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Explore resources to help you publish content, track your sales, and more.

Account Setup

Create an Apple Books account

Learn how to create an iTunes Connect account to offer or sell books on Apple Books.

Account Setup

How to use iTunes Connect

Get an overview of the features in iTunes Connect that will help you manage your books.

Account Setup

Agreements, tax, banking, and compliance

To sell books on Apple Books, you must provide tax and banking information.

Account Setup

Set up tax information in iTunes Connect

To sell books on Apple Books, you must submit the required tax forms for your country.

Account Setup

Provide banking information in iTunes Connect

To sell books on Apple Books, you must provide banking information.

Account Setup

Users and roles in Apple Books

Set up users and assign roles in iTunes Connect to manage your Apple Books account.

Account Setup

Opt in to email notifications

Learn how to receive email notifications to keep up to date on your book status, agreements, payments, financial reports, and tickets.

Publish Your Book

Prepare your book

Learn more about preparing digital book packages and how to format them.

Publish Your Book

Metadata

Providing book metadata, including book title, category, and description, helps readers find your book on Apple Books.

Publish Your Book

Submit your book

Before you submit your book to Apple Books, follow this checklist to prepare and validate your files.

Publish Your Book

Set up a book for pre-order

Learn how to set up a pre-order on the Apple Books Publishing Portal.

Publish Your Book

Use Pages to publish to Apple Books

Learn how to create and publish using Pages.

Publish Your Book

How to publish your book from the web

Learn how to publish your book to Apple Books from our publishing portal.

Manage Your Book

Manage your book in iTunes Connect

Use iTunes Connect to check book status and update metadata, pricing, and promotions.

Manage Your Book

How to check your book status

See how to check the status of your book before it’s published to Apple Books.

Manage Your Book

How to use catalog reports

Catalog reports summarize the status and details of your book, including metadata, pricing, pre-orders, and more.

Manage Your Book

Understanding tickets in iTunes Connect

Learn how to address tickets opened by Apple Books to address problems with your ebook submission.

Manage Your Book

How to submit and manage a book series

Learn how to link books in a series, add new books to a series, and update series information.

Manage Your Book

Remove your book from sale

Learn how to remove a book from sale.

Manage Your Book

How to edit book details

See how to update book details, including the book title, description, category, and sample in iTunes Connect.

Manage Your Book

How to edit book files

See how to update the content of your book by providing a new file via Pages or the web.

Manage Your Book

Apple Books search

Learn more about the search function on Apple Books and how users can find your ebooks and audiobooks.

Manage Your Book

Apple Books Volume Content Service

Volume Content Service (VCS) allows schools and businesses to purchase and distribute books through redeemable codes.

Market Your Book

Apple Books promo codes

Learn how to request promo codes to offer your book to select readers at no cost.

Market Your Book

Market your books

Access marketing resources, including promo codes and badges, to help you promote your books on Apple Books.

Market Your Book

Link to Apple Books

Create links and Apple Books-approved badges to promote your book on third-party websites.

Market Your Book

Apple Books ratings and reviews

Readers can leave ratings and reviews of your books and audiobooks on Apple Books.

Market Your Book

Apple Books Affiliate Program

Promote your book and earn additional commissions through the Affiliate Program.

Manage Rights and Pricing

Manage book rights and pricing

Learn how to update your book’s rights, pricing, and territory availability in iTunes Connect.

Manage Rights and Pricing

Set up promotional pricing

Set up promotional pricing for your books to offer a discounted price for a specific time period.

Manage Rights and Pricing

Copyright and digital rights management (DRM)

Learn about resources to control the copyright and digital rights management (DRM) for your books on Apple Books.

Sales and Payments

Sales, trends, and reports

Learn about the reports available to track your sales by region and date.

Sales and Payments

Payments and financial reports

Download financial reports that include monthly earnings and payments from Apple Books.

Sales and Payments

Apple Books payments

Find out when and how you will be paid for sales on Apple Books.

Audiobooks

How to sell audiobooks on Apple Books

Learn how to distribute and sell audiobooks on Apple Books by working with one of our preferred audiobook partners.

News

October 17, 2024

Holiday season delivery schedule

If you plan on releasing a book on Apple Books between November 25, 2024, and January 6, 2025, remember to check the following delivery deadlines.

News

March 21, 2024

New BISAC subject headings, 2023 edition

Apple Books now accepts BISAC Subject Headings, 2023 Edition.

News

March 12, 2024

Payments and proceeds data available sooner each fiscal month

Payment information for the previous fiscal month will begin appearing in Payments and Financial Reports after the first Wednesday of the current fiscal month.

News

October 18, 2023

Holiday season delivery schedule 2023

If you plan on releasing a book on Apple Books between November 27, 2023, and January 2, 2024, remember to check the following delivery deadlines.

News

June 28, 2021

Change to sales reports

Transactions related to redownloads will be deprecated from summary and detailed sales reports for ebooks in July 2021.

News

April 17, 2023

Apple Books now accepts images up to 5.6 million pixels

Apple Books now accepts EPUBs with interior images of up to 5.6 million pixels.

News

March 02, 2023

New BISAC subject headings

Apple Books now accepts BISAC Subject Headings, 2022 Edition.

News

December 14, 2022

Introducing Apple Books digital narration

Learn how Apple Books now allows you to create digitally narrated audiobooks from an ebook.

Audiobooks

Apple Books digital narration

Apple Books makes it easy to create digitally narrated audiobooks from an ebook using natural-sounding text-to-speech technology.

Manage Your Book

Book availability

Review the countries and regions where you can sell ebooks and audiobooks on Apple Books.

Guides

Apple Books Asset Guide

Learn about compliance standards for audio, video, images, and EPUB files.

Guides

Apple Books Formatting Guidelines

Avoid common mistakes, and follow our guidelines to create books, art, and metadata optimized for Apple Books.

Videos

Sales and trends

Find out how to use Sales and Trends to see how your books are selling.

Guides

iTunes Connect Sales and Trends Guide

Use Sales and Trends to track the performance of your books.

Guides

iTunes Connect Payments and Financial Reports Guide

Learn the requirements for getting paid and how to get the most out of your financial reports.

Guides

Reporter User Guide

Use Reporter to automate your report downloads.

Guides

Apple Books Promotional Artwork Guidelines

Follow these guidelines and best practices for creating promotional artwork.

Guides

Apple Books Book Package Specification

Learn how to use XML specifications for books.

Guides

Audiobooks Specifications

Use the Apple Audiobook Package to format and deliver audiobook content to Apple Books.

Guides

Transporter User Guide

Learn how to use Transporter to make deliveries to Apple Books.

Guides

Schema Validation Guide

A technical guide for validating metadata XML files using iTunes Relax NG schemas.

Guides

Pages User Guides

Learn how to use Pages to create and publish stunning books. Download guides for Mac, iPad, iPhone, and iCloud.

Guides

Audiobooks Formatting Guidelines

Format audio files, art, and metadata to optimize the listener experience and discovery.

Videos

iTunes Connect basics

Get to know iTunes Connect and learn how to prepare, deliver, and manage your books.

News

October 27, 2022

Apple Books Promote

Create marketing assets through Apple Books Promote and generate custom retail landing pages.

News

October 20, 2022

Thema 1.5

Thema 1.5 is now supported by Apple Books.

News

October 18, 2022

Holiday season delivery schedule

If you plan on releasing a book on Apple Books between November 28, 2022, and January 2, 2023, remember to check the following delivery deadlines.

News

October 04, 2021

Apple Books now supports audiobook pre-orders

Pre-orders are now available for audiobooks on Apple Books.

Account Setup

Manage Digital Services Act compliance information

If you’re a trader, the European Union Digital Services Act (DSA) requires that you provide certain identification information to be displayed on your Apple Books product pages to consumers in the EU.

Account Setup

Required tax forms

Learn more about country-specific tax form requirements for Apple Books.

Guides

Flowing example EPUB

Download a sample EPUB with content, formatting suggestions, and guidance on how to implement these features.

Apple Books support

If you have questions about setting up your Apple Books account or publishing your book, contact Apple Books support.

Apple Books Guides

Find details about packaging and submitting your content to Apple Books.

Apple Books Asset Guide

Get a better understanding of compliance standards and requirements for EPUB files.

Apple Books Formatting Guidelines

Find out how to format your books to optimize the reader experience and discovery.

Book Package Specification

Understand the file types and metadata required when packaging your book for delivery to Apple Books.

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