It all makes perfect sense: Apple's forthcoming tablet is first and foremost an e-Book reader. Allow me to perorate.

If you missed it, McGraw Hill's CEO shed a little light on Apple's event tomorrow. Now, while we all "knew" a tablet was coming tomorrow, we didn't know exactly what functionality it will have and what it's main purpose is. 

And, well, we still don't know much more than we did. All McGraw-Hill's CEO said was: "With the tablet, you're going to open up the higher education market, the professional market. The tablet is going to be just really terrific". 

Meanwhile, there have been other leaks as well, like the Wall Street Journal being able to soon sell their content via subscriptions online. 

Many have wondered how Apple can make something that differentiates itself from the iPhone and a laptop  - and while I'm not saying it'll be useful to everyone, this "iBook" would be different. 

That's right, I said iBook. Just a shot in the dark, but it stands to reason that's what it'll be called. Back when Apple renamed the iBook to the MacBook, they said it was done because they "wanted Mac in the name". Which might well be true, but perhaps they had an ulterior motive: clearing up the iBook name space for later use. 

So meet the new iBook: a beautiful device with a 10" screen, the new iPhone 4.0 OS, always on data plan (via either Verizon or AT&T) that can tie into the new eBook section of iTunes. (iTunes University was just the beginning.)

Am I right or wrong? Well, it truly doesn't matter, this is just an exercise in speculation. Besides, we'll know soon enough!