Self Publishing on the iPad
Posted by Sam Churchill on March 29th, 2010
Self-publishing service Smashwords, a site where writers can publish their own e-books,said today that it has signed a distribution deal with Apple to put its books into the iPad iBookstore, reports Venture Beat.
Mark Coker, chief executive of Smashwords, said in an email to authors that his company has been working on the deal ever since the iPad was announced. That means that unpublished authors can sell their work on the Apple iPad at virtually no cost.
To get books on the Apple store by launch day, Smashwords authors have to have their works submitted to Smashwords’ premium catalog by March 31. The book has to be in the EPUB format and have a big cover image.
Smashwords ebooks are available for sale in the Smashwords.com bookstore, and are also distributed via multiple online channels, including major online retailers such as Barnes & Noble, Sony, Kobo (formerly Shortcovers), and soon, Amazon.
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