2. Types
• PDF (static or interactive)
• Fixed-layout EPUB (iPad, Nook, Kobo)
• Fixed-layout KF8 (Kindle)
• Multi-Touch books (Apple’s iBooks Author)
• Book apps (Adobe’s DPS/Mag+)
3. PDF
• total control over layout
• can be optimized, limited interactivity can be added
(hyperlinks, buttons)
• coding ability not required
• cannot be sold through usual vendors (Amazon, Apple,
B&N)
• potential for consumer disappointment
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7. Fixed-layout EPUB
• control over layout, but may run into font differences on
different platforms
• best with limited amounts of text
• searchable text
• Read-Aloud and limited other interactivity
• must know some code, difficult to create in code, but with
latest Creative Cloud release can now export from InDesign
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12. Fixed-layout KF8
• similar to fixed-layout EPUB, but Amazon’s proprietary
format
• “available only on these devices”
• must know some code
• Region Magnification, enlarged text
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16. Multi-Touch books
• Apple’s proprietary version of epub, created with free,
Mac-only, WYSIWYG software: iBooks Author
• total control over layout (if you choose)
• no coding required
• easily add interactivity via widgets
• currently only for iPad and Macs running Mavericks
• can create hybrid reflowable/fixed ebook
17. Multi-Touch interactivity
• audio, video
• interactive images, slideshows
• hyperlinks, scrolling content, pop-ups
• hybrid reflowable/fixed ebook possible
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23. Book apps
• total control over layout
• App Store, not iBookstore
• lay out and add interactivity in InDesign
• create free single-edition apps with Adobe’s DPS
• Apple may reject if not enough interactivity
(wants books in iBookstore)
24. Book apps interactivity
• audio/video, animation
• panoramic images, slideshows, pan and zoom, 360° views
• hyperlinks, scrolling content, pull-tabs
• dual-orientation possible (not automatic)