But I have never, ever seen a legal document like the one Apple has attached to its new
iBooks Author program.
The iBooks Author format is only able to be read in the iBooks ecosystem, and it can only be created in
the iBooks Author program on a Macintosh computer.
The iBooks Author program comes with a few simple widgets built in, including a photo gallery and a quiz - taking widget.
Sorry, but maybe Mr. Coker hasn't heard of Apple's
iBooks Author program which is very exclusive.
Before the announcement on January 19, the hope was that Apple's
iBooks Author program would somehow kick Amazon where it hurts.
It has been an internal project for the last two years and is being rolled out to to the public since it has made great strides to mature and poses an alternative to the new Apple
iBooks Author program.
Currently, Apple iBooks does the best job with EPUB3 creation with
the iBooks author program.
I think what Amazon is trying to do is eventually have a robust solution like Apple has for
their iBooks Author program.
Not exact matches
Currently a doctoral candidate through the CASTLE
program at the University of Kentucky; Dana is also the
author of, iPads for Learning (available for free at
iBooks store), an online instructor for SUNY Buffalo and the University of Kentucky, and works as a consultant for international schools.
Recently, Apple released a
program called
iBooks Author, allowing people to publish their own work and sell it on the iBookstore.
Aptara will be moderating a webinar on Thursday with McGraw - Hill to take a one - week look at the reactions so far to
iBook Author and to discuss the possible applications of the
program.
By now, you may have heard the chatter (samples here, here and here) about Apple's
Author End - User License Agreement (EULA) for producing books (
iBooks) with their new
program.
Barnes & Noble's Nook Press, Apple's
iBooks store, and Kobo all offer do - it - yourself
programs that allow
authors to upload their e-book file and start selling within a few days, with no up - front costs.
The new
iBooks author app does a good job at being very open to a fair number of
programs to make your book.
Starting today a new
program called
iBooks Author is launching via MAC OS and gives
authors and indie publishing companies a very easy way to publish and list their own books on the platform.
First the good news:
iBooks Author is free It is relatively easy to use Anyone can upload their completed book to the Apple iBookstore The not - so - good news: The completed title can only be viewed on an iPad The only way to charge for it is to sell it through the iBookstore You need a Mac running OS X Lion to author your title The program and tools is targeted at the K - 12 educational market where Apple already has a strong pre
Author is free It is relatively easy to use Anyone can upload their completed book to the Apple iBookstore The not - so - good news: The completed title can only be viewed on an iPad The only way to charge for it is to sell it through the iBookstore You need a Mac running OS X Lion to
author your title The program and tools is targeted at the K - 12 educational market where Apple already has a strong pre
author your title The
program and tools is targeted at the K - 12 educational market where Apple already has a strong presence.
The
iBooks Author is also a great
program.
Peter Utton presents Tips for using the
iBooks Author software
program posted at www.peterutton.com
We recommend the
iBooks Author tool by Apple, especially for those who are worried that the above mentioned
programs are not good enough for creating a high - quality ebook template.
Keeping in mind the fact that anybody publishing through Amazon's KDP
program, or even Barnes & Noble's slightly less popular PubIt, will already be available to iOS users, the only real motivation for Apple here would be to draw
authors into an exclusive arrangement in some way to enhance the
iBooks selection.