Have you encountered that message above? There is a problem with the configuration of your iPhone. Please restore with iTunes and reinstall iBooks. Are you looking for a fix for iBooks after jailbreak iOS 4.2.1 via Greenpois0n? A solution is now available in Cydia that will solve the problem of iBooks refusing to open content...
Update 1: A fix is now in Cydia, called "iBooks Fix". Click here to find out how to install it. This week, Social Apples reports that a change made in the reent Apple iBooks app detects whether an iDevice has been jailbroken, and if so, refused to open content purchased from the iBookstore! Since using...
Google has just announced on their blog a new publishing initiative, called Google One Pass. CEO Eric Schmidt introduced this today at Humboldt University in Berlin. With the backlash over Apple's new subscription policy, publishers looking to head elsewhere (if they actually jump ship from iOS is another story) can do so with Google One...
Update 1: Looks like Apple has responded to this outcry to Digital Daily: Apple’s made no change to its App Store Guidelines, it’s simply enforcing a rule that’s been in them all along: apps that offer purchases elsewhere must support in-app purchases as well. “We have not changed our developer terms or guidelines,†company spokesperson...
Update 1: Google Books works in Canada via the use of Hotspot Shield for iPhone's free VPN. Thanks for the test, 4wallz. Earlier last week we wrote about Google Editions, the bookstore coming from Google to compete with Apple's iBooks and Amazon. There is now an official Google Books iPhone (and iPad) app live in...
Some big news coming out of Google today. Google has a new e-book ventured called Google Editions that will be coming soon. Google says that it's coming before the end of the year, and that the store will feature a massive library of books, similar to that of Amazon. From the WSJ: Google Editions hopes...
Have you been reading books on your iPhone using iBooks? You'll be happy to know that an update has been released in the App Store. iBooks 1.1.1 comes with features and bug fixes. Take a look at what's new below: What's New In Version 1.1.1 • Double-tap an image within a book to view it...
When the iPad launched, one of the killer apps was iBooks and the accompanying iBookstore. Today, with the release of iOS4 for iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPod touch 2G, and iPod touch 3G, Apple has released iBooks (and the iBookstore) for those devices. The current version is iBooks 1.1, making iBooks a universal app for...
Are you an author looking to hit the big time? Looks like Apple has introduced a new service to allow authors to sell their books directly to the iBookstore. Why is this important for iPhone owners? My prediction is that the iBookstore will soon come to the iPhone--it's only a matter of time. With the...
With the announcement of Apple's new iPad, the company announced a new store called the iBooks Store, where users will be able to purchase and download books. Alongside the store comes a new app called iBooks that turns the iPad into an eBook reader. The iBooks app comes with a virtual bookshelf where users can...
