engadget highlights economics of publishing ibooks textbooks ibookstore, noting paid downloads follow apple's traditional app store , ibookstore model company takes 30% cut of purchase price of each book. authors free set own pricing, although apple has placed maximum price tag of $14.99 on textbooks.
in addition, report notes apple requires ibooks textbooks exclusive ibookstore. ibooks author faq notes authors may distribute books free of charge through own websites, book sales must go through ibookstore. ibooks textbooks may not offered under subscription-based access programs.authors can use apple's free new ibooks author app mac create ibooks textbooks distribution through ibookstore.
update: there seem questions sourcing , completeness of engadget's claims. apple states in ibooks author license works created through software offered sale can sold through apple. appears authors may able use other tools offer same titles on other platforms on marketplaces long not use ibooks author create files. techcrunch notes, output of ibooks author based on epub not technically in epub format, files not compatible platforms other ibooks anyway.in light of uncertainty situation, have moved post ios blog.
article link: ibooks textbook sales: authors set pricing $14.99, apple takes 30%, ibooks-exclusive
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