iBooks for iPad updated.

I do not have much use for iBooks on my iPad now that I have the Kindle app. Not that I have spent some time with it to search through available books, but the Kindle is more useful as it also works on my Windows Phone and desktop. Therefore, Whispersync will automatically sync my devices and thus allowing to continue reading seamlessly not matter which device I'm using. Maybe Apple has a similar technology for iOS but I do not have an iPhone to verify that. Anyway, this post is not about the Kindle. 


An update is available for iBooks on iTunes with the following features, including some nice stuff for kids:


iBooks 1.3 adds several new features and improvements:
• Help your children learn to read with the new read-aloud feature included in select children's books from the iBookstore.
The read-aloud feature uses a real narrator to read the book to you, and in some books, it will even highlight the words as you read along.
• Enhanced books can now automatically play audio or video included with the book.
• Makes iBooks more responsive when opening very long books.
• Addresses an issue where some books may display the same page twice


Download here.