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Title: Apple Updates iBooks App with Nighttime Reading Theme, New Fonts, More
Post by: HCK on December 07, 2011, 07:00:30 am
Apple Updates iBooks App with Nighttime Reading Theme, New Fonts, More
      



      

Apple released a version 1.5 update to their iBooks iOS app that provides a number of new features to the ebook application: iBooks 1.5 adds the following new features as well as some stability and performance improvements:



- Nighttime reading theme makes reading books in the dark easier on the eyes.

- Full-screen layout lets you focus on the words without distraction.

- iBooks now features an improved selection of fonts, including Athelas, Charter, Iowan, and Seravek.

- Beautiful new classic covers for public domain books.

- Support for pop-up footnotes, included in select iBookstore titles.

- A redesigned annotation palette makes it easier to choose a color for your highlighted text.iBooks is a universal app that supports iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. [App Store]


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http://www.macrumors.com/2011/12/06/apple-updates-ibooks-app-with-nighttime-reading-theme-new-fonts-more/