per page by automatically hyphenating text, available only on iOS 4.2 or later.
iBooks was last updated in June, when Apple added PDF support for the e-reading software. It also added new ways to bookmark, and gave more font selections.
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A very obvious and desired update in regards to collections. This definitely helps to make ibooks preferred over the competition.
Print out books you buy on the store? Pretty surprised book authors allowed this.
Print out books you buy on the store? Pretty surprised book authors allowed this.
I'm pretty sure printing is for PDF's and your notes only.
The really odd thing I'm trying to get around is how often they change the look graphically. This is the 3rd icon they've used, and a completely new wooden background inside: much more "unpolished," like what you'd make yourself instead of a vibrant, stained collectible. Idk if I like it yet. The other features, however, are very nice.
Don't care since I can't use AirPrint without compatible printer! How about you get busy adding AirPrint support into Snow Leopard like you promised instead of wasting time updating apps with a feature I can't even use yet! FAIL!