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Will authors be able to self-publish through the iBooks Store?

April 26, 2017able authors ibooks self-publish store

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Will authors be able to self-publish through the iBooks Store?

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Yes. Two options are available so far, Lulu and Smashwords. Both say their catalogs of ebooks will be available via iBooks on April 3rd. According to an article in Venturebeat, ebook publisher Lulu has added iBooks to their existing distribution service for Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, iPhone, Stanza, Mac and PC ebooks. Lulu has not yet published a clear guide to how much of the selling price is taken by the iBooks and Lulu service and how much goes to the author. Another Venturebeat article reports that ebook publisher Smashwords has signed a deal with Apple to enable self-publishing to the iBooks store. Smashwords distributes ebooks on several major platforms, including Amazon Kindle, Sony Reader, Barnes & Noble, Stanza (for iPhone), and Aldiko (for Android, Blackberry and Palm). Authors receive 85% of net proceeds from Smashwords, or 70.5% from affiliate referral sales. Since publishers receive 70% of retail from Apple, this works out to 59.5% for authors (or 49.35% for affiliate sal