The iBookstore is one of the topics that’s been the most discussed since the announcement of the iPad. For good reason. Many people believed that the Apple tablet would change everything about the digital disbursement of books, and in some ways, they were right. It took a lot of work to finally achieve the spot they’re at now, but it seems to the world that Apple’s iBooks are going to be priced from: free to $14.99. That $14.99 is the ceiling, and it’s been suggested that books won’t be going over that, no matter their spot on the New York Time’s Bestselling list, or their hard cover pricing. It should be noted that none of this has been made official by Apple quite yet, but with a few leaks of the iBookstore shop, we’re pretty sure that the pricing discussed is what we will see in the final product.
Here is a list of the announced publishing partners (so far):
- Penguin
- HarperCollins
- Simon & Schuster
- Hachette Book Group
- Macmillan
This list is going to grow over time, we’re sure. Publishers will see that the eReader function on the iPad is just as good as the competitions, and much like developers have flocked to the App Store, publishers will work with Apple to bring their books to the iBookstore. There’s no telling how long that will take, but we’re sure it will happen.
- As for magazines, newspapers, and the like, there’s a small army being built to support the iPad
Again, these numbers are going to grow. As people realize the functionality of the iPad, and how interaction with what people are reading will bring in new customers to subscription-based platforms, more publishers will jump on board. Only time will tell when, but we can’t imagine it lasting much longer after iPads ship out to customers this Saturday.
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