Macworld: Turn iTunes Digital Booklets to iBooks

[kjk]

http://www.macworld.com/article/1521...?lsrc=rss_main

iTunes Digital Booklets are the PDF files that come with with some iTunes albums, and include lyrics and cover art. Unfortunately, they’ve been of limited usefulness since you can’t really do much more than view them on the computer or organize them into a smart playlist. Come Monday, however, you’ll finally be able to load them onto an iOS 4-capable iPhone or iPod touch—and Apple has kindly released a Knowledge Base article detailing how to do so.

I forgot they even had those digital booklets.

Unfortunately, iTunes LP and iTunes Extras content still doesn’t get the mobile treatment—the article says neither is compatible with the iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

That is weird-iTunes LP didn't seem that useful anyways-but seemed a natural for the iPad.

[Daddy Warpig]

Originally Posted by kjk

That is weird-iTunes LP didn't seem that useful anyways-but seemed a natural for the iPad.

So much so, when they were first announced, I assumed they were introduced for the (then speculative) Apple tablet. Why have them, otherwise? They seem pointless on the computer, doubly so on the TV. The iPad is their native environment, the one place they're perfectly suited for.

[HarryT]

What is "iTunes LP"? I've not come across it.

[kjk]

Originally Posted by HarryT

What is "iTunes LP"? I've not come across it.

http://www.apple.com/itunes/lp-and-extras/

It was heralded as a return to the LP (i.e. buying the whole album instead of by song)...packaging up an album in a cool wrapper, with extras, etc...

The idea was pretty interesting (I used to love buying vinyl records with inserts, lyrics on the jacket, band info, etc...) but I don't know if they've really pushed it much. Plus, I don't think it will change very many people's buying habits, not even mine.