The mystery of BookLamp’s disappearance online has been solved: The company was purchased by Apple. The price was not disclosed, but a source tells Tech Crunch — which reported the news on a tip and then obtained confirmation from Apple — that the price was “higher than $10 million and lower than $15 million.” Apple’s only official comment, was: “Apple buys smaller technology companies from time to time, and we generally do not discuss our purpose or plans.” In April BookLamp’s web site displayed a “thank you for your support” message that only indicated their beta book recommendation engine (the […]