Apple has fired over 100 News+ and Books team employees this week. The affected people worked in Senior Vice President Eddy Cue’s services group. According to a Bloomberg report, most layoffs were on the Apple Books team, which has become less of a priority for the company, and it doesn't see it as a significant part of its services lineup. The Apple Books app has become … [Read more...] about Apple culls 100 Employees from Apple Books and News+ Division
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Reese’s Book Club Joins Hands With Apple Books
Apple announced that the Reese’s Book Club will now be hosted on Apple Books. This will let Reese Witherspoon’s fans and followers follow her monthly audiobook selections from right within the Apple Books app itself. You will have a dedicated portal that will be portraying her latest recommendations and other curated lists and collections. Reese's monthly book recommendations … [Read more...] about Reese’s Book Club Joins Hands With Apple Books
Apple introduces new ‘Year in Review’ feature, reveals the most read books of 2023
Apple Books today unveiled its selection of standout books and audiobooks for 2023. The company also took the opportunity to introduce "Year in Review," a novel in-app feature designed to help readers commemorate the titles, authors, and genres that shaped their literary journey throughout the year. With Year in Review, users can delve into personalized reading highlights … [Read more...] about Apple introduces new ‘Year in Review’ feature, reveals the most read books of 2023
Tech Firms to Embrace AI Human-Voice Clones for Audiobooks
Audiobooks have surged into huge popularity as a preferred book format. The global audiobook market size is projected to hit USD 33,538 Million by 2030. Everyone, from voice artists to authors, publishers, and alike are eager to capitalize on this multi-billion-dollar industry. And tech companies are no exception. Last year, Google Play Books announced that publishers could … [Read more...] about Tech Firms to Embrace AI Human-Voice Clones for Audiobooks
Sharing Your Apple Books (With Family Members): Full Guide
You can nominate up to five family members and share your Apple books with them. This means if someone wants to read one of your e-books/books/audiobooks, you can lend it to them through your Apple Books. However, for that to happen, you must list the person as your family in your Apple device settings. How to Set Up and Share Books Through Apple Books Sharing? To set up your … [Read more...] about Sharing Your Apple Books (With Family Members): Full Guide
Korean Webtoons on Books App: Here’s What Apple Has in Store For You
Apple signed a three-year contract with Kenaz, a webtoon production company, in December to feature webtoons on their Book app. With webtoon releases, the multinational technology company aims to meet the growing appetite of the genre. As per the deal, about 30% of Kenaz's webtoons will primarily be featured on Apple Books app. The Rise of Webtoons Popularity Established in … [Read more...] about Korean Webtoons on Books App: Here’s What Apple Has in Store For You
How to Organize Books in Apple Books
A level of organization is important, whether it is physical or digital space. For example, if you are an avid reader and user of Apple Books, you know how the application starts to build up with lots of extras. Well, your e-book reading and store application must be tidy to enhance your reading time. Luckily, there are many organization tools in the Apple Book application. … [Read more...] about How to Organize Books in Apple Books
Audio Books as an Evolving Media of Storytelling
In recent years, there has been a huge surge in audiobook popularity, and the audiobook industry has made listening to new reading. As more and more people look for easy ways to fit reading into their busy lives, audiobooks have become a convenient and accessible option. Also, with dynamic narration techniques and lifelike quality of recordings, these books are the new … [Read more...] about Audio Books as an Evolving Media of Storytelling
Here is how you can add third-party e-books to Apple Books on a Mac
Apple Books is the one-stop Apple shop for all your e-book and audiobook requirements. All of the books that you purchase from Apple Books appear in your Apple Books library by default. However, in case you opt to obtain e-books from a source other than Apple Books, they will not be shown in your Apple Books library. That said, as has been stated at MUO, there sure is a way to … [Read more...] about Here is how you can add third-party e-books to Apple Books on a Mac
Apple Books or Kindle. Which one is better?
Amazon and Apple are both behemoths in their own rights, with each having its own distinct business models. However, the one aspect where they both meet and compete with each other is their book business. In fact, for Amazon, Kindle and the ensuing book ecosystem happens to be one of the focus areas of their entire business structure. For Apple, selling or renting books is also … [Read more...] about Apple Books or Kindle. Which one is better?