Canongate puts titles on the iBookstore

25.08.10 - Graeme Neill - The Bookseller

Canongate has become the first publisher after the launch of the iBookstore in the UK to make its books available on the Apple iPad, with titles such as Yann Martel's Life of Pi and Barack Obama's Dreams of my Father going on sale.

The independent publisher joins Hachette, HarperCollins, Penguin and Macmillan all of which had their titles available at launch on 28th May. Pricing is largely in line with paperback r.r.p. with Life of Pi priced at £7.99 and Dreams of my Father priced £8.99. Dreams of my Father is already available on the Kindle priced at £2.99, whlle Life of Pi is available on Kindle for £3.80.

Canongate has launched with seven titles in total, but hopes to have more than 200 available shortly. Dan Franklin, digital editor at Canongate, said: "We are very excited to be making our books available through the iBookstore for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. This move is significant and is a key part of our efforts to get our ebooks to as wide an audience as possible."