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Apple begins shipping 2012 iPod touch, iPod nano units

If you ordered a fifth-generation iPod touch or a seventh-generation iPod nano, you should be getting it soon. Per AppleInsider, customers on Tuesday began receiving word that their order for the new fifth-generation iPod touch and seventh-generation iPod nano has shipped and should arrive in the next week. Readers who received shipping notifications shared with […]

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Canada approves local iBookstore, Rogers Wireless to unlock certain iPhone handsets

Canada: Colder but niftier with some of its assorted technologies. The Ministry of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages announced Tuesday that it was granting formal approval of Apple’s iBookstore according to MacNN. “Our Government is committed to strengthening Canada’s economy through all its sectors, especially arts and culture,” said Minister James Moore. “Apple has demonstrated […]

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Apple updates iBookstore, allows for self-published submissions

Yesterday, Apple opened up the ability for individuals to submit their books to the iBookstore within the United States. Previously, aspiring authors have been able to work with third-party agggregators with whom Apple has deals, such as Lulu, Smashwords, and Ingram, these firms handling a lot of the overhead and performing tasks such as acquiring […]

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Publishers Looking to Raise Prices to $13 – $15 Per Book for iPad Content

With the iPad only days away from launch, a new report states that consumers have “unrealistic expectations” about how low e-book prices should be. Recently, the New York Times provided a breakdown on the economics of producing a book from the publisher’s perspective. The report noted that while printing costs go away when a book […]