Self-publishing on the iBookstore

Looks like self-publishers will be able to get into the iBookstore through Smashwords. According to DigitalBeat:

Smashwords, a site where writers can publish their own e-books, said today it has signed a distribution deal with Apple to put its books into the iPad iBookstore. Mark Coker, chief executive of Smashwords, said in an email to authors that his company has been working on the deal ever since the iPad was announced. And, yes, this means that unpublished authors can sell their work on the Apple iPad at virtually no cost

DigitalBeat: Self-published e-books to make it to Apple’s iPad for almost no cost