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Old 10-20-2011, 06:34 PM   #1
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Interactive book question

I've read articles that have described interactive books, and I would like to design one myself. I'd like to produce an algebra book that contains written text (for those who learn best by reading), as well as short video lectures (for auditory learners), and automated drills (to put what you have learned into practice).

Here's my question -- Is the infrastructure in place to create an interactive book?

It doesn't look like the mobi file format can be used to include things like video and automated drills. Amazon does have a Kindle Development Kit (KDK) for the Kindles, but it is just a beta program, doesn't support video, and only a select few seem to have access to this program.

The Kindle Fire does support video and automated drills, but seems to be missing the book side of things. Are there any interactive android books? I could do everything in a website, but I'd prefer to encapsulate this as a book that I can sell through the Amazon bookstore.

I'm just interested in any insights that the Mobileread users might have-- even if you don't have any answers for me.

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