Apple Books for Authors

Apple Books pays a flat 70% royalty on every ebook sale in over 50 countries, with no pricing bands and no delivery fees deducted, so both a $0.99 title and a $14.99 title return the same high percentage to the author instead of dropping to a lower tier. It has grown into a global storefront with over 100 million monthly users and availability in 50+ countries, which means a single direct listing can reach a worldwide audience reading and listening across iPhone, iPad, and Mac. In at least one reported indie case, a series that passed 500,000 downloads on iBooks generated author income that roughly doubled their Amazon earnings and then continued to outpace them, showing that for some writers Apple Books can function as the primary income engine rather than a secondary “wide” outlet.