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Apple announce iBooks 2 includes iBooks Textbooks, iBooks Author and iTunes U

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Liz Murray

Apple made a much anticipated announcement about their digital book offering yesterday. The launch of iBooks 2, involving three new key components: Textbooks, iBooks Author and  iTunes U. The iBook Textbooks promise to be dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. McGraw-Hill … Continue reading →

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Fixed Layout ePub Demo

Posted on August 4, 2011 by Liz Murray

A fixed layout ePub can be used to control the layout of the page and ensure that it basically looks as it would in any sized device. Fonts can be embedded, text sizes chosen and items can be positioned exactly … Continue reading →

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Apple enforces app purchasing rules

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Liz Murray

As you may recall a few months ago Apple announced it would no longer allow certain apps (i.e. those selling competing content such as books) to have in-app purchasing without passing a 30% share onto Apple (a margin most cannot … Continue reading →

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LJ Interactive create successful World Map App for the iPad

Posted on June 6, 2011 by Liz Murray

The LJ Interactive team were delighted to put live the Maps International Kids World Maps App in April and were even more pleased to have already achieved nearly 10,000 downloads. The remit was to create a very simple iPad app … Continue reading →

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Fixed Format ePub for iBookstore

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Liz Murray

You may have already heard about fixed format ePubs, but be wondering why they may be of use to publishers. Well if you have text only titles the chances are that flowing text will not cause any problems for you, … Continue reading →

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