Type and save text from reader on epub?

tranceplante · 09-20-2013, 12:57 PM

Hello gang!

This is my first post. I am a epub developer. Well kind of a graphic designer recycled into epub since I'm not bad with html/css. basically I read a lot of topics here when I have issues. So thank you all for answering most of my questions.

Basically I work on tons of epubs for the publishing firm I work for.

At this point I was wondering if it was possible to create an epub with a little section where the reader could enter some text in a page and could save that text so the next time the reader opens that epub the text would still be there.

cheers

Jellby · 09-20-2013, 03:20 PM

Nope.

At least not with ePub 2. Maybe with ePub 3, which could support some scripting.

But many reading apps/devices support some kind of annotation functionality that can be used for that purpose.

Doitsu · 09-20-2013, 04:26 PM

It's definitely possible with ePub3 readers that allow access to Local Storage via JavaScript, for example, the iPad and other iDevices.
Here's a link to an older video by French publisher Walrus studios that shows how user input is used to manipulate text.

tranceplante · 09-21-2013, 03:28 AM

Oh thx^ almost what im looking for. More details would help a bit.

Cheers

tranceplante · 11-26-2013, 10:26 AM

Anyone?

09-20-2013, 12:57 PM	#1
tranceplante Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: epub	Type and save text from reader on epub? Hello gang! This is my first post. I am a epub developer. Well kind of a graphic designer recycled into epub since I'm not bad with html/css. basically I read a lot of topics here when I have issues. So thank you all for answering most of my questions. Basically I work on tons of epubs for the publishing firm I work for. At this point I was wondering if it was possible to create an epub with a little section where the reader could enter some text in a page and could save that text so the next time the reader opens that epub the text would still be there. cheers

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09-20-2013, 03:20 PM	#2
Jellby frumious Bandersnatch Posts: 7,516 Karma: 18512745 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Spaniard in Sweden Device: Cybook Orizon, Kobo Aura	Nope. At least not with ePub 2. Maybe with ePub 3, which could support some scripting. But many reading apps/devices support some kind of annotation functionality that can be used for that purpose.

09-20-2013, 04:26 PM	#3
Doitsu Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,584 Karma: 22735033 Join Date: Dec 2010 Device: Kindle PW2	It's definitely possible with ePub3 readers that allow access to Local Storage via JavaScript, for example, the iPad and other iDevices. Here's a link to an older video by French publisher Walrus studios that shows how user input is used to manipulate text.

09-21-2013, 03:28 AM	#4
tranceplante Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: epub	Oh thx^ almost what im looking for. More details would help a bit. Cheers

11-26-2013, 10:26 AM	#5
tranceplante Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 10 Join Date: Sep 2013 Device: epub	Anyone?