Apple Releases First Developer Preview of iBooks for Mac

After years of waiting, Apple has finally released the first developer preview of a crucial new Mac app that many users have been anticipating for as long as Apple’s iBooks platform has existed: iBooks for Mac! Yup. That’s right – Apple packed a very welcome surprise into OS X Mavericks Developer Preview 5 – and has enabled us to give you one of the first real hands-on looks at the new app!

We’ll be digging through iBooks for Mac as we use it in the coming days and weeks and browse through a number of books of various sorts – but for now, check out these screenshots of the setup process, the book reading view, the iBookstore, book updates, and more. Enjoy!

J. Glenn Künzler

Glenn is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is severely addicted to pie.