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border="0" src="http://rack.1.mshcdn.com/assets/feed-fb-fdab25e3700868c9621fb03b7fd07c38.jpg" /></a></div><p>Now the <a href="/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">Apple</a> Store app comes with a little extra oomph: a free download.</p>
<p>Starting Friday, Apple will offer one free app, <a href="/category/itunes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">iTunes</a> download or iBook every week through its iOS app</p>
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<p>The app is traditionally used to purchase physical items from Apple&#8217;s store, book Genius Bar appointments and set up one-on-one learning sessions. Now, when you launch the app, the free download is listed on the launch page. </p>
<p>To use the download, first select a physical location by pressing the Store button at the bottom of the screen. Then, select your download of choice from the list of options on the launch page. <a href="http://mashable.com/2013/08/02/apple-store-free-download/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">Read more...</a></p>More about <a href="/category/apps/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">Apps</a>, <a href="/category/itunes/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">Itunes</a>, <a href="/category/apple/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_source=rss">Apple</a>, <a href="/category/apple-sto
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