[Stylist] Publish your book with Pages - Apple Support

Tue Jun 25 18:33:54 UTC 2019

Hello Everyone,

I hope you will find the following article useful and that it will inspire
you to publish that great American novel.

By the way, the steps, listed in this article, are completely VoiceOver
accessible for both low vision and totally blind authors in either iOS
and/or Mac OS.  

Enjoy,

Mark

Publish your book with Pages
Publish your book directly to Apple Books from Pages on your iPad, iPhone,
Mac, or online at iCloud.com.

With Pages, you can create a book, then publish it directly to the store in
Apple Books. You can customize your book during the publishing process: add
a cover, set your price or offer it for free, add tags to specify age groups
or subjects, set up a pre-order, customize availability by date and country,
and more. You can also update an already submitted book.
Here's what you need

For Pages on your Apple device, here's what you need:
.	macOS High Sierra or later and Pages 7.3 or later on your Mac
.	iOS 11 or later and Pages 4.3 or later on your iOS device
.	An iTunes Connect account for Apple Books

For Pages online at iCloud.com, here's what you need:
.	Safari 9 or later, or Google Chrome 50 or later for your Mac
.	Internet Explorer 11 or later, or Google Chrome 50 or later for your
Windows PC
.	An iTunes Connect account for Apple Books

Prepare to publish your book
Before you publish your book, check this list to make sure your book is
ready to be published.
.	Use paragraph styles in your Pages document, so your book formats
correctly when published.
.	Save your book in the Pages folder in iCloud Drive. If you're not
using iCloud Drive, set up iCloud on all of your devices and turn on iCloud
Drive.
.	Get your cover image ready* or plan to use the first page as the
cover. If you plan to publish with Pages on an iPhone or iPad, save the
image in iCloud Drive.
.	If you want to use an International Standard Book Number (ISBN-13)
for your book, which identifies books worldwide, have it ready. An ISBN-13
number can't be added after you publish your book.
.	To submit your book successfully, review the submission checklist in
the Apple Books Publisher User Guide before you try to publish.
* A cover image must be in PNG or JPEG format, and must be at least 1400
pixels on its shortest side.

Publish your book
To publish your book, open your document in Pages, provide seller and
version information, enter book information, preview and upload your book,
then finalize your submission.

Open your document in Pages
1.	Open the Pages document that you want to publish as a book.
2.	On iPad or iPhone, tap the More button  , then tap Publish to Apple
Books.On Mac, choose File > Publish to Apple Books.
Online at iCloud.com, click the Tools button  , then choose Publish to Apple
Books.
3.	Tap or click Continue, then sign in to iTunes Connect. If you've
never signed in, on Mac click Create iTunes Connect Account. On an iPad,
iPhone, or online at iCloud.com, sign up for an account.
4.	Tap or click Continue. Beyond this step, any changes you make to the
Pages document won't appear in the published book. If you need to stop the
publishing flow and make changes to the Pages document, just close the
publishing window.
Provide seller and version information
Next, choose the seller of the book and the version:
1.	If your iTunes Connect account has more than one seller, tap or
click the Seller pop-up menu, then choose a seller. All those listed in your
iTunes Connect account appear in the menu-choose any as the seller.
2.	If you're publishing this book for the first time, select "This is a
new book." You can also update a previously submitted book.
3.	Click Continue.
Provide book information
After you provide seller and version information, you can choose a layout
type for your book and enter other information about your book. Not every
field is required, but many fields can help readers find your book in the
Book Store. Here are some tips about the options on this page:
.	If your Pages document is a word-processing document, choose a
layout for your book. Choose Reflowable for books that are mostly text.
Choose Fixed for image-heavy or multi-column documents.
.	To add a subtitle or a series name, in the Title section click the
Add button  . If you're not using a subtitle or series name, click the
Remove button   to remove the field.
.	To add additional roles such as Editor, Illustrated by, Narrated by,
and more, tap or click the Add button   in the Author section, click the
Author pop-up menu, choose a role, then enter a name.
.	If your book is for minors, set an interest age. Or, tap or click
the Interest Age pop-up menu and choose one of the school grade options:
o	To set a minimum grade, set the first option only.
o	To set a maximum grade, set the second option only.
o	To set a grade range, set both options.
o	To set a specific grade, set both options to the same grade.
.	To set up a pre-order, tap or click the Pre-Order pop-up menu, then
choose Yes. To upload your book now, click the Upload Book pop-up menu and
choose Yes. After you upload your book, you'll add pricing, territory
information, and pre-order details in iTunes Connect.*
When you're ready, click Continue. If errors appear, enter the required
information, then click Continue again.
* Your book won't be available in the Book Store until you add this
information in iTunes Connect after uploading your book.
Preview and upload your book
After you enter your book information and click Continue, you can preview
the book and sample EPUB files. The preview EPUB files open in the Books
app.
If you're publishing from Pages online at iCloud.com, the files download to
the default download location on your computer. 
When you're satisfied with your sample, click Upload.
Finalize your submission
After your book successfully uploads to Apple Books, click Go to iTunes
Connect. In iTunes Connect, add pricing and territory information. If you
set up a pre-order, add pre-order details. 
While Apple Books reviews your submission, you'll receive status updates via
email. You can also check your book's review status at any time in the My
Books section of your iTunes Connect account.

Update a previously submitted book 
Open the document and choose Publish to Apple Books. In the Seller screen,
choose the update option, then create a new version number for the book. Add
"what's new" text that describes what's changed in the new version-this will
appear with your book in the Book Store.
In the other publishing windows, most information will be pre-filled, though
you can change most of the metadata or other options. For example, you can
specify a new page range for your sample, add a new category for your book,
and more.

Learn More
.	Use paragraph styles in Pages on iPad.
.	Use paragraph styles in Pages on iPhone.
.	Use paragraph styles in Pages on Mac.

Original Article at:
https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT208716