Apple Books for Authors vs Kobo Writing Life

A self-publishing platform for the Apple Books ecosystem. Books can be published through an iTunes Connect account. Authors get 70% royalties on each e-book, regardless of price and can publish books for free. The platform provides tools for preparing books for publication, including converting from Word to EPUB, KF8, or PDF, creating covers, formatting files and creating beautiful page structure. It also makes it easy to convert a book into an audiobook with digital narration.

Self-publishing platform for the world's second-largest book ecosystem, spanning 190 countries. It allows to publish ebooks and audiobooks, which can be distributed not only through the main Kobo store, but also through OverDrive (in public libraries), Kobo Plus subscription service and online stores of leading retailers. Authors earn up to 70% in royalties (sent directly to your bank account), own the rights to their books, set prices, and run their own advertising campaigns. Kobo doesn't require exclusivity, so you can self-publish your books anywhere. You can track updates in real time with detailed sales analytics (by country, date and reading activity of Kobo Plus subscribers) in a convenient dashboard.