iBooks Author allows anyone to create beautiful Multi-Touch textbooks — and just about any other kind of book — for iPad. This can include galleries, video, interactive diagrams, 3D objects, and more. Please see link below for more information. http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/ It allows you to add new functionality not supported by it through widgets. By what …read more
3 basic Levels of Quality Checks an eBook conversion house must maintain!
For all those seeking an eBook conversion house to create their digital titles, I recommend that you insist on asking your conversion partner for their Quality inspection documents. QA processes are essential in ebook conversions and according to me every ebook conversion project must undergo the following 3 levels of QC checks; Level 1 – …read more
App Framework for Interactive books for iOS devices
Many of our clients for eBook conversion are looking for iOS apps for their books mainly children books, comics or books that will lend to animation and interactivity. The App segment adds new customers and is different from the book segment. To cater to these needs Reality has now developed an App framework for books. …read more
Essentials of an “ePub post-production” checklist
Though the ePub may get validated by the ePubcheck but sometimes some errors may creep up that might affect the overall quality of the eBook. Here is a checklist that can be helpful in case you face such problems:- 1. epubcheck-3.0b4: Verify that the ePub has passed “epubcheck-3.0b4”. If the ebook has any error, then …read more
Bye Bye ePubs – Hello HTML5 browser based reading!
I was at a publishing conference recently and someone asked the question “Why do publishers struggle to adopt to digital technologies?” My answer was “I got two words for you ‘CHANGE MANAGEMENT’ “. The big name publishers (also known to many as the Dinosaurs) have always shown resistance to change. Technologies are bringing about disruptive …read more
