Apple Is Sued Over The "iBook"

Apple finds itself in hot water again for slapping the signature "i" on a product and claiming it as its own. This time, it's the "iBook." J.T. Colby and Company Inc., a small family of publishers, filed suit against Apple for its use of the term "iBook" as it relates to electronic books.

Now electronic books are nothing new. By now, many of us have bought one or two to experiment with the concept, be it a Kindle, Nook, or some other e-reader. It is not a large leap for Apple to try and join the party with its application for use on the iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch devices. That being the case though, Mac fans will recall that Apple also used iBook as early as 1999 for a laptop.