One of the most effective marketing tools available to you is to offer your book for free for limited periods. Flexibilityįree iBooks accounts can’t be converted to paid iBooks accounts, which means if you decide to start charging for a book, you’re going to have to set up a paid iBooks account and start the whole process over again. Free iBooks accounts cost nothing but, as the name suggests, they’re not going to make you any money either. ExpenseĪ paid iBooks account is going to end up costing you some money, in so far as you’ll have to have a registered ISBN and if you’re outside the US, you’ll have an international call to the IRS to make. You also need to take into account that the paid account can take a few days to be verified. In contrast, running a paid iBooks account will involve sorting out tax, dealing with a third party aggregator, or if you’re really unlucky both. If you’re publishing for the joy of sharing your writing, then a free iBooks account will let you do this with no hassle. ComplexityĪ free iBooks account is much easier to run than a paid iBooks account. Advantages and Disadvantagesīoth accounts have advantages and disadvantages and the choice really comes down to your goals in publishing. While this may seem like a cheap way to start out, once you start making more than a few $100 per month from sales, you are really going to notice that missing 10%. You can read more about aggregator pricing in the Royalties section below. One thing to note however is that aggregators do charge you a percentage of your royalties for distribution. Apple approved aggregators can be found here.
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They’re also a handy option for those who don’t own Mac computers. Aggregators are unlikely to demand a US tax ID before they begin, but they will hold on to 30% of your profits until you provide one.
AggregatorsĪggregators such as Smashwords or Lulu are services which will format your manuscript into ebook form, provide an ISBN, and then list them on the iBookstore and other ebook stores. You can get away without buying ISBNs if you use an aggregator. iBooks requires you to provide these yourself however. One ISBN costs $125 and a block of ten costs $250. The individual number that identifies a book. This might sound daunting but it’s no big deal, it may even be provided during the call or at worst they’ll mail it to you within a two-week period. Non-US residents should call the US Internal Revenue Service and request an EIN (Employer Identification Number). You will need a tax ID either for yourself or your organization. This one is simple enough they need a way to pay you. A Mac computerĪpple’s signature machine is required to set up an account, running OS X 10.6 or later.Ī paid iBooks account has extra stipulations: A valid bank account These are easy to set up, requiring only a few details such as your name and address, but need to have a valid credit or debit card attached even with a free account. An Apple IDĪn ID that allows you to use iTunes and other Apple applications. You already have these by merit of having written the book. The right to distribute your work digitally. The majority of email providers will allow you to open a second account free of charge. That said, with any business, it’s often advisable to keep work messages and personal messages separate. Your regular email address will do: you don’t need an account solely for iBooks.
Requirementsīoth accounts require the following: A valid email account This type of account allows you to charge for your books, and requires bank and tax information to do so. This is the simpler type of iBooks account, allowing you to offer books for free on the store. To help with that vital first step, here’s a rundown of iBooks’ account options and what they mean to you. For those getting started, one of the most daunting parts of selling on iBooks is the first step: choosing what type of account to set up.
With the boom in iPad sales, and the millions more that will be sold this Christmas, Apple’s iBookstore is one of the best places to sell your ebook. There is the added benefit of not having to pay up to 10% of the list price for someone to distribute your book for you. Instead of dealing with distributors or aggregators, you can get right to business, publishing your new work with just a few clicks and engaging directly with your potential customers. Selling your books on iBooks is a relatively new, incredibly exciting option for authors.
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