I have a great friend who is also an indie writer. SHe is very tech savy, and her whole family is a bunch of geniuses. ( Yes, Anna you are all very smart) I do not usually follow Publishing news, as I prefer to do the dirty work and just write. As Anna has pointed out in her blog we as indie publishers should be very concerned with apple. As a buyer of fiction or non-fiction I would be wary of apple as well. See her comments below:
Here's the offending statement as it appears in the iBooks Author "About" box: "IMPORTANT NOTE: If you charge a fee for any book or other work you generate using this software (a “Work”), you may only sell or distribute such Work through Apple (e.g., through the iBookstore) and such distribution will be subject to a separate agreement with Apple."
Now, what's independent about that? Not very much, exactly what Apple and the other behemoth Amazon want to incorporate. Of course, authors have the choice with whom to publish, Apple and Amazon aren't shoving this down our throats. But it's sneaky, not very indie at all. Am I surprised? No. Will Apple sever ties with Smashwords? Who knows? If they do, it's no big loss for me, mostly because my ebooks are free. Also because trying to find free ebooks on iBooks is a dismal, frustrating experience.
Take this for what you will, It looks like Apple is trying to coner the market on publishing now as well. Cheers, Adelaye
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