Learn about how a fixed-layout EPUB is a design replica and doesn't reflow. Fixed-layouts have thumbnail navigation as well as tables of contents. They can have animation, interactive buttons, and a narration or read-aloud feature.
- [Narrator] For certain kinds of eBooks,…the reflowable EPUB format just won't cut it.…You want to have complete control over the design…and layout of every page and every spread.…Normally, you can only get that with a PDF.…But, you can also get that with a fixed-layout EPUB.…For example, a lot of kids' books…are in fixed-layout format.…I'll double click Little Red Hen here,…and you can see that the picture,…which is right below the text, will stay there…even if I resize the page.…
It just shrinks or gets larger as I resize the page.…There are no controls in iBooks to change the type size.…Another example of a fixed-layout eBook…is this one for English Cottage Gardens.…Remember, this was an InDesign file…and we've been working with it as a reflowable EPUB.…But just for fun, I exported it to fixed-layout EPUB,…since that's easy to do in InDesign,…for you to see what it looks like.…So, it looks almost exactly the same as reflowable,…except it's a little hard to read.…
The type is kind of small.…And if I come up here to increase the type size,…
Author
Anne-Marie Concepción
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
Duration
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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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