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| Apple iPad has an e-book reader built-in to the device. | | | | different file formats to EPUB, so it's a good tool for |
| The iBooks app displays a bookshelf of all your titles. | | | | doing an initial conversion. However, to do a lot of |
| When you tap a book to read, you can tap on the | | | | formatting, you will need a full-powered EPUB editor |
| right or left edge to flip the page or drag the page | | | | like the Sigil. Sigil is a free open-source editor that |
| manually. When looking at your bookshelf, there is | | | | runs on a number of platforms including Mac OS X. |
| also a button to the iBook Store to purchase | | | | If you happen to be an Adobe InDesign CS4 user, |
| books.iBooks is comprised of ebooks using the ePub | | | | you're in luck. The top-of-the-line tool for design and |
| format, which is an open book format that | | | | publishing supports EPUB, and it is possible to create |
| distinguishes the Apple ebook platform from | | | | files that will work on Amazon's Kindle as well. |
| Amazons offerings.The iBooks app is a great, new | | | | Lexcycle, the company that created Stanza, has a |
| way to read and buy books. Just download the app | | | | complete list of the tools for production and |
| for free from the App Store, and you'll be able to | | | | conversion of files here. |
| buy everything from classics to bestsellers from the | | | | Next, there's the inexpensive iStudio Publisher. iStudio |
| built-in iBookstore. | | | | Publisher is a full-fledged desktop publishing application |
| EPUB is the same format used by the popular Stanza | | | | that can export text flows in EPUB format. It's |
| application for the iPhone and iPod touch. It's a free | | | | unclear if iStudio Publisher EPUB files can include |
| and open standard format built by the International | | | | photographs or diagrams. |
| Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF), and it's designed for | | | | While EPUB is a popular format, it's not without |
| reflowable content that can be optimized to any | | | | criticism. The format is great for text-centric books, |
| device which is being used to read a book file. The | | | | but is considered unsuitable for publications that |
| IDPF has championed EPUB as a single world format | | | | require advanced formatting or detailed layout, such |
| that can be used by publishers and conversion | | | | as comic books. |
| houses, as well as for distribution and sale of all | | | | There are also issues with the lack of details on the |
| electronic books. It supports digital rights | | | | links within EPUB books. This makes it impossible or |
| management (DRM) | | | | difficult to link ebooks, or even provide links within an |
| Other electronic ebook readers that currently use this | | | | EPUB book. The standards for annotating EPUB are |
| format includes the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Sony | | | | also lacking, which means that each company using |
| Reader, iRex Digital Reader, and the iRiver Story. | | | | EPUB is coming up with their own way of handling |
| If you're a enterprising publisher and wish to get your | | | | this. |
| e-book into the iBookstore, you'll need a tool to help | | | | If the iPad and iBookstore are the successful |
| you create your document in the EPUB format. | | | | products that they can be, Apple could finally force |
| For Mac users, the choice of tools is very small, but | | | | the industry to adopt a more robust EPUB standard. |
| ok. Firstly, there is the free Calibre e-book | | | | |