Cupertino (ip-192.com): Apple’s new iPad seems to bank on books: Over 30,000 e-books could be available when the electronic reader launches on April 3, 2010. The Gutenberg Project will port its entire digital library of public domain books to Apple’s iBookstore, several newspapers report.
The books will be DRM-free, which means the titles can be freely downloaded to the iPad. Popular books in the Gutenberg Project include Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir 
Arthur Conan Doyle, and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
For other book titles, Apple is likely to match the price Amazon charges for its e-books. Apple already has the iBook application, which is capable of embedding video, to download e-books and news content.
While Amazon does not list the iPad, several news sites report that Best Bay stores featuring a dedicated Apple display area will have the iPad available on launch day. Online retailers like Wal-Mart are expected to follow.
To meet the anticipated demand, Apple just signed a $240 million deal with Samsung. The South Korean electronics company will supply an additional 3 million displays for current and future iPad models. Combined with 10 million displays Apple contracted from LG, the total number of iPad displays on order by Apple now stands at 13 million.
Apple plans to tap the Gutenberg Project for DMR-free e-books. Over 30,000 titles could eventually become available on the iPad. Photo: www.imagine-your-world.com
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