A Midsummer Night’s Dream - 4 Ways
We view 4 different versions of the Play on the iPad
Edit: Please note that Adobe's Digital Publishing Suite is NO longer an option since this has now been replaced by a different product.
Here is a big decision.
You want to turn Shakespeare's Play A Midsummer Night's Dream into a fancy digital product for the iPad (and other tablet devices possibly).
What are the choices?
Let's have a look at some different versions on the iPad.
I provide a table below the screencast with the various options explained.
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Size of file is: 60 MB
Duration: 00:15:16
915.6 seconds
Further Information
Type | Made with | Advantage | Disadvantage |
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Re-Flowable ePub | InDesign with some editing of CSS | User can change font and type size,compatable with more devices | Difficult to arrange objects on page. Design and layout is not respected. Multimedia might not stay with text. |
Fixed Layout ePub | InDesign with some significant editing of CSS and package OPF file. | Good control over layout through the CSS. Each page is HTML file. Multimedia will stay with text. 'Read aloud' feature is possible. | InDesign will not directly create this type of ePub, but can be made to start the process. Not supported on so many devices. |
Multi-touch book for iBooks | iBooks Author | Author tool free. Easy to build usable and often compelling artefact. All assets embedded including fonts. | No direct relationship to InDesign (if print first). Only distributable through Apple unless free. Only viewable in iBooks on iPad or MAC (with Mavericks). |
Adobe Folio | Adobe Digital Publishing Suite within InDesign | Direct conversion from print ready InDesign. Design and layout respected. Can be shared and proofed through Adobe ID. | Needs Creative Cloud subscription for single editions as well as Apple developer licence. Only Apple iPad unless you have a professional subscription. Apple may not agree to distribute book APP unless it has significant multimedia and interactivity; they prefer you to deliver a book through the iBookstore. |
Filed Under: InDesign • Making eBooks