Publish a book to Apple Books in Pages on Mac
You can use Pages to publish a book to Apple Books. Pages generates an EPUB file for the book automatically with settings that you choose. If the book isn’t ready to distribute but you’d like to start advertising it, you can provide the needed information and list it as a pre-order until you’re ready to release it. You can also update books you’ve already published at any time.
Before you get started, do the following:
Save the book in iCloud Drive: If the book is saved on your computer, move it to iCloud Drive (choose File > Move To).
iTunes Connect account: If you have an iTunes Connect account for book publishing, make sure you have the sign-in information for the Apple Account associated with the iTunes Connect account. If not, set up an iTunes Connect account. iTunes Connect is a website that allows you to distribute and manage books on Apple Books.
Table of contents: Most books need to include a table of contents that readers can use to navigate. To set up a book so that Pages can create a table of contents, apply paragraph styles to the headings or chapters in the book. When Pages generates the EPUB file, a table of contents is automatically created based on those paragraph styles. To check the table of contents, choose View > Table of Contents. See Create a table of contents.
International Standard Book Number (ISBN-13): You don’t need an ISBN-13 to publish to Apple Books, but if you have one, have it ready, as you can only enter it the first time you submit a book. If you’re self-publishing a book, you can apply for and obtain an ISBN from the ISBN registration agency where you’re based.
Your book must be reviewed and approved before it’s available on Apple Books. You can check the status of the book in My Books on iTunes Connect.
For more information about publishing to Apple Books, see this Apple Support article or Apple Books Formatting Guidelines. For information about writing, publishing, marketing, and selling your book on Apple Books, see authors.apple.com.