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Murine Press · 03-18-2011, 02:09 AM

This is a repost from my post/complain on their discussion forum. I have invested $800 (bought a MacMini) just to sell eBooks for their platform and now they won't even comment on my posts....

"There are big and small publishers in the US, frantically trying to figure out how Apple wants to sell books and mixed media and what is out there is woefully inadequate.
There are several points;
1) Uploaded books that failed for whatever reason are not given feedback as to why the failure was. It would be nice to have some feedback so the publishers would learn and correct. This is mutually benefiting both parties. Fact is, sometimes books are not allowed for simple, trivial reasons but never told to the submitted what the reasons are. This could be as simple as an automated email.
2) iBookstore should be replicated on iTunes somehow. So buyers could search for eBooks on both the handheld and the Internet. Even if purchasing would be limited to the handheld device(iBookstore) browsing, commenting etc should be available on the internet. The main reason is SEO based book purchasing or buying. This is why Amazon and B&N Nook etc flourishing! SEO based book buying what made Amazon a powerhouse! Google has been trying to enter this and THEY understand SEO well enough to "eat your lunch" for you Apple if you do not act fast! "

03-18-2011, 02:09 AM	#1
Murine Press Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: California Device: My Computer Screen	Apple needs a forum for iTunesconnect/Producer issues This is a repost from my post/complain on their discussion forum. I have invested $800 (bought a MacMini) just to sell eBooks for their platform and now they won't even comment on my posts.... "There are big and small publishers in the US, frantically trying to figure out how Apple wants to sell books and mixed media and what is out there is woefully inadequate. There are several points; 1) Uploaded books that failed for whatever reason are not given feedback as to why the failure was. It would be nice to have some feedback so the publishers would learn and correct. This is mutually benefiting both parties. Fact is, sometimes books are not allowed for simple, trivial reasons but never told to the submitted what the reasons are. This could be as simple as an automated email. 2) iBookstore should be replicated on iTunes somehow. So buyers could search for eBooks on both the handheld and the Internet. Even if purchasing would be limited to the handheld device(iBookstore) browsing, commenting etc should be available on the internet. The main reason is SEO based book purchasing or buying. This is why Amazon and B&N Nook etc flourishing! SEO based book buying what made Amazon a powerhouse! Google has been trying to enter this and THEY understand SEO well enough to "eat your lunch" for you Apple if you do not act fast! " Last edited by Murine Press; 03-18-2011 at 02:13 AM.