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Psymon · 10-22-2013, 10:55 AM

Yikes! This morning I thought I'd start the process of setting up an account with Apple to sell my first epub on the iBooks store, but being from Canada sure complicates matters! I still need to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS to do so, which I can't apply for online, I have to phone them. I've been phoning and phoning and phoning the NON-toll-free number continuously all morning, and just keep getting a busy signal. :/

Anyway, this really sounds so much more complicated -- I read somewhere that I might even have to file US tax returns each year, to boot! -- than I thought it was going to be.

Is there anyone else from Canada out there who has done this? I'm considering trying to do this through some third-party site, where they would handle all the headaches and just send me a cheque once in a while (assuming my book sells at all -- ha ha). I wouldn't know where to begin for that either, nor if those kinds of services would skim so much off the top that whatever nickels and dimes I might make get reduced to mere pennies.

I'd love to hear anyone else's experiences and advice on the best way to sell on the iBooks store when you're in Canada!

Thanks so much in advance!

10-22-2013, 10:55 AM	#1
Psymon Chief Bohemian Misfit Posts: 571 Karma: 462964 Join Date: May 2013 Device: iPad, ADE	Selling on iBooks from Canada Yikes! This morning I thought I'd start the process of setting up an account with Apple to sell my first epub on the iBooks store, but being from Canada sure complicates matters! I still need to get an Employer Identification Number (EIN) from the IRS to do so, which I can't apply for online, I have to phone them. I've been phoning and phoning and phoning the NON-toll-free number continuously all morning, and just keep getting a busy signal. :/ Anyway, this really sounds so much more complicated -- I read somewhere that I might even have to file US tax returns each year, to boot! -- than I thought it was going to be. Is there anyone else from Canada out there who has done this? I'm considering trying to do this through some third-party site, where they would handle all the headaches and just send me a cheque once in a while (assuming my book sells at all -- ha ha). I wouldn't know where to begin for that either, nor if those kinds of services would skim so much off the top that whatever nickels and dimes I might make get reduced to mere pennies. I'd love to hear anyone else's experiences and advice on the best way to sell on the iBooks store when you're in Canada! Thanks so much in advance!