Just what is the iPad?

It’s an eBook reader. It’s a touch screen computer. It’s a gaming pad. It’s a movie player. It’s for browsing the web and sending emails… With the iPad launching in the UK tomorrow, is anyone any clearer on what it actually is? According to Peter Buckley, author of The Rough Guide to the iPad the answer is “pretty much anything you want it to be, you just need to know how”.

Peter Buckley, author of the Rough Guide to the iPad, is available to discuss why the iPad is an evolutionary product. He can talk about what it is, how it works and why you’d want one, as well as demonstrate some of the more ‘wow’ applications. Here’s a sneak preview of his down-to-earth guide to making the most of your iPad http://www.travelmarketingandpublicity.com/samplers/iPad/2/ *To celebrate publication of The Rough Guide to the iPad, Rough Guides are giving away a 3G iPad. Click www.roughguides.com/ipadwin for your chance to win.* Notes to editors: We are happy to talk about book extracts, giveaways and reader offers. The Rough Guide to the iPad Published: June 2010, ISBN 9781848368934, £7.99 Also available in the iBookstore Peter Buckley is the author of The Rough Guide to the iPad and also Digital Publisher for Rough Guides responsible for the commissioning of iPad apps. He was among the first in the UK to get hold of an iPad and has been immersing himself in it ever since. He is one of the publishing industry's leading spokespeople on digital technologies.