iBooks 2 Posts Impressive Numbers Already [Just Three Days After iBooks 2 Gets Its Launch, Reported Numbers Emerge Pointing To Six Figure Download Counts]

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Apple’s not releasing any official numbers as yet on the very, very recent release of iBooks 2, but if the numbers making the rounds from Global Equities Research are any indication, then iBooks 2 is going to be a much bigger deal than some may have thought.

The folks out at Global Equities Research are claiming that over 350,000 textbooks were downloaded already, and this within just three days of the service even being available to use. What’s more, Global Equities Research is also reportedly claiming fully 90,000 downloads of the iBooks Author system itself, which in turn allows books to be written for the iBooks store.

Global Equities Research’s numbers, meanwhile, are said to come from a “proprietary system” that they’re not saying much about, so feel free to take the results with as big a grain of salt as you require, up to and including the official Apple Rumor Salt Lick. But still, the fact that they could get numbers like that and believe them credible enough to announce suggests several important things about the whole concept.

One, we all knew that epublishing was taking off. Barnes and Noble is very much personally aware of this fact after seeing its dead tree business slump in recent months to be replaced largely by ebooks. So thinking of iBooks in terms of those kinds of numbers certainly isn’t out of line. Two, Apple has always been a big market, so seeing big numbers attached to the launch weekend of anything Apple is well within normal for anyone who follows Apple.

So while Global Equities Research’s numbers may not be exact against the real numbers, they’re certainly not unbelievable, and do a fine job of underscoring the future value of ebooks to come.

But what do you guys think about this one? Do you figure that Global Equities Research has the right idea about the extent of downloads on Apple’s newest venture? Do you think their proprietary systems are giving us a big load of static? How about the implications of the ebook market? There’s plenty of room for opinion on this one, so head on down to the comments section and tell us what you think!

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