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WIRED on iPad: Just like a Paper Tiger… →

iA, on WIRED on the iPad:

First, the paper magazine was crammed into the little iPad frame. To compensate for the lack of interactive logic, this pretty package was provided with a fruity navigation. In the end it was spiced with in-app links, plucked with a couple of movies and salted with audio files (”interactive”). Then it was off to marketing. And it sold 24,000 copies. Dammit. It’s the Nineties all over again.

A design and philosophy critique of Wired’s iPad version.

Amazon releases iPad App →

Amazon’s new iPad App:

Key features of the Amazon App for iPad include: - Purchase using Amazon’s 1-Click ordering and Amazon Prime - Track packages or modify orders using the Your Account feature - Receive personalized recommendations - View editorial and customer reviews - Browse Amazon’s Bestsellers, Gold Box Deal of the Day and Lightning Deals - Access Wish List and Universal Wish List - Watch movie trailers and listen to song samples

App is the new .com.

Lulu iPad Publishing →

Lulu has announced eBook iPad Publishing:

Apple has approved Lulu as an aggregator of content for the iBookstore, and we’ve designed a one-stop solution for publishing and selling your books on the iPad.

The most interesting part:

The creator revenue that you receive per sale will be 80 percent of the profit after deducting Apple’s share. On a $9.99 book, for example, you will receive $5.60.

The publishing costs are small, and the potential market, huge.

BookArc for iPad, from Twelve South.

Don’t know how useful this could be, but it does look pretty.

iPad Case Finder →

Although I’ve made my choice, feel free to look around for other options with the iPad Case Finder.

‘Cause it’s a free internet; you know?

/via Daring Fireball

Engadget reviews the Dodocase, which I’m getting for my iPad. Which, I’m also getting at some point.

Amazon Kindle Apps for Tablet Computers →

Seems like saying tablet computers gives the obvious Amazon Kindle for iPad page some plausible deniability in case Apple complains.

At least on print, the Kindle App holds its ground against what is known of the iBooks app.

/via Engadget

People familiar with the matter say iPad stuff →

It has being widely reported before how Apple leaks to the press.

However, this piece by the WSJ: Apple Races to Strike Content Deals Ahead of iPad Release, by Yukari Iwatani Kane and Sam Schechner is beyond ridiculous.

A summary:

Apple Inc. is still working to secure content for the iPad with just weeks to go before the tablet computer’s release, said people familiar with the matter […]

Since the iPad became available for pre-order last Friday, Apple has sold hundreds of thousands of the device, say people familiar with the matter. […]

the company is still negotiating with media companies for a price cut on TV shows that people can download onto the device, said people familiar with the matter. […]

Apple is racing to complete some discussions with potential content partners before the iPad is scheduled to ship on April 3, said people familiar with the matter.

Information this accurate -on publication that cares about good sources- could only come from Apple, or as the WSJ calls them, People Familiar with the Matter®.