Q: Distribution of free ibook
Hi,
I intend to distribute my iBook for free. Can I just upload the .ibook to my website and allow downloads (is this really allowed under the license?)
thank you
iPad
Posted on Apr 6, 2012 12:09 AM
Yes. You can make your book available for free, even in .ibooks format. You don't need Apple's permission to do this, and you can distribute the file any way you like.
If you want to charge money for it and the book is in ibooks format, you must sell it through the iBookstore.
If the book in some other format, PDF or ePub (I believe you cannot actually generate ePub with IBA), there are no restrictions. You can sell it or give it away by whatever means you choose without owing anything to Apple.
See here for the relevant section of the FAQ:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5071#2
Michi.
Posted on Apr 6, 2012 2:49 AM