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Originally Posted by Moejoe
Third, the 'amateur' publishing industry will be crushed as Apple will more than likely have a strict 'vetting' policy in place like it does for the app store - and I'm betting that's how they got the publishers on board in the first place. If you're an independent writer, be prepared to have your work scrutinized and rejected like so many app developers in the past, before it even gets near the iBook level.
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If this vetting is basically to ensure proper formatting, spelling, etc. then I think I'd approve of it-but I'm not so sure Apple's vetting of apps is as much about improving the quality as it is about maintaining control.
Assuming Apple does become dominant in the ebook field (a questionable assumption IMO) then I suspect they'll focus more on what they allow to be published than they do on how it looks. Hopefully not, but I'm more hopeful that it won't become dominant.