Apple has discontinued iBooks Author and iTunes U. The former is a free ebook app that allows you to read publications purchased at the iBook Store. The latter provides tools for an instructor to bring a classroom together on the iPad.
In an email to iBook Authors users, Apple says two years ago it brought book creation into Pages and views it as the future of books creation. For this reason, iBooks Author will not longer be updated and will “soon” be removed from teh Mac App Store. You can continue to use iBooks Author with macOS 10.15 and earlier, and books published to Apple Books will remain available. Go to this support doc for more info.
As for iTunes U, Apple will discontinue it at the end of 2021, according to a new support document. The tech giant recommends users move instead to its Classroom, Schoolwork, and Apple School Manager.
