Publishing output from iBook Author?

heySkippy · 02-08-2012, 08:18 AM

I would preface by admitting that I'm not a writer. Nonetheless, I love to play with new toys so I downloaded Apple's iBook Author software a couple weeks ago and started playing with it.

And now, much to my surprise, I have what I would describe as a coffee table picture book almost finished and it's pretty good. Everyone I've shown it to likes it and more importantly, I like it (and I'm a tough audience).

Even though it's not ready for prime-time yet, it will be soon and I want to put it on Apple's iBookstore when that time comes and charge a couple bucks for it. A few days ago I thought it would be as simple as clicking the Publish button in the software, but a couple hours reading last night disabused me of that notion.

If this was an ordinary book in an established format, my path would be fairly clear. Send a Word .doc to Smashwords or use one of the other aggregators. But this is a new format and none that I saw last night talk about it on their sites.

So I'm asking here for advice on how to get my book published. Any specific info or pointers where to look would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

HarryT · 02-08-2012, 08:34 AM

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Originally Posted by heySkippy

So I'm asking here for advice on how to get my book published. Any specific info or pointers where to look would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Did you not read the EULA before you started producing your book? You are ONLY allowed to sell it via the iBookstore. You can give it away for free elsewhere, but iBookstore is the only place that you can sell it.

heySkippy · 02-08-2012, 08:48 AM

Thanks Harry, I know all about that. Where else would I sell it? My question is how to get it published in the iBookstore. Do I need to jump through all the hoops myself or is there an aggregator who can handle the new format? Is there a preferred aggregator that you would recommend?

HarryT · 02-08-2012, 09:43 AM

Sorry - I can't answer that. I thought you were asking if you could sell it elsewhere.

02-08-2012, 08:18 AM	#1
heySkippy Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 1316076 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Device: iPad	Publishing output from iBook Author? I would preface by admitting that I'm not a writer. Nonetheless, I love to play with new toys so I downloaded Apple's iBook Author software a couple weeks ago and started playing with it. And now, much to my surprise, I have what I would describe as a coffee table picture book almost finished and it's pretty good. Everyone I've shown it to likes it and more importantly, I like it (and I'm a tough audience). Even though it's not ready for prime-time yet, it will be soon and I want to put it on Apple's iBookstore when that time comes and charge a couple bucks for it. A few days ago I thought it would be as simple as clicking the Publish button in the software, but a couple hours reading last night disabused me of that notion. If this was an ordinary book in an established format, my path would be fairly clear. Send a Word .doc to Smashwords or use one of the other aggregators. But this is a new format and none that I saw last night talk about it on their sites. So I'm asking here for advice on how to get my book published. Any specific info or pointers where to look would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

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02-08-2012, 08:48 AM	#3
heySkippy Groupie Posts: 182 Karma: 1316076 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Florida Device: iPad	Thanks Harry, I know all about that. Where else would I sell it? My question is how to get it published in the iBookstore. Do I need to jump through all the hoops myself or is there an aggregator who can handle the new format? Is there a preferred aggregator that you would recommend?

02-08-2012, 09:43 AM	#4
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Sorry - I can't answer that. I thought you were asking if you could sell it elsewhere.

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