“I think this is all pretty simple—iBooks is going…”

Steve Jobs to Eddy Cue, February 6, 2011

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From: Steve Jobs
Sent: Sunday, February 6, 2011
To: Eddy Cue
Subject: Not shown in source

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I think this is all pretty simple—iBooks is going to be the only bookstore on iOS devices. We need to hold our heads high. One can read books bought elsewhere, just not buy/rent/subscribe from iOS without paying us, which we acknowledge is prohibitive for many things.

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In an email conversation with other senior Apple leaders about whether to require in-app purchase for e-book sales, Jobs concluded as quoted. The House Judiciary Committee cited the Apple production in its 2020 antitrust report.