How To Sell Your eBook In The Apple iBook Store
I’ve been informed by many of my E-publishing seminar attendees that apple has made it impossible for them to sell their e-books though the Apple IBook store.
This isn’t exactly true although they’re not the easiest on-line e-book seller to work with.
To help stock the iBook store with plenty of titles, Apple has came up a way for you to sell your eBook in their iBook store!
They’ll list your e-book for FREE, but you MUST comply with their guidelines for listing in the Apple iBook store (Like mandating that you must use a Macintosh® computer).
NOTE: If you can’t comply (like if you don’t have a Macintosh computer) you can still sell your eBooks to IPod users in PDF of EPUB format – you just can’t list on the Apple iBook site.
In order to put your eBook into the iBook store, you need to meet the following requirements:
Make sure that you comply with the requirements set by iBook Store. In order to start selling your books, you will be asked to file an online application at their site. You will then be notified of the requirements for distributing books on the library.
They are divided into three: technical requirements, book content requirements, and financial requirements. If you do not meet any or all of the requirements stated, then you might as well complete them first before pursuing your application for a hassle-free transaction.
Financial Requirements: Before you can distribute books, you must have a US Tax ID and an account in iTunes store (You may also contact an iBookstore aggregator
This isn’t exactly true although they’re not the easiest on-line e-book seller to work with.
To help stock the iBook store with plenty of titles, Apple has came up a way for you to sell your eBook in their iBook store!
They’ll list your e-book for FREE, but you MUST comply with their guidelines for listing in the Apple iBook store (Like mandating that you must use a Macintosh® computer).
NOTE: If you can’t comply (like if you don’t have a Macintosh computer) you can still sell your eBooks to IPod users in PDF of EPUB format – you just can’t list on the Apple iBook site.
In order to put your eBook into the iBook store, you need to meet the following requirements:
- An ISBN numbers for the book you want to sell
- The ability to deliver the book in ePub format (The software is 440 and available from:
- The book pass EpubCheck 1.0.5 9(http://code.google.com/p/epubcheck/)
- A US Tax ID number
- An iTunes account backed up by a credit card
- An idea of where you’ll sell and how much you’ll sell for
- An Intel-based Mac running OS 10.5 or later
Make sure that you comply with the requirements set by iBook Store. In order to start selling your books, you will be asked to file an online application at their site. You will then be notified of the requirements for distributing books on the library.
They are divided into three: technical requirements, book content requirements, and financial requirements. If you do not meet any or all of the requirements stated, then you might as well complete them first before pursuing your application for a hassle-free transaction.
- Technical Requirements: You should have no problem if you are using a Mac with at least 1GB RAM, Quicktime 7.0.3, at least 10 GB free hard drive space, and a stable broadband internet connection.
- Book Content Requirements: The book you’re selling must have ISBN and must be in epub format. The book will be checked via the EpubCheck 1.0.5.
Financial Requirements: Before you can distribute books, you must have a US Tax ID and an account in iTunes store (You may also contact an iBookstore aggregator