It’s almost tough to remember now, but when Apple first announced the iPad in 2010, it bet a lot of cash on people wanting to use it as an e-reader. Apple Books (then the iBookstore) was unveiled at the same time, for which the company signed controversial publisher deals, ultimately paying out hundreds of millions of dollars to resolve an antri-trust case. A year later, it launched a dedicated Newsstand app for newspapers and magazines, something that would eventually transform into Apple News.
