How to Publish Your Book in the Ibookstore
The technological development of present era also entertained strong effects on the reading habits of people who used to read books by going to libraries in the past but are now more prone to use their iPads and computers to read books. This development has saved a lot of time to people who used to spend hours in searching and reading books at public libraries. Ibookstore has become the most significant source that helps people to read all books online while staying at their home. It is a much appreciated development and people are accepting it with a sense of gratitude. It has also become easy for people to get their book published on ibooks by fulfilling some basic requirements.
Authors used to face many problems in finding established publishers and there were a huge number of people who failed to get their books published by famous publishers. However, now you can easily publish your book and include it in the Ibookstore without facing any trouble at all. If you have written a book and have a desire to publish it on ibooks then you have to fulfil basic requirements which are essential to complete the process. If you have no idea of how to get your book published and included in Ibookstore then take guidance from this article.
Instructions
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First of all, you should convert the written material of your book into EPUB format, which is necessary for ibooks. You can download the software of EPUB from the website of calibre.com.
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Now you need to get International Standard Book Number also known as ISBN for the title of your book. In USA, The Bowker Agency is the only agency that offers ISBNs and you have to create an account before purchasing the ISBN for your book and it will cost you just $125.
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Now you need to an account on the iTune store by providing the details of your credit card which is essential for completing the process of online publication of your book.
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You should choose the “Books” option from the navigation bar of iTune Connect Online Application tab. After choosing the option, you should click on “Continue” tab for the next step.
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Ensure that you have fulfilled all financial, technical and content requirements of publishing a book on ibooks. Click on “Continue” and complete the application form by filling all requirements.
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Be patient as it will take a while and the representative of Apple iTune Connect will make you contact through email and will let you know your status.
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If they have accepted your application, they will ask you to send your book by converting it into EPUB format along with the ISBN number that you have got from The Bowker Agency.
