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LauraBLough · 12-17-2014, 01:32 AM

Instead of "best" maybe I should simply say "functional" as at this point I'd settle for one e-reader per OS that will simply open an epub3 fixed format file and display without changing anything and play the audio encoded into each page.

I have an illustrated children's book which I've added narration and sound effects to. All formatting was done in InDesign. Here are the e-readers I've had a moderate amount of success with so far:

It opens perfectly in iBooks on my ipad but I'm having a hard time finding other readers that will open it correctly.

"Gitden" for android works okay but smooshed my text. In order to make the text display correctly I had to convert all the type to outlines so its not actually type anymore. This seems to work okay so far but it makes it hard to edit anything which I can see being a headache in the future. Gitden also crashes on me a lot, but I'm not sure if this is a universal problem or an issue with my phone (the only android device I'd had a chance to test it on in person so far)

"Epub3 Reader" by TMA for Microsoft opens the file and the only change to the design is the smooshed text (like Gitden). However something about the way it reads the audio coding is off. The narration is set up to automatically play when you turn the page. In Epub3 Reader it plays page 1 narration on the cover page, page 2 narration on page 1, etc. That could be fixed by making the narration not be automatic (people have to click a button to play) but there are a lot of other problems with this program. Its crashes and freezes constantly and you have to have the program already open before you open a file. If you just click the file it will act like its going to open it but never gets past the load screen. According to the reviews, these problems are universal. I have used this program on my Windows 8 laptop. I haven't tried it on a Windows phone or tablet.

Does anyone know of e-readers that work better for epub3 fixed format w/ audio for Android, Microsoft, or other OS? I like iBooks for ipad, but are there other i-apps I should take a look at?

Any other suggestions on how to fix the altered text other than converting it to outlines?

Any one else have experiences with Gitden or Epub3 Reader that are better than mine?

12-17-2014, 01:32 AM	#1
LauraBLough Junior Member Posts: 6 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2014 Device: ipad and kindle	Best epub3 fixed format readers? Instead of "best" maybe I should simply say "functional" as at this point I'd settle for one e-reader per OS that will simply open an epub3 fixed format file and display without changing anything and play the audio encoded into each page. I have an illustrated children's book which I've added narration and sound effects to. All formatting was done in InDesign. Here are the e-readers I've had a moderate amount of success with so far: It opens perfectly in iBooks on my ipad but I'm having a hard time finding other readers that will open it correctly. "Gitden" for android works okay but smooshed my text. In order to make the text display correctly I had to convert all the type to outlines so its not actually type anymore. This seems to work okay so far but it makes it hard to edit anything which I can see being a headache in the future. Gitden also crashes on me a lot, but I'm not sure if this is a universal problem or an issue with my phone (the only android device I'd had a chance to test it on in person so far) "Epub3 Reader" by TMA for Microsoft opens the file and the only change to the design is the smooshed text (like Gitden). However something about the way it reads the audio coding is off. The narration is set up to automatically play when you turn the page. In Epub3 Reader it plays page 1 narration on the cover page, page 2 narration on page 1, etc. That could be fixed by making the narration not be automatic (people have to click a button to play) but there are a lot of other problems with this program. Its crashes and freezes constantly and you have to have the program already open before you open a file. If you just click the file it will act like its going to open it but never gets past the load screen. According to the reviews, these problems are universal. I have used this program on my Windows 8 laptop. I haven't tried it on a Windows phone or tablet. Does anyone know of e-readers that work better for epub3 fixed format w/ audio for Android, Microsoft, or other OS? I like iBooks for ipad, but are there other i-apps I should take a look at? Any other suggestions on how to fix the altered text other than converting it to outlines? Any one else have experiences with Gitden or Epub3 Reader that are better than mine?