Apple iPad To Come With 30k Free E-books, Report Says - PCWorld

Over 30,000 classic book titles will be available for free in Apple's iBookstore when the iPad arrives on April 3, according to a report from AppAdvice. The e-books will come from Project Gutenberg's free digital library, alongside paid titles from most major publishers.

The volunteer-supported Project Gutenberg, which digitizes literature in the public domain (out of copyright), will bring its library to the iPad for free, according to a photo showing Apple's iBookstore. The e-books will be DRM-free, while paid titles will be wrapped in Apple's FairPlay DRM, as previously reported...