In a move that seemingly spells the death of iBooks Author, Pages for both iOS and Mac can be used to create enhanced digital books that are viewed perfectly in iBooks. Amazon Vs Apple. What looked great on Pages' screen ballooned in size on my iPhone or iPad, sometimes spilling off the edge of the page. Everyone knows that Amazon sells more books than Apple, but it’s becoming obvious that Apple has moved past B&N into the number two position, and Apple is continuing to grow. 75% Upvoted. save hide report. Creatavist Hi guys. Apple Pages vs IBooks Author. This is my first post here so apologies if it is misplaced. This thread is archived. share . 3 comments. Support Communities / iWork / Pages for Mac Search or ask a question Search Apple Communities Reset. According to the contract in iBooks Author, books that writers charge for through the iBooks 2 store are subject to fees, which isn't new — iTunes does the … These are often ideal for educational use – though iBooks Author offers even more extensive tools for that purpose. Open Apple Communities Search. So, did Apple just kill Book Creator? According to iBooks Store Director Keith Moerer, addressing publishers at Digital Book World 2015, Apple’s ebook businesses is gaining 1 million new customers every week. This ebook software is free on the Mac, but any ebook created with it can only be sold through the Apple Books app. Pages also offers fixed-layout ePUB creation, for books with graphical layouts and lots of images. Looks like no one’s replied in a while. Thanks for your help! iBooks Author has a lot of great tools and a user-friendly interface. There was a great debate on Twitter about iBooks Author vs Book Creator back in 2015. Unlike Pages’ previous ePub export capabilities, where you were creating a standard Pages document then exporting it, now the full creation process is optimized for digital books.

To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. I am curious as to which program is more intuitive and better for writing. iBooks Author (iBA) is an e-book authoring application by Apple Inc.Books created with iBooks Author export as ".ibooks" files and can be published to the Apple iBooks Store, or they may be exported as PDF.. Apple released iBooks Author on January 19, 2012 at an education-focused special event in New York City. iBooks Author. In our blog post covering the debate, the last comment said “Will iBooks Author ever be available as an iPad app?”.We knew back then that if they did release iBooks Author on iPad, it would probably spell the end for Book Creator. Is it worth it to shell out $20 for Apple Pages, or is IBooks author better? It does great with ebooks that have a lot of pictures, and you can even insert interactive elements.