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New Apple Books messaging

Vincent Berg 🚫

Since I'm a part of their affiliate program, I got a detailed list of instructions concerning Apples move away from iBooks and using Apple Books in the future.

I gave up on iBooks long ago, as the sales were never substantial, and the extra work just didn't justify the effort, and I've instead relied on 3rd parties (currently Draft2Digital, or D2D) to make my stories available on Apple products (personally, SW epub downloads are easier to load and manage), but I'm glad I don't have to follow these guidelines.

They are massive, extensive and tedious! Just reading it, I felt as though I was signing away my first five children!

I wish Apple luck, as they've got a very loyal following, but I'm not about to design any books for their new Apple books program. It's just so much easier making the books readable on ANY format via epubs. Though I'll have to see how my current books appear when viewed in the new Apple Books app.

Again, this is mostly a self-serving rant, as I seriously doubt anyone else is stupid enough to target specific outlets, and only a few of us bother publishing anything, but I just had to vent a bit.

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Dominions Son 🚫

A rant a day keep insanity away. :)

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Vincent Berg 🚫

@Dominions Son

A rant a day keep insanity away. :)

Or at least transfers my insanity to other people less afflicted with their own!

Sometimes, an affliction is better shared among many, than carried entirely by oneself (or at least that's what I keep telling myself). 'D

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Not_a_ID 🚫

@Vincent Berg

Or at least transfers my insanity to other people less afflicted with their own!

Sanity is overrated anyway, madness is much more interesting.

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Vincent Berg 🚫

@Not_a_ID

Sanity is overrated anyway, madness is much more interesting.

That's what my shrink says, as she's depositing my checks!

Ross at Play 🚫

@Dominions Son

A rant a day keep insanity away. :)

Kinda depends on how long the rant is, dont ya think? :-)

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Vincent Berg 🚫

@Ross at Play

Kinda depends on how long the rant is, dont ya think? :-)

Yeah, any rant lasting longer than a day is hopeless (both for the one ranting and anyone listening (so claims a famous excessive ranter)).

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joyR 🚫

@Vincent Berg

Yeah, any rant lasting longer than a day is hopeless (both for the one ranting and anyone listening (so claims a famous excessive ranter)).

So, the noun used for a rant lasting more than a day..??

Crumbly Writer - Crant

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Vincent Berg 🚫

@joyR

So, the noun used for a rant lasting more than a day..??

Crumbly Writer - Crant

Again, I freely plead guilty—whatever the hell a "Crant" is. ("C" + "rant", possibly?)

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joyR 🚫

@Vincent Berg

Again, I freely plead guilty—whatever the hell a "Crant" is. ("C" + "rant", possibly?)

Ok, so italics don't show up well. Let's try bold.

Crumbly Writer - Crant

Argon 🚫

@Vincent Berg

At least the SOL downloads in the ePub format are handled equally well as in iBooks. No problems. From the reader's side, it's just another name for the app. Sorting of your books is a bit different too, not better, not worse, just different.

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