Comments on: Vook: iBooks Author has limited appeal for writers, readers

By: Nia

Nia — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:56:24 +0000

Oh no, that’s not good at all. How can they expect to do that? I was going to use them to publish my children’s book, but I don’t think I will now.

By: SideStax

SideStax — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:38:34 +0000

I agree with Cavnar at this point. Apple’s current offering is mostly catered towards students and teachers, not necessarily professional authors. The biggest question mark for me is how often Apple will iterate on this platform. They have the basis of something amazing, but are hampering it’s potential.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:13:53 +0000

Has anyone bothered to read Vook’s EULA?

http://vook.com/index.php?dispatch=pages.view&page_id=9

For example:

“Unless otherwise agreed in a writing signed by VOOK, by submitting content, data or other materials directly through the web site (collectively, “Materials”), You hereby grant to VOOK a perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, non-exclusive, fully transferable and sublicensable right and license to access, store, copy, modify, display, distribute, perform, create derivative works from, and otherwise use and exploit all such Materials in any form, media, software or technology of any kind now existing or developed in the future and the right to sublicense the foregoing rights through multiple tiers without compensation to You. You further grant to VOOK a royalty-free right and license to use Your name, image and/or likeness in advertising and in connection with the licensed rights for the Materials. You also agree to indemnify, defend and hold harmless VOOK from and against any claims or costs, including attorneys’ fees, arising from the use or distribution of those materials. You further grant VOOK the right to use Your name in connection with the reproduction or distribution of any such material. While VOOK is not under any obligation to monitor content provided by users, VOOK may, in its sole determination, remove any content that it deems objectionable or offensive or unlawful.”

By: Paul Miranda

Paul Miranda — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 06:50:16 +0000

It’s called iBooks Author not eBooks Author..clearly intended to make books for iBooks and Apple products, not for Amazon or Apple’s competitors..

By: AppleFUD

AppleFUD — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 20:02:14 +0000

next up in news. . ..
Google, Microsoft, and Oracle now require that if you use Google Docs, MS Office, or OpenOffice, that you are required to use their online stores to sell & distribute your content.

o_O

By: David Allen

David Allen — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 19:45:01 +0000

I am sure that you can export the file out and sell to iPad users direct without going through the Apple store. Users only have to drag and drop the file into the iPad to get access to it.

I tried the authoring software yesterday and got very frustrated but the bugginess of it. There is some way to go before there is the easy seamless experience that Apple users expect from. I can see that the review I will do of the iBooks Author software and the iBooks 2 on the iPad will be scathing to say the least on mac20q.com

By: Shameer Mulji

Shameer Mulji — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:57:50 +0000

It’s only near-zero cost if you already own a Mac. If you don’t own a Mac it’s a lot more than near-zero. Which is why it would be great if Apple had released iBooks Author for Windows.

I can live with the fact they’re distributing the app for free in exchange for only distributing through iBooks store.

By: PXLated

PXLated — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 01:37:05 +0000

Ahhhh – Another competitor that isn’t worried and espouses the theory that it validates what they are doing. How’s that usually work out for them?

By: Alex Perez

Alex Perez — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:52:49 +0000

The funny thing is that even though it’s proven to work (the istore model) people keep saying it’s unfair. Of course it has a limited appeal thats the whole point its for the EDUCATION industry the didn’t mention making books to get rich or that dan brown will suddenly publish the davinci code 2 exclusively on iPad lets face it Apple has done it again.

By: Muddybulldog

Muddybulldog — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 23:42:53 +0000

Apple has given would be digital publishers a near zero cost of entry into the field. This tool will take nothing away from more robust, professional solutions just as iLife didn’t wipe out the photo or video editing, web publishing or music creation industry. This is a chance for those who might not otherwise endeavor, to dip their toes into the water.