iBooks 3 is now live in the App Store as an update. Announced as part of today’s Apple special event the update brings new features such as vertical scrolling via the flick of a finger, adds further language support for translations and more social sharing features:

What’s New in Version 3.0

Introducing iBooks 3

• See all your iBookstore purchases in iCloud—right on your bookshelf with iOS 6
• Scroll vertically through your books with the flick of a finger using the new Scroll theme
• Receive free updates to purchased books—including new chapters, corrections, and other improvements
• Look up definitions for words in German, Spanish, French, Japanese and Simplified Chinese with iOS 6
• Share quotes or thoughts about your favorite book with friends on Facebook, Twitter, Messages, or Mail

Click here to download iBooks 3 and let me know what you think about the new additions.