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ebooks and comics

Jun 15, 2012 12:16 AM

Tags: #buttons #indesign #ebook #epub #linking #comics #ibooks

I would like to create an ebook where the reader can touch a button to open a comic.

I have the text version of the ebook ready, created in InDesign CS6, viewable through the ibook app with the text styled and looking correct. I have also created a comic, also created in InDeisgn CS6, that works well using Adobe Content Viewer on my iPad - it's been designed to be viewable in vertical and horizontal. What I would like to do now is to link the two so that the reader can press a button (or something similar) in the ebook and open the comic to be viewable in vertical and horizontal.

Please could someone tell me if this is even possible, and if so, how I would go about creating this.

Thanks

569 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: petherickjester, Jun 16, 2012 4:32 AM

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1. Bob Levine,

Jun 15, 2012 4:37 AM in reply to petherickjester

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Not possible. For comics you can look into fixed layout epub which is supported in iBooks.

Bob

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2. petherickjester,

Jun 15, 2012 4:59 AM in reply to Bob Levine

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Thanks. I'll look into the fixed layout option.

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3. Laubender,

Jun 15, 2012 6:07 AM in reply to petherickjester

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Maybe there is a way with the new "copy link" feature of DPS v20 so the user could view the folio of the comics app in a web browser?

See the section "Web Viewer" at Johannes Henselers' website:

http://digitalpublishing.tumblr.com/post/22313061669/adobe-releases-v2 0-of-dps

and an example from Johannes (with a "pinch & zoom" overlay) at:

http://stage.adobepublish.com/s/f72c05c4-8e54-4ea6-a633-aeb5b8738511/7 -hawaii.html

Uwe

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4. petherickjester,

Jun 16, 2012 4:32 AM in reply to Laubender

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I like the idea, Laubender. But it's not right for what I'm looking to acheive. However, it's given me an idea for something else! Thanks for the response. Much appreciated.

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