Some European Publishers Embrace iPad, But Adoption Still Slow

In Europe by Siobhan O'Leary

By Siobhan O’Leary Apple may have announced that more than 3 million iPads have been sold worldwide since the US launch in April, but just a few weeks after the international launch of the iPad, it appears that many publishers in Europe are still choosing to exercise caution when it comes to the iBookstore. According to Apple spokesman Adam Howorth, …

WePad Becomes WeTab, Delayed to September

In German Buch News by Siobhan O'Leary

By Siobhan O’Leary The tablet-formerly-known-as-WePad is facing a few challenges in the run-up to its launch. Firstly, Neofonie, the Berlin-based creator of the iPad rival has just announced that the launch of the WeTab will be pushed back three months to September. Pre-ordering will continue via amazon.de. As Buchreport points out, the WeTab is not the first much-hyped device to …