Self Publishing Comes To iBookstore

Apple has released information for aspiring authors on how they can self-publish their books on the iBookstore. This is game changer for the publishing industry as authors now can choose to sell books without a publisher, distributor or agent. Authors can choose how much to charge and which countries to sell to, with Apple taking 30% cut of the revenue as with the App Store.

There are some requirements which are fairly straightforward:

• You need a US tax ID, which means this service is currently only for US authors.

• You need to have an iTunes Store account with a credit card on file.

• You need an Intel Mac with OS X 10.5 or later, as you need to encode your eBook with Apple software, presumably with DRM to protect your book for viewing in iPhone or iPad only.

• Your need to obtain an ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for each of your book. Check out the FAQs on isbn.org for details.

• You need to convert your eBook into ePub format. There are many tools available and some are free. And the book in epub format must also pass the epubcheck.

If you find the requirements boggling, you can get help with Apple approved aggregator.

Click here to get started selling your book

Via MacLife