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Writing E-Books w/ iBook Author and Other Programs. Tech Fair Presentation Kenneth Taira 2/24/12. By PresenterMedia.com. Platform Considerations. The main e-book file formats are: .txt – Text files .pdf – Acrobat portable document files .epub – .iba – New ibook reader format
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Writing E-Books w/ iBook Author and Other Programs Tech Fair Presentation Kenneth Taira 2/24/12 By PresenterMedia.com
Platform Considerations • The main e-book file formats are: .txt – Text files .pdf – Acrobat portable document files .epub – .iba – New ibook reader format Kindle reads .pdf and .azu Others: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_e-book_formats
iBooks Author • Announced in January • Can create .iba format for the new ibooks reader which includes support for iPads, iPhones and iPods
iBooks Author • Can distribute free files on your own website • If you will charge a price, it must be sold through Apple Online Store (30% cost)
Epub Converters • Epub2go.com (online) • Calibre • ECub
Professional Programs • Adobe InDesign (steep learning curve) • Oxygen xML • Quark Express • PageMaker • Scriven
Free Windows .epub Editors • ePuper – epuper.de • Sigil – (lots of hand-coded XML)