It’s in magazines and newspapers, it’s on television and radio, it’s on busses and billboards and pretty much everywhere you look (except for Apple stores, where it’s likely still sold out). The iPad is the hot new touchscreen tablet from Apple, representing the next generation of mobile computing. Packed with dozens of new features, the iOS 3.2 SDK enables you to build sophisticated, desktop-quality apps for this exciting new platform. Every iPhone and iPod touch app developer looking to take the next step and move into the iPad arena will want to read this book from cover to cover. Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers: Mastering the iPad SDK has all the answers, and you’ll find them presented with the same easy-to-follow style and thorough coverage you’ve come to expect from titles like Beginning iPhone 3 Development —everything an aspiring iPad developer needs to know to create great apps. Best-selling authors Jack Nutting, Dave Wooldridge, and Dave Mark show iPhone developers how to master all of the iPad-exclusive frameworks and features, which are explained, demonstrated in action, and put through their paces in this comprehensive programming guide. You’ll get a detailed understanding of the new feature set and gain every possible advantage in the iTunes App Store. What you’ll learn How to design app interfaces optimized for the iPad by taking advantage of new UIKit features such as Popovers, Split View Controllers, and new Modal Views. How to utilize new graphics functionality, Core Text, Document Sharing, and advanced input methods to build powerful productivity solutions. How to embrace the iPad’s superior media capabilities with its new video and display options. How to convert an existing iPhone project into a stand-alone iPad app or a Universal app for both iPhone and iPad users. Developing iOS 4 Apps? Since many of the new features in iOS 3.2 are also present in iOS 4, this is one of the first books available in print that extensively covers several of the new APIs that iPhone developers are also eager to learn for creating iOS 4-optimized apps. Who this book is for This book is for all iPhone app developers who want to leverage their skills to create professional apps for the iPad. Complete Source Code Provided Beginning iPad Development for iPhone Developers includes extensive example projects and the complete source code for Dudel, a full-fledged drawing app for the iPad. Table of Contents Welcome to the Paradigm Shift Getting Started with iPad Development Exploring the iPhone SDK's New iPad Features New Graphics Functionality Using Core Text Popovers Video and Display Split Views and Modal Modes New Input Methods Working with Documents From iPhone to iPad Additional Resources for iPad Development

Jack Nutting，資深Apple技術專傢，Objective-C和Cocoa框架的堅定擁護者。除本書外，還與人閤著瞭Learn Cocoa on the Mac。他有時會在www.nuthole.com上發錶博客。

Dave Wooldridge，Electric Butterfly創始人，具有多年Mac或iOS應用程序開發經驗，並且屢獲殊榮。除本書外，還著有The Business of iPhone App Development一書。另外，他還為一些主流技術齣版物撰寫瞭大量文章，包括MacTech上每月一期的軟件營銷專欄。

Davod Mark,深受愛戴的Apple技術專傢，具有多年開發經驗。他著有暢銷技術書《iPhone 3開發基礎教程》和許多Mac平颱編程參考書。可以通過www.davemark.com與他聯係。