epub v3: Opportunities & Challenges for Digital Publishing

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1 epub v3: Opportunities & Challenges for Digital Publishing Chow King Wai 10 th Feb ASTRI Proprietary

2 Why Read? Our innate curiosity to explore in a literary world created in words and pictures by the author ( + illustrators/photographers + editor ) Why Read e-book? To explore a virtual world beyond paper & ink 2 ASTRI Proprietary

3 Why not just use PDF? Meant to serve as a common format for page-oriented publication Fixed layout Preserve all the spatial look-and-feel as in the original source De facto standard as a portable document format Same look-and-feel on large and small displays Limited support for multimedia and interactivity 3 ASTRI Proprietary

4 Vision: Adapt to different reading environments 4 ASTRI Proprietary

5 Vision: Adapt to different reading environments & different devices 5 ASTRI Proprietary

6 IDPF epub Reflowable: Able to adapt to different reading systems One for All?! Version 2: Published in 2007 Text Graphics: bitmap & vector Embedded font Support from key players Apple, Sony, Barnes & Noble, Google, Hanvon ( 漢王 ) Except Amazon Kindle 6 ASTRI Proprietary

7 What s missing in epub v2? No multimedia support No special consideration for Asian publication Column-centric viewing: up-to-down, leftto-right Pinyin placed over Chinese character No provision for interactivity No support for Mathematical content 7 ASTRI Proprietary

8 epub v3: Multimedia Audio mp3 & MPEG-4 AAC Karaoke mode for book with auxiliary sound track = = epub v3: Media Overlay or Apple s Read Aloud Video HTML5 video: H.264/AVC, WebM/Vp8, Resource location Inside epub container Located remotely 8 ASTRI Proprietary

9 epub v3: Interactivity Adobe Flash / swf Not officially endorsed (e.g. NOT supported on ios) HTML5 + CSS3 + JavaScript 9 ASTRI Proprietary

10 epub v3: Extra Markup MathML Ruby annotation 10 ASTRI Proprietary

11 epub v3: What s missing? Glossary & Index Dictionary Cross-Publication Linking & Referencing Fixed-format presentation Annotation 11 ASTRI Proprietary

12 Best_of_TOC.epub (renamed to Best_of_TOC.zip) OCF (Open Container Format) : file system model for digital publication in ZIP container OPF (Open Packaging Format) Pub. metadata Table of Content Spine OPS (Open Publication Structure) XHTML CSS Core media types 12 ASTRI Proprietary mimetype META-INF/ container.xml [manifest.xml] [metadata.xml] [signatures.xml] [encryption.xml] [rights.xml] OEBPS/ content.opf toc.ncx apa.html ch01.html ch01s02.html files for the remaining chapters

13 Why HTML5 + CSS + JavaScript? Selective use of proven and emerging web technology Content: HTML5 enhancement audio & video, Ruby annotation, MathML, SVG, SMIL subset, canvas, WebGL Presentation: Cascade Style Sheet Animation: transition & transform Flexible (non-rectangular) layout: regions & exclusion JavaScript: Existing application frameworks: jquery, Sencha touch Existing web service glue : Google Map, etc 13 ASTRI Proprietary

14 e-book e-book e-book e-reader Content Format Shelf 14 版權所有 14 應科院ASTRI Proprietary

15 Opportunity Reading experience beyond text & static graphics Reach out to external web services Reader s Annotation & Comment Feedback to the Author & Publisher Book as a Service Sharing with other like-minded readers Social Reading 15 ASTRI Proprietary

16 epub Reader H/W B&N Nook Color, Sony Reader, BenQ, Hanvon ( 漢王 ) Tablet & Mobile Device ios: ibooks, DL Reader Android: Aldiko, DL Reader, FBReader, Moon+ Reader PC & Laptop epsur at (Win) Adobe Digital Edition (Win & OS X) ASTRI-Bee Edu (Win & OS X) Infogridpacific s AZARDI 8 (Win, OS X & Linux) Online Google, O`Reilly s ibis reader, lovely reader 16 ASTRI Proprietary

17 epub (Format) Production From layout source Adobe InDesign export Scrivener, Pages (Mac OS X) Calibre Sigil epubbuilder from bookbind from UK s Open U ASTRI Proprietary

18 epub Validation flightcrew v2 only EpubCheck v2 and v3 18 ASTRI Proprietary

19 Challenge #1: Production workflow Printed books Author/Source: Text + Illustration/Picture Publisher: Copy-editing + Layout (Adobe InDesign) Printing House: Printing + binding Digital books Author/Source: Text + Illustration/Picture + Audio + Video + Interactivity Multiple authoring tools & methodology? Publisher: Copy-editing + Multi-modal Layout Production tools: not fully integrated yet Digital Rights Management Service enhancement to capture the long tail Which e-readers to target Delivery & maintenance/update 19 ASTRI Proprietary

20 Challenge #2: Reading Experience Consumer cares about e-reading experience & e-book titles not necessarily e-book format Competition: Amazon Kindle Lots of e-book titles Apple ibooks Authoring: free authoring tool with pre-built functional modules / widgets (slideshow, interactive map, etc) Reading: ipad2 + ibooks App decent reading experience 20 ASTRI Proprietary

21 Kindle Format 8 (KF8) / AZW e-book Content Kindle Format Kindle Store Kindle e-reader 21 21應科院 ASTRI 版權所有 Proprietary

22 ibooks e-book Content 22 版權所有 22 應科院ASTRI Proprietary e-book itunes Format Store ibooks App

23 Annotation: ASTRI s contribution Can reference objects inside epub Annotation itself located outside epub Support annotation of annotation Can overlay input from different users 23 ASTRI Proprietary

24 ASTRI s helping hand to promote epub epub v3 reader: ASTRI-Bee-Edu with annotation support Available for free download now! Available in Android Market (search for ASTRI-Bee) 24 ASTRI Proprietary

25 Please use Social Media for feedback Reader/ ASTRI Proprietary

26 Extended Reading IDPF epub specification v2: v3: CSS changes from v2 to v3: Proceedings of O Reilly Tools of Change Conference IDPF Digital Book 2011 Conference 26 ASTRI Proprietary

27 End of Presentation Thank you! Questions are welcome. Our corporate website: 27 ASTRI Proprietary