International iPad Coming in April

In What's the Buzz by Siobhan O'Leary

By Siobhan O’Leary

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Though the wireless, non-3G version of the iPad is scheduled for release on April 3rd in the US, Apple has announced that it will be released in Germany at the end of April. As reported in the Boersenblatt, the German iBookStore will be open for business this year (though no specific date was provided) and the prices for the device in Germany, Australia, France, Great Britain, Japan, Italy, Canada, Switzerland and Spain will be revealed in April.

About the Author

Siobhan O'Leary

Siobhan O’Leary is a literary agent, translator and writer based in Berlin. She previously worked in the Foreign Rights department of the Crown Publishing Group (Random House) and at the publishing consulting firm Market Partners International.