Reaction to an eBook Publisher Post on iBooks Author

iBooks Author is now a hot topic with many bloggers.  I read one by Steven Sande, iBooks Author: An eBook Publisher Looks at Apple's Textbook Creation App, that was especially insightful.  Sande is an eBook publisher.  He provided excellent insight into the power of the iBook Author widgets that I had overlooked in my preview.  I had not noted the ability to create quizzes in iBooks and the differences in the iBook templates.  He also wrote a succinct and helpful description of the section of the license agreement and contrasts the restrictions with Amazon Kindle bookstore. 

My take on the issue to that eBook authors need to decide what they want to accomplish.  If they want iBook Author interactive features, they have to limit distribution of their books in the iBookstore with the realization that the eBooks can be viewed only with the iPad2. If iBook Author features are not necessary, authors can create the eBooks with Microsoft Word or Apple iWorks Pages and distribute the eBook in both eBookstores.

Loaning/borrowing a Kindle eBook

Amazon allows users to loan ebooks now.  You can read more from http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html/ref=hp_200549320_receive?nodeId=200549320&#receive

From what I understand - the public library can be the lenderer or any one of us can loan our ebooks.  If I loan one of my ebooks, I will not be able to read it when the book is checked out.  The loan period is two weeks.  During that time, the borrower can "mark up" the book, but that will not be available to the lenderer when the book is returned.  The ebook can be loaned to a person only one time.  The second time, the borrower will be required to purchase the book. 

Wow!  What a terrific idea!