iBooks Download
One of the most remarkable dimensions that made the Apple iPhone so incredibly famous was Apple's intelligent integration of downloadable applications from its Application store. Right now, with the introduction of the new Apple iPad, Apple is looking like it will do the same thing in terms of iPad apps and iBooks download from their iBookstore.
Right now, users will generally have to pay about $12 to $14 per each iBooks download, which is a bit of a disadvantage, particularly after forking over hundreds of dollars for the iPad itself. So where can iPad consumers get low-priced ebooks? iPad users might just have to wait and see.
Amazon's Kindle is the iPad's closest counterpart. At present, there is an Amazon Kindle app for the iPad, which generally provides iPad-specific features, like new page turning animations, a library view with pinch, zoom and scrolling support, and adjustable display brightness.
But what about other third-party developers? Surely there will be a large market potential for low-priced ebooks. iPad users are no doubt already scouring the net for ways to avoid purchasing every single iBook one by one.
Common among other Apple products like the iPhone and iTouch, the iPad can be "jail broken," which essentially enables code to be run on the product which is not certified by Apple. iPad consumers can then download several programs which are not made available through the iBookstore and App Store to access various applications and other low-priced ebooks. iPad jail breaking will most likely be very common among clients.
Apple is predicting that there will be "a whole 'nother gold rush for developers if they build for iPad." And most people agree with the fact that the iPad will definitely make new options for 3rd party developers.
As of today, the Kindle app is one of the most common apps, with a Stanza application and Facebook app in the works. Whatever the case may be for the future of the Apple iPad, people are always going to be looking for low-priced ebooks. iPad end users will most definitely be looking for alternative solutions that the Apple iBookstore cannot offer.
