1. Working with EPUB 3.0:
How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast 2 of 4 in a special series on Understanding Produced by:
EPUB 3.0, co-presented by the Book Industry Study
Group and Digital Book World.
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Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
3. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
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The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
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EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
4. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
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The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
5. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
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The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
6. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
7. Todayâs Panelists
⢠Moderators
⍠Matthew Mullin, DBW
⍠Angela Bole, BISG
⢠Presenter
⍠Ron Severdia, CTO, Metrodigi
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
12. about metrodigi
⢠Conversion house around for about 2 years in the
San Francisco Bay Area, member of the IDPF
⢠Clientele: Time, Salesforce.com, Apple, Triumph,
etc.
13. about metrodigi
⢠Conversion house around for about 2 years in the
San Francisco Bay Area, member of the IDPF
⢠Clientele: Time, Salesforce.com, Apple, Triumph,
etc.
⢠Focused on highly-designed and ßber-interactive
eBooks
14. about metrodigi
⢠Conversion house around for about 2 years in the
San Francisco Bay Area, member of the IDPF
⢠Clientele: Time, Salesforce.com, Apple, Triumph,
etc.
⢠Focused on highly-designed and ßber-interactive
eBooks
⢠Fanatical about books in every way and love
âresurrectingâ old books in digital form
17. the way we were
⢠ePub was born Sept.
2007 from Open
eBook
18. the way we were
⢠ePub was born Sept.
2007 from Open
eBook
⢠eInk was
predominant (ďŹrst
eInk Kindle released
Nov. 2007)
19. the way we were
⢠ePub was born Sept.
2007 from Open
eBook
⢠eInk was
predominant (ďŹrst
eInk Kindle released
Nov. 2007)
⢠ePub2 came
mid-2010
25. timing is everything
Harmonic convergence for
ePub3:
⢠HTML5 is all but ratiďŹed
and Flash is going away for
mobile devices
26. timing is everything
Harmonic convergence for
ePub3:
⢠HTML5 is all but ratiďŹed
and Flash is going away for
mobile devices
⢠CSS3 is well underway with
a decent amount of
browser support
27. timing is everything
Harmonic convergence for
ePub3:
⢠HTML5 is all but ratiďŹed
and Flash is going away for
mobile devices
⢠CSS3 is well underway with
a decent amount of
browser support
⢠JavaScript frameworks are
31. YES!
⢠XHTML5 (and semantic markup) and CSS3
⢠Audio & video (local AND remote, also media
overlays)
32. YES!
⢠XHTML5 (and semantic markup) and CSS3
⢠Audio & video (local AND remote, also media
overlays)
⢠JavaScript
33. YES!
⢠XHTML5 (and semantic markup) and CSS3
⢠Audio & video (local AND remote, also media
overlays)
⢠JavaScript
⢠MathML (just a subset)
34. YES!
⢠XHTML5 (and semantic markup) and CSS3
⢠Audio & video (local AND remote, also media
overlays)
⢠JavaScript
⢠MathML (just a subset)
⢠Global language support (LTR, RTL, vertical
writing)
38. deprecated
⢠Buh bye, DTbook
⢠Tours
⢠Guide (though Apple will continue to
use it â you should use the NCX ďŹle
instead)
39. deprecated
⢠Buh bye, DTbook
⢠Tours
⢠Guide (though Apple will continue to
use it â you should use the NCX ďŹle
instead)
40. deprecated
⢠Buh bye, DTbook
⢠Tours
⢠Guide (though Apple will continue to
use it â you should use the NCX ďŹle
instead)
So long...we hardly knew ya!
43. terminology/structure
⢠Open Publication Structure 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Content Documents 3.0 (BIG change)
⢠Open Package Format 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Publications 3.0 (little change)
44. terminology/structure
⢠Open Publication Structure 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Content Documents 3.0 (BIG change)
⢠Open Package Format 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Publications 3.0 (little change)
⢠Open Container Format 2.0.1 updated to 3.0
45. terminology/structure
⢠Open Publication Structure 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Content Documents 3.0 (BIG change)
⢠Open Package Format 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Publications 3.0 (little change)
⢠Open Container Format 2.0.1 updated to 3.0
⢠New spec for NCX ďŹle: ePub Publications 3.0
46. terminology/structure
⢠Open Publication Structure 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Content Documents 3.0 (BIG change)
⢠Open Package Format 2.0.1 becomes
ePub Publications 3.0 (little change)
⢠Open Container Format 2.0.1 updated to 3.0
⢠New spec for NCX ďŹle: ePub Publications 3.0
Overall, much more uniďŹed from a structure
and code standpoint.
55. audio & video
⢠Nothing new, but now an official standard
⢠MP3 at minimum
56. audio & video
⢠Nothing new, but now an official standard
⢠MP3 at minimum
⢠MP4/AAC optional
57. audio & video
⢠Nothing new, but now an official standard
⢠MP3 at minimum
⢠MP4/AAC optional
⢠Media overlays to do Read Aloud and TTS (via
SMIL, PLS, or SSML)
58. audio & video
⢠Nothing new, but now an official standard
⢠MP3 at minimum
⢠MP4/AAC optional
⢠Media overlays to do Read Aloud and TTS (via
SMIL, PLS, or SSML)
⢠No speciďŹc video format (depends on the device)
63. gravy
⢠Accessibility
⢠Content switching
⢠SVG (now in the spine too)
⢠Readium: an open source project by the IDPF to
promote the ePub 3 standard
65. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
66. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
⢠Video (especially on eInk devices)
67. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
⢠Video (especially on eInk devices)
⢠Audio
68. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
⢠Video (especially on eInk devices)
⢠Audio
⢠JavaScript
69. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
⢠Video (especially on eInk devices)
⢠Audio
⢠JavaScript
⢠Media overlays
70. gone soft
For many items in the speciďŹcations, reader system
support is not mandatory:
⢠Video (especially on eInk devices)
⢠Audio
⢠JavaScript
⢠Media overlays
⢠Canonical Fragment IdentiďŹer (not quite ready for
74. device support
⢠In short: all over the map
⢠Most devices support what I call âePub 2.5â
75. device support
⢠In short: all over the map
⢠Most devices support what I call âePub 2.5â
⢠Backwards compatibility with ePub 2.0.1
remains to be seen
76. device support
⢠In short: all over the map
⢠Most devices support what I call âePub 2.5â
⢠Backwards compatibility with ePub 2.0.1
remains to be seen
⢠We focus on the âfab fourâ: iPad, Kindle Fire,
Nook Color/Tablet, and Kobo Vox.
77. device support
⢠In short: all over the map
⢠Most devices support what I call âePub 2.5â
⢠Backwards compatibility with ePub 2.0.1
remains to be seen
⢠We focus on the âfab fourâ: iPad, Kindle Fire,
Nook Color/Tablet, and Kobo Vox.
⢠Still âwet cementâ
78. device support
Today Future
Bits ânâ bobs Likely in 2012
No* No*
Bits ânâ bobs
Mid-2012
(with DRP)
Bits ânâ bobs Likely in 2012
83. workďŹow: planning
⢠Make ePub part of
your print publishing
workďŹow, not an
afterthought
⢠Font and media
licensing
84. workďŹow: planning
⢠Make ePub part of
your print publishing
workďŹow, not an
afterthought
⢠Font and media
licensing
⢠Media production,
plan your
enhancements (donât
go overboardâserve
88. workďŹow: planning
⢠Marketing planâ
âpiggybackâ your
efforts on the print
release
⢠Fixed-layout or
reďŹowable
⢠Horizontal or vertical
89. workďŹow: planning
⢠Marketing planâ
âpiggybackâ your
efforts on the print
release
⢠Fixed-layout or
reďŹowable
⢠Horizontal or vertical
⢠Metadata gatheringâ
determine the most
95. planning: reality bites
⢠Cross device user
experience canât
currently be
consistent
⢠Amazon is only
halfway embracing
ePub and not likely
to change course
96. planning: reality bites
⢠Cross device user
experience canât
currently be
consistent
⢠Amazon is only
halfway embracing
ePub and not likely
to change course
⢠Reader system
support varied
100. workďŹow: design
⢠Overall sizing of page
elements (especially on
7â screens) when
viewed vertical vs.
horizontal and single
page vs. spreads
101. workďŹow: design
⢠Overall sizing of page
elements (especially on
7â screens) when
viewed vertical vs.
horizontal and single
page vs. spreads
⢠Final aspect ratio(s)
102. workďŹow: design
⢠Overall sizing of page
elements (especially on
7â screens) when
viewed vertical vs.
horizontal and single
page vs. spreads
⢠Final aspect ratio(s)
⢠Relative font sizes
(especially on 7â
104. workďŹow: design
⢠Create templates for
individual devices or a
âsharedâ template for
multiple devices,
including âhot zonesâ
105. workďŹow: design
⢠Create templates for
individual devices or a
âsharedâ template for
multiple devices,
including âhot zonesâ
⢠Create stock
interactive page
elements to reuse in
layouts as
placeholders, e.g.
buttons, videos
109. workďŹow: design
⢠Different layouts for
different screen
sizes, but same look
& feel
⢠Orientation and
format
⢠White space can be
valuable real estate
110. workďŹow: design
⢠Different layouts for
different screen
sizes, but same look
& feel
⢠Orientation and
format
⢠White space can be
valuable real estate
⢠Use InDesign object,
112. workďŹow: design
⢠Break up large
pieces of content
into bite-sized
bits. You donât
have to always
replicate the
printed page! (but
sometimes itâs
nice)
113. workďŹow: design
⢠Break up large
pieces of content
into bite-sized
bits. You donât
have to always
replicate the
printed page! (but
sometimes itâs
nice)
⢠To show larger
items, use pop-
119. workďŹow: preďŹight
Common gotchas:
⢠Fonts not the right format
or missing
⢠Low res or missing images
⢠Double-check InDesign
package exports!
⢠Easier when everything is
all in one design ďŹle, not
separate chapter ďŹles
120. workďŹow: preďŹight
Common gotchas:
⢠Fonts not the right format
or missing
⢠Low res or missing images
⢠Double-check InDesign
package exports!
⢠Easier when everything is
all in one design ďŹle, not
separate chapter ďŹles
⢠Donât âďŹattenâ PDFs
123. workďŹow: production
⢠Prototype in PDF â faster, more ďŹexible,
multiple iterations in a short time
⢠If hiring a conversion house for the ďŹrst time,
ask for a sample (you should feel very
comfortable before committing)
124. workďŹow: production
⢠Prototype in PDF â faster, more ďŹexible,
multiple iterations in a short time
⢠If hiring a conversion house for the ďŹrst time,
ask for a sample (you should feel very
comfortable before committing)
⢠Build in extra QA time
125. workďŹow: production
⢠Prototype in PDF â faster, more ďŹexible,
multiple iterations in a short time
⢠If hiring a conversion house for the ďŹrst time,
ask for a sample (you should feel very
comfortable before committing)
⢠Build in extra QA time
126. workďŹow: production
⢠Prototype in PDF â faster, more ďŹexible,
multiple iterations in a short time
⢠If hiring a conversion house for the ďŹrst time,
ask for a sample (you should feel very
comfortable before committing)
⢠Build in extra QA time
Look into courses/books to train your in-house
129. down & dirty: create
A few tools to do ePub2 âguerrilla bookmakingâ:
130. down & dirty: create
A few tools to do ePub2 âguerrilla bookmakingâ:
⢠Sigil: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/
131. down & dirty: create
A few tools to do ePub2 âguerrilla bookmakingâ:
⢠Sigil: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/
⢠Calibre (from the manual: âIf you need a tool that
always produces valid EPUBs, calibre is not for
you.â): http://calibre-ebook.com/ DO NOT USE
FOR CREATION
132. down & dirty: create
A few tools to do ePub2 âguerrilla bookmakingâ:
⢠Sigil: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/
⢠Calibre (from the manual: âIf you need a tool that
always produces valid EPUBs, calibre is not for
you.â): http://calibre-ebook.com/ DO NOT USE
FOR CREATION
⢠Online services
133. down & dirty: create
A few tools to do ePub2 âguerrilla bookmakingâ:
⢠Sigil: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/
⢠Calibre (from the manual: âIf you need a tool that
always produces valid EPUBs, calibre is not for
you.â): http://calibre-ebook.com/ DO NOT USE
FOR CREATION
⢠Online services
⢠Web development tools such as BBedit, etc.
135. down & dirty: validate
A few free tools to do ePub validating:
136. down & dirty: validate
A few free tools to do ePub validating:
⢠ePub Check: http://code.google.com/p/
epubcheck/
137. down & dirty: validate
A few free tools to do ePub validating:
⢠ePub Check: http://code.google.com/p/
epubcheck/
⢠IDPF Online Validator (less than 10mb):
http://validator.idpf.org/
138. down & dirty: validate
A few free tools to do ePub validating:
⢠ePub Check: http://code.google.com/p/
epubcheck/
⢠IDPF Online Validator (less than 10mb):
http://validator.idpf.org/
⢠FlightCrew: http://code.google.com/p/
ďŹightcrew/
140. down & dirty: readers
A few free tools to do ePub reading:
141. down & dirty: readers
A few free tools to do ePub reading:
⢠Readium (ePub 3): http://readium.org
142. down & dirty: readers
A few free tools to do ePub reading:
⢠Readium (ePub 3): http://readium.org
⢠Azardi (ePub 3): http://
azardi.infogridpaciďŹc.com/
143. down & dirty: readers
A few free tools to do ePub reading:
⢠Readium (ePub 3): http://readium.org
⢠Azardi (ePub 3): http://
azardi.infogridpaciďŹc.com/
⢠Calibre (ePub 2.5): http://calibre-ebook.com
144. down & dirty: readers
A few free tools to do ePub reading:
⢠Readium (ePub 3): http://readium.org
⢠Azardi (ePub 3): http://
azardi.infogridpaciďŹc.com/
⢠Calibre (ePub 2.5): http://calibre-ebook.com
⢠Kitabu (ePub 2): http://www.64.ee/
150. golden rule: KISS
⢠Design: both design
& code are both
grid-based so for
best optimization,
stick
to the grid.
151. golden rule: KISS
⢠Design: both design
& code are both
grid-based so for
best optimization,
stick
to the grid.
⢠Code Structure: limit
the tricks used in
average web markup,
simple page
structure
153. golden rule: KISS
⢠User Experience:
keep
a natural connection
between
enhancements and
the main storyâ
donât overdo it
154. golden rule: KISS
⢠User Experience:
keep
a natural connection
between
enhancements and
the main storyâ
donât overdo it
⢠Usability: make sure
itâs intuitive and not
to difficult to use the
enhancements
159. Thank you! Questions?
Produced by:
⢠Matt Mullin, DBW
⍠Matthew.Mullin@fwmedia.com
⢠Angela Bole, BISG
Sponsored by:
⍠Angela@bisg.org
⢠Ron Severdia, Metrodigi
⍠rseverdia@metrodigi.com
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
160. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide
161. Introducing EPUB 3.0:
Getting Under the Hood of the New EPUB 3.0 Spec
Tues, Feb 21, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
The full Working with EPUB 3.0:
EPUB 3.0 How EPUB 3.0 Will Affect Your Workflow
Webcast Tues, Feb 28, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Series⌠Â
An Alternative to EPUB 3.0:
Inside the New Kindle Format 8 (KF8)
Tues, March 6, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Â
EPUB 3.0 in Action:
Case Study Presented by Kaplan Publishing
Tues, March 13, 2012 from 1pm to 2pm Eastern
Š 2012, Book Industry Study Group | Š 2012, Digital Book World | Slide