Learn about the interactive features you can use, and see a couple of demos.
- [Narrator] One of the best features…of using iBooks Author is how easy it is…to add interactivity, because of this wonderful…widget drop down menu.…You can add these items to any iBook…as long as you're starting with a correct template,…one of the actual iBook templates.…If you start with one of the EPUB templates,…down here at the bottom, then when I open it up…you'll see that you have a shortened list…of which kinds of widgets you can add.…Because the EPUB open source format does…support HTML5, which these use,…but there's some proprietary Apple only coding…happening with some of the other widgets.…
So they're only supported with an actual iBook to iBook.…Let me quickly go through these so you understand…what they're for.…Gallery, we just saw.…That's when you have a slideshow and people…can swipe across images.…Media is for when you want to add audio or video…to your iBook.…Review is like a quiz, a sequence of interactive…multiple choice or you can even drag to target,…like which one is the tree and then you'd drag…
Author
Released
9/18/2017- Finding, downloading, and reading free ebooks
- Choosing the right format for your ebook
- Building reflowable EPUBs and fixed-layout EPUBs
- Using tools like Word, Sigil, calibre, Jutoh, Pages, PubCoder, and InDesign
- Adding animation and interactivity such as clickable buttons
- Creating ebooks for the Kindle
- Learning the pros and cons of PDF ebooks
- Creating reflowable and multitouch ebooks with iBooks Author
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 26s
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1. What Is an Ebook, Exactly?
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Different types of ebooks6m 17s
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Where can you get ebooks?4m 50s
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Open and read ebooks5m 59s
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Make an ebook6m 59s
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Distribute and sell ebooks5m 51s
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Choose the right format4m 24s
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2. Reflowable EPUBs
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What's inside an EPUB?5m 47s
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EPUB 2 vs. EPUB 34m 30s
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Make an EPUB on your own5m 49s
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Validate and edit the EPUB4m 30s
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3. Fixed-Layout EPUBs
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Make a fixed-layout EPUB5m 8s
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4. Ebooks for the Amazon Kindle
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5. PDF Ebooks
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Pros and cons of PDF ebooks5m 47s
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6. Ebooks with iBooks Author
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7. Tools and Services
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Pages6m 31s
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Sigil, Calibre, and Jutoh6m 54s
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8. Business Matters
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How to get an ISBN number2m 45s
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Conclusion
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Resources and next steps4m 3s
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