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Fixed-layout ebooks
Create and sell fixed-layout ebooks that display design-heavy content beautifully on Apple devices. -
Easy Setup
Blurb integrates seamlessly into the iBooks Store with one-click submission. -
Get Discovered
Help readers find your story by leveraging your book's title, author name, genre, and tags within the iBooks Store. -
Control Your Reach
Make your book free to others and gain a wider audience, or set your price to be paid per copy sold.
Get Paid
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No Blurb Fee
You choose a pricing tier, which includes the commission for Apple and your profit. Your base cost is $0.00 after paying the one-time conversion fee. -
iBooks Store Fees
Apple charges a 30% commission for all purchases through the iBooks Store. -
Payment
Get paid at the end of the month, 30 days after a sale, when you reach the minimum payment threshold. Choose check or PayPal.
Easy Setup
Step 2: Create your listing
Choose a book from your dashboard, and click 'Sell my book'. Then set up a preview, complete your author profile, and write an enticing description for your book.
Submit it to be published to the Apple iBooks Store.
Step 3: Set your price
For your chosen book, set your price under the Sell & Distribute tab for the listing. Don’t forget your Profit Settings, which determines how you will be paid.
Step 4: Promote your book
Embed a preview on your blog, then share your book on social media with a comment about how to buy it. Share excerpts in follow-up posts.
Compare distribution options
| Format | Blurb | Amazon | Ingram | iBooks |
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| Photo Books |
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Amazon
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Ingram | iBooks |
| Trade Books |
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Amazon |
Ingram
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iBooks |
| Magazines |
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Amazon | Ingram | iBooks |
Ebooks |
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Amazon | Ingram |
iBooks
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Amazon | Ingram | iBooks | |
| Tool | Blurb | Amazon | Ingram | iBooks |
| BookWright |
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Amazon
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Ingram
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iBooks
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| Adobe InDesign Plug-In |
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Amazon
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Ingram
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iBooks |
| PDF Uploader |
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Amazon
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Ingram
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iBooks
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| Distribution | Blurb | Amazon | Ingram | iBooks |
| Volume Printing |
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Amazon
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Ingram | iBooks |
| ISBN Needed? |
Amazon
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Ingram
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iBooks | |
| Fees |
None
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Amazon
15% of list price, +$1.35
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Ingram
22%-55% of list price
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iBooks
30% iBooks
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| Payment: Blurb Check or Paypal |
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Amazon
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Ingram
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iBooks
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Sell and Distribute
Want to see the bigger Self-Publishing picture? Take a look at our Sell & Distribute page.