How Much Does Apple Care About iBooks: A Reader Responds

Yesterday, eBookNewser asked readers whether they felt, from how it was introduced at the iPad event, that iBooks was an afterthought in its iPad concept. One reader, posting as “remaines,” offered a very thoughtful response that we want to share:

“I don’t think iBooks is an afterthought, nor is it central to Apple’s thinking–it’s part of a larger vision of how we consume media of all forms. Just one part of the larger whole. There are plenty of people who don’t want to throw down a chunk of change for a device that does one or a few things–like a dedicated ereader.

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