Inside every frustrated journalist is an even more frustrated
author, and self-publishing is an evil that many of us have
succumbed to over the years. Still, much as we may want to
resist it, we couldn't help ourselves when it came time to test
Apple's iBooks Author app, designed for educators to push out
textbooks to students for a fraction of the cost, time and
energy it would traditionally take.  So, how does it feel when
you're working inside the software? Could you use it to prepare
seminar materials for the class of 2015 or, more importantly,
launch your own career as Stephanie Meyer's successor? Head past
the break to find out!  Apple iBooks Author hands-on  See all
photos  10 Photos  You open into a template-chooser that gives
you six different options: Basic, Contemporary, Modern Type
(retro-tastic), Classic, Editorial and Craft. You'll instantly
notice that the designs scream out from the back of your memory
-- you've seen books exactly like this throughout your
education, each one packing detailed