How can I send a copy of my book created using iBooks Author to my friends without going through the iBook store? It was mentioned this was possible but I haven't found any instructions on how to do this. I don't want my book available to the world
You can put the free books on any media you want: like a dvd.
Try these cloud servers.
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/14-free-megaupload-alternatives/
If I started giving my iBooks away from my site, someone might find an interest in my work and decide they wanted to hire me to make an iBook of some personal event in their life. The moment I sold the book through my web site download, I would break Apple's EULA agreement. Apple would have the right to revoke my use of iBook Author.
You would make a contract with the person you are working for that they own the book not you.
This is similar to you working for corporation xyz and they ask you to write a book.
Of course, seek advice of a lawyer.
Robert
MeCourious wrote:
If I started giving my iBooks away from my site, someone might find an interest in my work and decide they wanted to hire me to make an iBook of some personal event in their life. The moment I sold the book through my web site download, I would break Apple's EULA agreement.
Why would you sell the new book through your website, rather than through the iBookstore? Only iPad owners would be able to read the new iBook, so there is no good reason not to sell it through Apple (except for the 30% they take, but that's the cost of getting to use iBooks Author).
I have no objections to selling the book through the iBook Store. In fact, I prefer it that way. But the current setup of the store shows all books to all people interested in that book. If you made a book around your child's first day in school or their first birthday, would you want someone on the other side of the world viewing it? I wouldn't.
All I'm asking is we have a super simple way to spread our books to whomever we want. If it's ten people, we got that. If it's the whole world, we got that. No jumping to web sites or figuring out Dropbox files or copying to DVDs or any of the other work arounds. Just Apple doing it's usual "It just works" magic on this little problem
I understand your point. But don't forget the real purpose of iBooks Author. Apple wants to sell more iPads. That will happen if more people use iBooks Author because it will spur people to buy iPads to see these new personal books. Anything Apple can do to make this easy will help them achieve their goal in the long run.
Plus, not everyone is tech savy like us. We depend on Apple to take the complexity out of the things we want to do.
Apple will make a profit. Not all iBooks will go to a small group. There will be plenty of 30% cuts to support the process. I was just trying to help them see how they could make the format more popular and eventually sell More iPads.
MeCourious wrote:
All I'm asking is we have a super simple way to spread our books to whomever we want.
And a web link to a file in Dropbox will do exactly that.
I put my ibook proof into a dropbox from my mac then experimented by sending it to myself on my ipad. Safari can't open it and I couldn't get iBook to open it on my iPad. What am I doing wrong?
Hi Vicki.
Here is the simplest way I have found so far to give someone an iNook.
1. Use "Export" function under drop down list for file.
2. Save the file as an iBook somewhere on your desktop or laptop computer.
3. Insert a blank DVD in your laptop or desktop computer.
4. When DVD asks for a file to burn to DVD, point it to your new exported IBook.
5. After burning the disk, give it to the person you want to have the book.
6. The person needing the book should insert the DVD into their desktop or lap top computer.
7. They start up iTunes and connect their iPad to iTunes.
8. They select "File" drop down menu and choose "Add to Library. ..".
9. They point their system to the Ibook file on the DVD file.
10. iTunes will add the book to iTunes.
11. After it has been added to iTunes, they choose Books on iTunes and select that book to send to iPad.
12. iTunes loads book to iPad.
You can replace the DVD steps with Dropbox if that is available.
I know it's a lot of steps but it's worth it. The book looks beautiful and the person receiving it is very happy.
My way compared to yours:
1) Same
2) Same
3) Put it in Dropbox Public folder, copy the URL
4) Give the URL to the person
5) Let him download the file from the URL
6) Drag the file into iTunes
7) Sync
Please confirmed you have:
1) iOS 5
2) iBooks 2 (which is still called iBooks - just get the latest update)
This should work.
That sounds great. Glad you added your comments. I hope Vicki is successful.
The bottom line is you have to sync from iTunes to load the book to your iPad.
Good luck everybody. I
If you're sending a web link, there really is no need to have the person download it to their Mac and sync it in iTunes -- they should be able to go to the link on their iPad in Safari, which will then put up a dialog box asking if they want to open the file in iBooks. If they answer yes, the book will be copied to their iBooks "shelf". This is a solution that I have tested directly, and it works great.
In other words, you should be able to email a link to someone, and all the recipient will have to do is click the link in the email on their iPad, and then click one button when it comes up in Safari. Easy peasy.
Great suggestion!
Tulse, that's a great suggestion. But unfortunately you assume
Everyone knows how to set up a web site with a download button attached. For those who do, your solution will work. But for others who know nothing about web sites, the Dropbox and DVD solution will work. So, we have combined to give multiple solutions to the same problem. A win. Win situation.
MeCurious, you misunderstand -- you don't need to create anything. Safari will generate the dialog automatically whenever it encounters a link to an iBook file.
Tulse, I'm intrigued. I have to admit I'm a little dumb on the process. Can you give me a step by step procedure to the link procedure using Safari? Pretend I know nothing which I don't. Help a guy learn something new.
Thanks.
How to send book from iBooks Author to friends without using Ibook store.
