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Automated tool for Word to EPUB2 and EPUB3

Thursday, 23 May 2013 10:54 | Written by

Automated tool for Word to EPUB conversionI was taught a Yiddish proverb in my school; mostly many of us would have been taught the same that ‘Time is more precious than money’. It was not sounding so important to me then bu...

Fixed Layout eBook Format

Tuesday, 11 September 2012 12:20 | Written by

What is a fixed layout?

 

Fixed layout means that the content is fixed in the “page” of the reading application (e reader or a reading app). Fixed can mean specific to an area on a single page, either side of the layout (left or right), or even fixed in terms of screen resolution.

Fixed layouts work best for books in which the layout adds value to the content that would otherwise be lost in a dynamic/ reflowable format.

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Until recently, eBooks of ePUB format were simply digital equivalents of hard copy publications. They were just static books with reflowable text and hardly any images. To respond to the increasing demand for more engaging and interactive eBooks, the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) came out with new standards called ePUB3 to enhance eBooks with video, audio, quizzes, animation, images and interactivity using HTML5, JavaScript and CSS...

ePUB 3 – Widens the scope of digital books

Wednesday, 05 October 2011 11:50 | Written by

When it comes to content and information flow, it becomes more efficient when content gets liberated from its physical packaging i.e. to blow up the traditional boundaries that have limited content publishing into books and magazines. With the help of ePUB, we overcome these limitations to deliver the content in a standard publishing format.

 

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