iBooks Author is a revolutionary software from technology giant Apple Inc. What is most distinct about the new application is that it can enable and facilitate creation of new textbooks. Its current users for that purpose assert that the software is indeed the fastest and easiest way to get the task done.
When the company introduced iBooks Author, the software was primarily aimed at writers and publishers of textbooks. As more people get to used it, the application has also become a popular tool for producing picture books, cookbooks, how-to-books, and interactive fiction novels.
Logically, iBooks Author has become a consumer-based electronic publication software. It seems to have been designed specifically for multimedia books and ebooks. Here are the particular features that make the application ideal for people who intend to create their own textbooks.
Use and accessibility
Ebooks that are designed and created using iBooks Author can be stored and read using iPad platform though iBooks 2 reader app. To make it more flexible, iBooks Author now enables exporting of its books to plain text and PDF formats but these may exclude embedded images and some other media.
The interface of the application is similar to that of a popular desktop publishing application called Pages. Thus, users can still enjoy and use familiar features like the page layouts, text editors, text formatting tools, multimedia, and drop and add functions. In addition, there are Widgets, which facilitate inclusion of 3D objects, interactive images, custom HTML, and keynote presentations.
Layout and appearance
Designing the layout and appearance is considered as one of the most tedious processes when producing textbooks. That is why iBooks Author offers six basic templates for starters. A writer can start writing from scratch and at the same time import existing Word and Pages documents.
The textbooks produced are automatically in landscape orientation because iBooks Author is made for iPad platform. The landscape view brings about more interactive features. A book can be especially designed to enable readers to view photo galleries and tap/watch embedded videos.
And who can ignore the textbook Glossary feature? It allows writers to select specific terms and provide definitions. Glossary terms can also be used for cross-referencing. iBooks Author enables users to make multiple-choice reviewers that can be put at the end of every chapter throughout the textbook. Of course, there is a preview feature enabling possible changes before the book is finalized and published.
When the company introduced iBooks Author, the software was primarily aimed at writers and publishers of textbooks. As more people get to used it, the application has also become a popular tool for producing picture books, cookbooks, how-to-books, and interactive fiction novels.
Logically, iBooks Author has become a consumer-based electronic publication software. It seems to have been designed specifically for multimedia books and ebooks. Here are the particular features that make the application ideal for people who intend to create their own textbooks.
Use and accessibility
Ebooks that are designed and created using iBooks Author can be stored and read using iPad platform though iBooks 2 reader app. To make it more flexible, iBooks Author now enables exporting of its books to plain text and PDF formats but these may exclude embedded images and some other media.
The interface of the application is similar to that of a popular desktop publishing application called Pages. Thus, users can still enjoy and use familiar features like the page layouts, text editors, text formatting tools, multimedia, and drop and add functions. In addition, there are Widgets, which facilitate inclusion of 3D objects, interactive images, custom HTML, and keynote presentations.
Layout and appearance
Designing the layout and appearance is considered as one of the most tedious processes when producing textbooks. That is why iBooks Author offers six basic templates for starters. A writer can start writing from scratch and at the same time import existing Word and Pages documents.
The textbooks produced are automatically in landscape orientation because iBooks Author is made for iPad platform. The landscape view brings about more interactive features. A book can be especially designed to enable readers to view photo galleries and tap/watch embedded videos.
And who can ignore the textbook Glossary feature? It allows writers to select specific terms and provide definitions. Glossary terms can also be used for cross-referencing. iBooks Author enables users to make multiple-choice reviewers that can be put at the end of every chapter throughout the textbook. Of course, there is a preview feature enabling possible changes before the book is finalized and published.
Jules Mariano is a full-time freelance search engine and social media marketing specialist and a web developer specializing in web content development. He is the co-founder of VPRO Digital Marketing. He currently writes for BookGator.
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