Apple Books Onboarding Checklist — The Open Source Student

1) Account Setup (manual, owner-required)

• Sign in to Apple Books Connect: https://authors.apple.com/
• Complete agreements, tax, and banking setup
• Verify publisher profile and contact details

2) Book Listing Package

• Title: The Open Source Student
• Subtitle: Practical AI & Open-Source Skills for Real-World Execution
• Author: Nick Cerbone
• Description / marketing text
• Categories and BISAC mapping
• Language, publication date, regions

3) Files

• EPUB upload (Apple Books compliant)
• Cover upload (front cover image)
• Apple Books Preview validation pass

4) Pricing

• Base price and territory pricing grid
• Availability windows

5) Launch

• Submit for review
• Confirm storefront availability
• Save Apple Books ID in dashboard metadata

Required Manual Inputs

• Apple account owner acceptance of legal agreements
• Tax and banking confirmations
• Regional rights decisions