After months of speculation and waiting, the Apple (AAPL) iPad is ready for pre-order. Follow this link to order.
If you want your iPad immediately, the 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi sells for $499.00 and the 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi sells for $699.00. They will be delivered on April 3rd, according to Apple. For the more patient and well-heeled customers, the 16GB iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G sells for $629.00 and the 64GB iPad with Wi-Fi and 3G sells for $829.00. They will both ship in late April.
Here’s more from Apple about the device’s most publishing-friendly feature: “You’ll find lots of books on the iBookstore, and more arrive every day. The iBooks app uses the ePub format–the most popular open book format in the world. That makes it easy for publishers to create iBooks versions of your favorite reads. And you can add free ePub titles to iTunes and sync them to the iBooks app on your iPad.”
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