Liz Castro on the importance to eBooks of Apple’s recent release of iBooks for Mac in its new Mavericks operating system. It means ePub files open by default on people’s Macs, rather than requiring an app or extension download. Of course, this still doesn’t help non-technologically-oriented Windows users, but it’s a start.
The upside for indie authors is that, at least for their Mac-wielding audience, they can also sell eBooks direct in ePub format rather than going through a store and not have to provide detailed instructions on how to view the files.