Filed under: Palm, iPhone, Mobile, Android
Ibis eBook reader aims to get around iPhone app store
by Jay Hathaway Nov 2nd 2009 at 3:30PM
By now, iPhone users who haven't jailbroken their devices have learned that they can't get an app unless it goes through Apple's approval process and reaches the iTunes App Store. A new eBook reader called Ibis, planned for iPhone, Android and Palm's WebOS, plans to get around Apple's restrictions. How? Simple: it's a web app. You can access the reader from your browser, and your books are stored offline using HTML5. It doesn't seem like there's much Apple can do about that, unless they want to start blocking web apps on their device. Unlikely. So, you can enjoy your DRM-free books in ePub format to your heart's content, and even buy new ones from Ibis' bookstore. You'll be able to sync books and bookmarks across devices via the cloud, too. Ibis isn't launching for "several months," but it could be a real winner if it looks as good as it sounds.
[via Daring Fireball]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Slappy said 3:49PM on 11-02-2009
Am I not understanding something here? The iPhone has ALWAYS allowed webapps, if you remember before there was an app store, they encouraged all developers to build webapps.
Also, not launching for several months = vaporware.
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Jay Hathaway said 7:29PM on 11-02-2009
I agree, and I think we're on the same page here. The only thing that makes this different from a conventional webapp is the offline storage capability, and that's not enough to make Apple care. This might be the future of getting around the App Store.