Thinking & Planning the EPUB 3 Way

Thinking & Planning the EPUB 3 Way

Perspectives by Online, Publishing and Media Solutions group13th Oct 2011

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What did we originally think:� A book in digital form � Readable on-

� Computers � Smart phones � Tablets �…..

And then we wanted more ….Color, Interactivity, MathML , videos, audio,

semantics, social mobility …..

� There were multiple standards:� ePDF� EPUB � Mobi� HTML…

Each with it’s own feature set but not all together ….

EPUB 3.0 Features

Supports HTML 5 and CSS 3

MathML

Supports for rendering MathML markup

JavaScript

Support scripting in EPUB providing opportunities for user interactivity

Language Support

Enhanced global language supportEnables vertical writing, or defining writing

directions

Semantic Tagging

Supports semantic tagging, a feature introduced HTML-5 will provide advantage of having

improved accessibility

Semantic Inflection

Enhance the reading experience for Users

epub:type=“this is a footnote”

epub:switch=“to MathML”

epub:trigger=“start Playing”

Audio / Video

Audio / Video can be synchronized with text

Comparison

EPUB 3.01. XHTML5

2. SVG appear in spine

3. Support for MathML

4. EPUB Navigation

5. Supports CSS 3

6. Scripting feature - interactivity

7. Audio can be text synch’ed

EPUB 2.0.11. XHTML 1.1 and DTBook

2. SVG nested inside XHTML file

3. Replaced with images

4. NCX Navigation

5. CSS 2

6. No scripting support

7. Not present

Thinking and Planning the EPUB3 way

�JavaScript� Interactivity on textbook exercises� Interactive practical sessions� Interactive children books� Interactivity on STM content

Thinking and Planning the EPUB3 way

�Video and Audio� Cookbooks� for 'how to' learning guides� Subject lectures

Thinking and Planning the EPUB3 way

�Synchronized Text and Audio� For rhymes� Children books� Learning languages

Devices and User Agent on EPUB 3

Popular reading systems yet to support EPUB3 completely

Thinking and Planning the EPUB3 way

� HTML 5 - CSS 3 - EPUB Navigation

� EPUB for Educational textbooks with semantic approach

� Efficiency in handling layout and accessibility

� Opportunities for broader range of interactive products � Books, magazines, professional and educational

textbooks

Conclusion

� Standard is ready and now released

� Content that we were not sure to be good for digital is now much needed content to be digitized!

� Typesetting / composition workflows need to take into account the new requirements

� Back files can be new revenue generators� Add updated content

� Enhance the content with video and audio components

� Work with the service provider to unleash the full potential of EPUB3

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