iBooks Author App: Creating Your Own Multi-Media Books

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Just to add to the "self-publishing" discussion....

Now anyone can create stunning iBooks textbooks, cookbooks, history books, picture books, and more for iPad. All you need is an idea and a Mac. Start with one of the Apple-designed templates that feature a wide variety of page layouts. Add your own text and images with drag-and-drop ease. Use Multi-Touch widgets to include interactive photo galleries, movies, Keynote presentations, 3D objects, and more. Preview your book on your iPad at any time. Then submit your finished work to the iBookstore with a few simple steps. And before you know it, you’re a published author.

more here.

Unfortunately, Apple has been rather prudish, so while one can undoubtedly create, with this program, multi-media porn or erotica books where you can watch a video as well as read about fondling someone's ta-tah's...I'm doubtful that Apple would allow such books to be sold in the iBookstore. Which is a shame as someone is sure to find a way to sell them and *that* online book store is probably going to do very well indeed.

 

[JackLuis]

Sounds like a good deal, until you try to develop the content. I expect most people will just copy and paste their content off the net, and violate copyrights.

SOPA anyone?

 

[Stella_Omega]

SOPA anyone?

Nopa.

I predict an open source version within two months. I'm willing to wait for it.