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Learn more about publishing with Pages or iBooks Author. If you used another book creation tool, use iTunes Producer or the Apple Books Publishing Portal to send your book to us. Note: Book creation is moving to Pages. As of July 1, 2020, iBooks Author will no longer be available to new users. IBooks Author can still be used on macOS 10.15. Apple Books is the single destination for all the books you love, and the ones you’re about to. Browse the Book Store, join Oprah’s new Book Club, keep track of what you’ve read and want to read, and listen to enthralling audiobooks. Explore resources designed to help you tell your story, share your book, and earn money.

Apple is discontinuing two products you’ve probably forgotten about: iBooks Author and iTunes U. As of July 1st, iBooks Author will not be available to new users, and Apple plans to discontinue. Learn how to begin writing your own ebook with Apple's free iBooks Author software. You'll learn the basics and a bit more, including some cool interactive.

If you need to update the content of your book, you’ll need to submit an updated book file. The process of updating your book file is called book versioning. When you submit a new version of your book with an updated book file, customers who purchased your book will automatically be notified if the book is in their Library. They will see the release notes you included in the metadata, informing them what’s new in the updated book file. If they choose to download the new version, it will overwrite the previous book in their Library.

After you submit a new version of your book, you cannot revert to the previous version on Apple Books. If you need to make corrections, you must submit a new version.

Additional information regarding versioning can be found in the Apple Books Asset Guide.

The easiest way to submit a new version of your book depends on how your book was created:

  • If you created your book in Pages or iBooks Author, you can make changes to your files and resubmit from within the app.
  • If you used another book creation tool, use it to make your changes and resubmit the book through iTunes Producer or the Apple Books Publishing Portal.

Note: Book creation is moving to Pages. As of July 1, 2020, iBooks Author will no longer be available to new users. iBooks Author can still be used on macOS 10.15 and earlier, but there will be no new updates. Learn more.

How to update book files with iTunes Producer

  1. Search for your book in the Search iTunes Connect field. Do not use Open Recent.
  2. Make your updates.
    • For cover art, book file, or screenshot updates, select the file you’re updating and press Delete. Drag the new file in to the field.
  3. Confirm that the metadata and pricing panes reflect the correct information.
  4. Save changes.
  5. Click Submit.

If you're updating the book file, enter text in the “What's New in This Version” field, found on the Details pane. What you enter here appears on Apple Books, so customers can see what updates were made.

How to update book files with iBooks Author

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If you created your book in iBooks Author, you should make and submit your updates with iBooks Author as well.

  1. Open iBooks Author and make the updates to your book.
  2. Click Publish in the header, or choose Publish from the File menu.
  3. Follow the instructions until you reach Add Version Info.
  4. Select “This is an update to a previously published book” and click Continue.
  5. Select the current version of the book you're updating and enter a new version number. Version numbers should be a decimal-separated number. Be sure to:
    • List a maximum of two decimals, three components, and four numbers per component. For example: 1111.1111.1111
    • Avoid initial zeros. We interpret 1.01 as 1.1.
    • Keep your versions in numerical order. We consider 1.10 as the next — or updated — version of its 1.9 predecessor.
    • Avoid letters, hyphens, underscores, or other invalid characters.
  6. Click Continue and follow the instructions.

How to update book files with Pages

If you created your book in Pages, you should make and submit your updates with Pages as well.

  1. Open the Pages document and make the updates to your book.
  2. Click “Publish to Apple Books” from the File menu.
  3. Follow the prompts and select “This is an update to a previously submitted book.”
  4. On the next screen, select the correct book title.
  5. On the same screen, you will see a new version number. You can leave this as is or edit it it to a version number of your choice. Version numbers should be a decimal-separated number, like versions 1.0 and 2.0. Be sure to:
    • List a maximum of two decimals, three components, and four numbers per component. For example: 1111.1111.1111
    • Avoid initial zeros. We interpret 1.01 as 1.1.
    • Keep your versions in numerical order. We consider 1.10 as the next — or updated — version of its 1.9 predecessor.
    • Avoid letters, hyphens, underscores, or other invalid characters.
  6. Confirm that the metadata for your book is correct.
  7. Click Upload.

How to update book files on the Apple Books Publishing Portal

  1. Visit the Apple Books Publishing Portal.
  2. Select “Update a Previously Submitted Book” and click Continue.
  3. Select the book you want to update and click Continue.
  4. Choose the correct book file and cover image and then click Continue.
  5. Ensure that the metadata is correct before clicking Upload Book to iTunes Connect.
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Troubleshooting book updates

Can I make updates to the book while it's in review?

Yes. Any changes made will overwrite what was previously submitted and restart the review process.

How do I update my book’s series information?

It depends on whether your series is already linked together on Apple Books. Learn more about updating series information.

Apple Ibooks Author For Windows

Apple is discontinuing two products you’ve probably forgotten about: iBooks Author and iTunes U. As of July 1st, iBooks Author will not be available to new users, and Apple plans to discontinue iTunes U at the end of 2021.

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Existing iBooks Author users will still have access to the app, but it will no longer be updated. Apple says it’s working on a tool that will allow users to transfer content into Pages, and that should be ready soon. As 9to5Mac notes, many of the iBooks Author functions have already been integrated into Pages.

iTunes U will be available to existing customers until the end of the 2020-2021 educational year, and Apple is pointing users to other services like Classroom and Schoolwork. For those publishing content on iTunes U, Apple suggests moving content to Apple Podcasts or Apple Books.

Neither of these changes are surprising, as we haven’t heard much about either app for several years. Since Apple’s other products pick up where iTunes U and iBooks Author leave off, users who may still be clinging to the apps have viable alternatives to choose from.





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