Bleurgh. I can’t stand it when apps try to look like real life. It’s on a computer, there’s no bookshelf in your computer. itunes isn’t designed to look like a cd rack, because that would look balls. None of this turny pagey animation crap either, all that does is remind you that you haven’t got a real book in your hand.

matthewb:

David Kaneda:

Apple has introduced iBooks (I feel like I’ve heard that name before…). The home interface for iBooks is very comparable to the Classics app. The reading interface looks very pleasant, using a two-page layout when in landscape mode and one-page when in portrait. Books will be purchasable through an online store, and use the ePub standard for e-books (whereas the Amazon Kindle use a proprietary format).

Luscious. Wil Shipley will be flattered. I don’t think this device is for me, being too heavily titled towards consumption. I’m probably wrong. Now Apple, please fix your desktop apps (Mail, iCal) to be as good as the versions on here look.