{"id":499819,"date":"2010-04-01T10:30:44","date_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theappleblog.com\/?p=43279"},"modified":"2010-04-01T10:30:44","modified_gmt":"2010-04-01T14:30:44","slug":"ipad-ibookstore-smashwords-free-low-hassle-e-book-publishing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/499819","title":{"rendered":"iPad + iBookstore + Smashwords = Free, Low Hassle e-Book Publishing"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Have a hankering to be a published author? With the iPad’s<\/a> launch expected to exponentially increase interest in and demand for e-books, a new e-book publishing and distribution platform called Smashwords<\/a> could be your ticket to , if not necessarily literary fame and fortune, at least the satisfaction of authorship and perhaps a few bucks of income enhancement.<\/p>\n

iBookstore Deal<\/h2>\n

Smashwords has reportedly just inked a deal with Apple to distribute Smashwords titles on the iBookstore<\/a>, with Smashwords and Apple jointly receiving 40 percent of the sale price of each copy sold, but no up front cost to the author or publisher. Apple requires ISBN (International Standard Book Number) support, which Smashwords is currently in the process of adding to its service. More details on that and how to format your e-book submission to comply with the Smashwords\/Apple standards can be found on Steve Weber’s Plug Your Book website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And of course, there are already all the “traditional” devices that support e-books such as iPhones and iPods, Amazon’s Kindle, and sundry others.<\/p>\n

Smashwords is structured for publishing novels, short fiction, poetry, personal memoirs, monographs, non-fiction, research reports, essays, and other written forms for free with no hidden fees. Authors and publishers retain complete control over sampling, pricing and marketing of their written works. As a Smashwords author, you can charge a dollar, $10,000, or give your opus away for free.<\/p>\n