The first thing that caught my notice when the iPad was first announced was that they would have a bookstore. The second thing that was clear, after lots of research, was that there was no easy way for a tiny publisher like me to talk to the Apple people. I monitored the publishing news and… Continue reading Getting into the Apple Bookstore with ePub 1.0.5
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Store Ebooks in iTunes
I had heard that Apple was going to use iTunes as the organizational engine for their ePub books sold through iBooks, so when I upgraded my iTunes to 9.1, the first thing I tried was dropping my ebook folder on the Library sidebar, just as if I were adding a song or a video. Sure… Continue reading Store Ebooks in iTunes
iPad, ePub and the Future of Bookreaders
I had been waiting for the announcement of Apples tablet computer, not particularly because I wanted one, but because the rumor mill had been talking about deals between Apple and various book and magazine publishers. Being in the backwaters of the publishing ecosystem, I wanted to be ready to piggy-back onto whatever new opportunities opened… Continue reading iPad, ePub and the Future of Bookreaders