![]() And even these don’t need to be set in stone - you may change them prior to the release, as well as the release date itself. All that’s required is basic metadata: title, author, book description, etc. “iBooks now allows providers the ability to upload pre-orders up to a year before a book’s release date without needing any finished assets (ie. But it comes directly from an iBooks source.) Here’s the information on how this works, directly from Apple: (Note that this information is not yet available anywhere on Apple’s sites or in their iBooks FAQs or instructions. You can distribute to iBooks on your own or through an aggregator (kind of a distributor) like Smashwords.Īlthough some aggregators have been offering this service, it’s now available to any author who goes the direct upload route. ![]() they don’t favor books from one source over another).īasically, this allows you to set up a book on iBooks for pre-order even if you don’t have a book cover or interior file, up to a year before your publication date. Apple is officially “agnostic” about how you get your books onto their platform (i.e. That’s one of the reasons I was excited to learn yesterday that Apple has expanded a powerful feature on iBooks so that all authors who upload directly to Apple can use it. Savvy authors know that having their ebooks available on multiple platforms will work to their advantage in wider distribution and more sales. You cannot submit updates to your files within iTunes Connect, but you can hide the sample during the pre-order period or change a custom sample to an Apple-generated sample.Because Apple’s iBooks platform has very little marketing behind it, you may not know that it is the second-largest ebook retailer in the world, and a very robust second at that. Additionally, by clicking View Details, you can see what embedded content is within that file. ![]() Otherwise, you’ll see assets and the date they were submitted. If assets haven’t been delivered, it’s noted under Book and Sample, and you’ll see Apple-generated cover art under Cover Art. Here you can see which files have been delivered. The last section on the book detail page is Assets. Learn more about updating metadata in iTunes Connect. Admin or Technical users can update certain fields. The next section is Metadata, where you can see the book's current details. SummaryĪt the top of the page is the Summary, where you find the book’s Apple ID, store status, and a link to update the book's rights and pricing. The book detail page contains all the information you need about your book, divided into three sections: Summary, Metadata, and Assets. Click the title to see the book’s details. The search results show all books matching your search criteria. Be sure to use a comma to separate each number. Search for multiple books at once by entering their Apple IDs or ISBNs. Select the On the Store status to view a list of your titles on Apple Books. ![]() To find a specific book or multiple books, search your catalog by author, Apple ID, Publisher, or status. The last ten books submitted or updated are displayed in the Recent Activity section. Use My Books in iTunes Connect to check the status of your books, update metadata, change prices for upcoming promotions, and request catalog reports. ![]()
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