iBooks Author
Original author(s) | Apple Inc. |
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Initial release | January 19, 2012 |
Stable release | 2.6.1[1]
/ September 24, 2018 |
Operating system | OS X 10.11 or later[1] |
Size | 419 MB |
Available in | 29 Languages |
Type | Word processor, Desktop publishing, Digital distribution |
License | Proprietary freeware |
Website | www |
iBooks Author (iBA) was an e-book authoring application by Apple Inc, released in early 2012, only available for macOS, and discontinued in 2020.[2]
Overview
Documents created by iBooks Author could only be sold for a fee if they are accepted by and distributed by Apple,[3][4] but authors also had the option to distribute their work elsewhere for free.[5]
It allowed many aspects of a document to be edited in WYSIWYG fashion, including text, fonts, colors, foreground and background images, interactive widgets, and charts.[6]
iBooks Author was discontinued on July 1, 2020, with Apple suggesting Pages as a replacement.[7]
References
- ^ a b "Mac App Store – iBooks Author". Apple Inc. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Chloe Albanesius (January 19, 2012). "Apple Targets Educators Via iBooks 2, iBooks Author, iTunes U App". PCMag.com.
- ^ "If you publish with iBooks Author, does Apple 'own' you?". Los Angeles Times. January 20, 2012.
- ^ Gary Marshall (January 20, 2012). "Hands on: iBooks Author review". TechRadar.com.
- ^ Apple modifies EULA for iBooks: Lays no claim to content, allows authors to distribute elsewhere. 9to5Mac. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
- ^ Dilger, Daniel. "First Look: Apple's new iBooks Author". Apple Insider. Retrieved January 22, 2012.
- ^ "Apple Discontinuing iBooks Author on July 1, Encourages Writers to Transition to Pages". MacRumors. June 10, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
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Categories:
- Apple Inc. software
- MacOS-only software made by Apple Inc.
- MacOS graphics software
- Typesetting software
- Desktop publishing software
- Discontinued software