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Apple launches iBooks in China

Apple has launched iBooks, iTunes Movies and Apple Music in China, reports Reuters. Paid iBooks start at 0.5 yuan (A$0.11), although free iBooks are also available. iTunes movies range from 5 yuan (A$1.12) for rentals to 18 yuan ($4.04) for purchases, and Apple Music costs 10 yuan (A$2.24) per month after a three-month free trial. ‘Customers in China love the App Store and have made it our largest market in the world for app downloads,’ said Apple’s senior VP of internet software and services Eddy Cue in a statement. ‘One of the top requests has been more great content and we’re thrilled to bring music, movies and books to China, curated by a local team of experts.’

 

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