MarketWatch has learned that publisher Pearson Education has released its first iPhone/iPad Reader app for both the home and office as well as the technical and professional world.

The first launched app, The iPhone Developer's Library, brings together three best selling books on Mac programming as well as iPhone app development.  The Pearson Reader App has standard eBook features such as easy navigation, search, highlighting, and hyperlinking; in addition to features that were specifically constructed to benefit the technical audience such as scrolling vertically as well as horizontally through large program code listings using the "Code View" enhancement and the ability to access and reuse program code through email.

In addition to that, Pearson also has free Reader Apps that have one sample chapter from various Pearson books, and allows consumers to buy the remaining chapters through "in-app" purchasing.  

"Pearson is excited to add the iPhone/iPd Reader app to our growing suite of learning products," said Mark L. Taub, Editor-in-Chief at Pearson Education.  "Our goal is to make sure that our authors' great content is available everywhere our customers demand it.  The Pearson iPhone Reader was built smart, including features that matter to our technical customers such as Code View and more."

The Pearson Apps run on iPhone OS 3.0, iPod Touch models, and the upcoming iPad.  The apps are now available through iTunes, and to see more apps coming soon, check out here.

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