Engadget is reporting that two separate “trustworthy” sources have cited information to Engadget about Apple including eBooks with the next iPod.

We’d say the possibility is very real, since according to a source at a major publishing house, they were just ordered to archive all their manuscripts — every single one — and send them over to Apple’s Cupertino HQ.

Engadget also bolsters rumours that the next iPod will feature significant screen real estate which will allow book reading.

Engadget also believes that Apple will begin selling eBooks via the iTunes Music Store.