Publishing In iBooks question

In my case, less than a week.

It generally takes a week to ten days for approval.

How did you get your book published in the store?

For an author without a distribution deal with a major publisher, it's usually necessary to go through one of the aggregators. A list of the eight currently-approved aggregators can be found here:

https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/wa/apply

Select "Books" from the pulldown menu, click the Continue button, and on the following page there will be a link to the approved aggregators.

Regards.

No, if you get an ISBN and you have created a properly formatted epub, you don't have to use an aggregator now, Dave:

http://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/ipad/howto_self_publish_in_apples_ibookstore_for_the_ipad163115.asp

But if you don't know what you're doing with epub (it's nowhere as simple as just running your document through calibre), your life will be a lot simpler with an aggregator.

You don't have to use an aggregator, no. But Apple says that they don't pay until certain earning thresholds are reached, which for an independent author may delay payments, possibly for quite a while. So working with an aggregator may be the most, or indeed only, practical solution for most individuals.

Regards.

Yes, that's a good point, Dave.

Just to clarify for anyone reading, the URL is:

https://itunesconnect.apple.com/WebObjects/iTunesConnect.woa/wa/apply

itunesconnect.com is an empty domain that will lead people to what is in essence a set of ads.

Some useful information about creating EPUB versions can be found here:

http://blog.threepress.org/2010/04/05/ibooks-and-epub/

http://www.pigsgourdsandwikis.com/2010/04/ibooks-on-ipad-first-glance.html

Regards.

Message was edited by: Dave Sawyer

My book has been pending for 11 days, since upload on June 22nd...now July 3rd. Is anyone else experiencing this wait time?

Yep - I uploaded mine on June 27 and it's still pending today July 08... so frustrating.

RE 'Apple says that they don't pay until certain earning thresholds are reached' - does anyone know what the thresholds are?

From Apple's: EBOOK AGENCY/COMMISSIONAIRE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, Section 5: Commission; Tax; and Reporting, paragraph (c)
"After deducting Apple’s commission, and any taxes collected by Apple under
Section 5(f) hereof, from eBook Proceeds, Apple shall either remit to Publisher,
or issue a credit in Publisher’s favor, subject to Apple’s standard business
practices, including minimum monthly remittance amount thresholds determined
by Apple (e.g., $150), the remaining balance by electronic funds transfer (“EFT”)
no later than forty-five (45) days following the close of the previous monthly
sales period. ..."