![]() This is probably a stupid move on your part, but that's hardly Apple's problem.īut giving away the iBooks version _only to purchasers of the e-book version_ is equivalent to the iBooks version being a "feature" of the (non-free) e-book version, which is quite different than "giving away the iBooks version". I suspect the answer is this: you're free to sell the e-book version for a fee and give away the iBooks version: this just makes the iPad a more attractive product and undercuts your own e-book sales. IANAL either, but Apple's lawyers _are_ lawyers, so rest assured that they've thought about this, as well. Have you seen anything that implies remote wipe capabilities? In fact, when apps are taken off the app store, you still get to keep them, whereas Android apps have a kill switch. ![]() ![]() My guess is like apps, you'll have to confirm and download the update yourself. I have no idea if that's in the iBookstore EULA, and haven't found a thing about it. You can play the slippery slope card all you want, and try to apply what we're seeing to all other applications, but I don't see anything to back it up. They're helping you create the book and distribute it, and with that agreement you're bound to certain limitations, such as a percentage they'll take for distribution (surely less than what a traditional publisher would take). I'm simply seeing Apple as a publishing partner here. ![]() They check it for quality, help create the physical book, and put their name on it. I'm just guessing here, but if you write a textbook and get published by a traditional publisher (McGraw-Hill, etc.), they probably disallow you from creating a copy of that same book and selling it for $5 from your own marketplace. ![]()
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