http://www.macnn.com/ MacNN is the leading source for news about Apple and the Mac industry. It offers news, reviews, discussion, tips, troubleshooting, links, and reviews every day. The best place for Mac News. Period. en-us http://images.macnn.com/images/macnn-logo-bw.gif http://www.macnn.com/ http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/highlights.discrepancy.in.standards/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/meinkampf.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A Spanish translation of Mein Kampf has been launched at the App Store, observers note. Written in the 1920s by Adolf Hitler, the book is both an autobiography and a charter of the fascist, anti-Semitic policies that would come to guide the Third Reich. No other version of the book is available as a standalone app, and its icon is the Nazi Party emblem, complete with swastika.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/06/highlights.discrepancy.in.standards/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:50:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/books.include.text.and.images/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0911/notessml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />TimeStream on Wednesday announced a new series of digital books, Notescasts, designed to be read from an iPod classic and iPod nano. The e-books are installed using the "Notes" feature available on a variety of iPods. Many of the books contain several hundred pages of text, along with color pictures.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/04/books.include.text.and.images/ Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/iphone.to.be.formidable.opponent.to.the.kindle/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/flurrysml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />While the iPhone platform has proven attractive to game developers, e-books have begun to dominate the latest apps, according to data collected by Flurry. From August 2008 to August 2009, most of the new apps were released into the Games category. Starting in September, however, the Books category took the lead for the first time in the App Store's history.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/11/02/iphone.to.be.formidable.opponent.to.the.kindle/ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/fresh.complaints.follow.itunes.drm.uproar/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/norway.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Norway's Consumer Council, Forbrukerrådet, has spoken out against Amazon's terms-of-service regarding e-books purchased on the Kindle, as detailed in a post on the Council's website. The group's director, Hans Marius Graasvold, claims several points in the e-book agreement violate Norwegian consumer-rights laws.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/30/fresh.complaints.follow.itunes.drm.uproar/ Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:30:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/developer.hints.at.clandestine.deal/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/appletablet-mockup.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />A deal signed by a start-up company supports the notion that e-books will be a focus of Apple's forthcoming tablet, claims the Chicago Sun-Times's Andy Ihnatko. The columnist recently spoke with the CEO of LongBox, a business working on a digital storefront for selling the latest editions of comic books. Most comic books sold online come from older archives, limiting their appeal.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/21/developer.hints.at.clandestine.deal/ Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:25:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/us.users.to.see.other.service.charges.when.roaming/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0910/amazonkindle2-sm.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Amazon on Tuesday evening dropped the price of its Kindle 2 reading device by $40, bringing it down to $259, while offering a new Kindle with global wireless access for a $20 premium. Amazon says the combo US/International version uses GSM technology for coverage in over 100 countries, but that US customers traveling abroad will be charged an additional $1.99 fee for wirelessly downloading books o... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/10/07/us.users.to.see.other.service.charges.when.roaming/ Wed, 07 Oct 2009 05:35:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/proceedings.delayed.indefinitely/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0909/googlesml.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />The proposed settlement between Google and various publishing groups has been delayed while both sides attempt to renegotiate new terms, according to the New York Times. The settlement hearing was originally scheduled for October 7th, but US District Court Judge Denny Chin delayed the proceedings indefinitely.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/24/proceedings.delayed.indefinitely/ Fri, 25 Sep 2009 01:45:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/korean.device.takes.similar.form.to.amazon.kindle/ <img align='left' src='http://photos.macnn.com/news/0908/iriverstory.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />iRiver has set a local price for its e-book reader, the Story, which is now available to pre-order for Korean buyers. The device carries a price of 358,000 KRW (~290 USD) directly from the company. The package includes a 2GB SD card, folding case, and two free book downloads.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/09/23/korean.device.takes.similar.form.to.amazon.kindle/ Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:05:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/sony.ebook.store.goes.epub/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/esta/content/0810/sonyreaderprs-700.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Sony on Thursday announced that, by the end of the year, it will convert all of the content on its eBook Store to the industry-standard EPUB format. Material will typically be copy-protected using Adobe Content Server 4. Sony's Reader was the first e-book device to support the XML-based EPUB, and Sony executives now claim that specific DRM formats limit overall growth in the e-book industry. Owne... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/13/sony.ebook.store.goes.epub/ Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:55:00 GMT http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/e.book.co.comes.to.iphone/ <img align='left' src='http://images.macnn.com/macnn/news/0908/coursesmart.jpg' border='0' width='176' height='120' />Through a new application, a large publisher of educational e-books is making its library available on the iPhone and iPod touch. CourseSmart notes that over 7,000 titles should be now accessible, though only to anyone already paying desktop subscription costs. Book rentals typically last 180 days, and cost roughly 50 percent of a print edition's value.... http://www.macnn.com/articles/09/08/10/e.book.co.comes.to.iphone/ Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:30:00 GMT