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eschwartz · 02-23-2015, 05:13 PM

"Freely download" -- there are plenty such iOS/Android apps. But getting people to use them is the issue.

JSWolf · 02-23-2015, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

"Freely download" -- there are plenty such iOS/Android apps. But getting people to use them is the issue.

If you have iOS 8, you already have iBooks as it is forced upon the user by Apple. The problem is that it's a space waster as you cannot delete it.

HarryT · 02-23-2015, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by eschwartz

"Freely download" -- there are plenty such iOS/Android apps. But getting people to use them is the issue.

Of course there are, yes. My point was that if you have a dozen different ePub 3 books with multimedia content you can use them all in the same app - iBooks. You don't need to download a different app for each one, which will clutter up your screen.

eschwartz · 02-23-2015, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

If you have iOS 8, you already have iBooks as it is forced upon the user by Apple. The problem is that it's a space waster as you cannot delete it.

That may be a problem, but it isn't the problem preventing people from buying and reading EPUB3 multimedia ebooks.

eschwartz · 02-23-2015, 05:39 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Of course there are, yes. My point was that if you have a dozen different ePub 3 books with multimedia content you can use them all in the same app - iBooks. You don't need to download a different app for each one, which will clutter up your screen.

And guess which one people will choose...

Jessica Lares · 02-23-2015, 05:56 PM

They should have put a trial version on their website...

I see a button on it that says "preflight check". It doesn't look like something that would let you copy and paste from like a website and retain the formatting either because it's theme based.

That's just basing it off the screenshots though.

JSWolf · 02-23-2015, 06:17 PM

The problem is that Apple supplies iBooks with iOS 8 and that's what people will use. It's not fully ePub 3 compliant as it's iBookspub compliant. So you will have to write code specifically for iBooks most of the time.

There is a pretty good looking app for iOS called Gitden Reader that handles ePub 3.

murg · 02-24-2015, 04:03 AM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

But that's not ePub 3. That's Apple's version of it and it's not quite the same.

It's the one true version...

tomsem · 02-26-2015, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

iBooks is the primary one, I believe, and that's a program that every iPhone and iPad user has - or can freely download.

The current version of Adobe RMSDK (which incorporates Readium SDK) supports multimedia (on tablets/desktop obviously), as well as many ePub3 features (and let us not forget, 'strengthened DRM workflows'). There are a number of reading apps that use that, including Nook, Kobo, Bluefire, Mantano, Aldiko etc.

http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/rmsdk.html

Purple Lady · 02-26-2015, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by tomsem

The current version of Adobe RMSDK (which incorporates Readium SDK) supports multimedia (on tablets/desktop obviously), as well as many ePub3 features (and let us not forget, 'strengthened DRM workflows'). There are a number of reading apps that use that, including Nook, Kobo, Bluefire, Mantano, Aldiko etc.

http://www.adobe.com/solutions/ebook/rmsdk.html

Are all these reading apps updated to use the latest SDK?

JSWolf · 03-10-2015, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Purple Lady

Are all these reading apps updated to use the latest SDK?

On your desktop/laptop, you do not want any version ADE (or RMDSK) later than 2.x or someday you could be downloading ePub with the new DRM and then you'd be screwed big time.

Purple Lady · 03-10-2015, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by JSWolf

On your desktop/laptop, you do not want any version ADE (or RMDSK) later than 2.x or someday you could be downloading ePub with the new DRM and then you'd be screwed big time.

I know. That's why I was asking.

02-23-2015, 06:17 PM	#22
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 80,803 Karma: 150249619 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	The problem is that Apple supplies iBooks with iOS 8 and that's what people will use. It's not fully ePub 3 compliant as it's iBookspub compliant. So you will have to write code specifically for iBooks most of the time. There is a pretty good looking app for iOS called Gitden Reader that handles ePub 3. Last edited by JSWolf; 02-23-2015 at 06:34 PM.

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02-23-2015, 05:13 PM	#16
eschwartz Ex-Helpdesk Junkie Posts: 19,421 Karma: 85400180 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Beaten Path, USA, Roundworld, This Side of Infinity Device: Kindle Touch fw5.3.7 (Wifi only)	"Freely download" -- there are plenty such iOS/Android apps. But getting people to use them is the issue.

02-23-2015, 05:56 PM	#21
Jessica Lares Wizard Posts: 2,240 Karma: 5759170 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Near Dallas, Texas, USA Device: iPad Mini, iPod Touch (5th gen)	They should have put a trial version on their website... I see a button on it that says "preflight check". It doesn't look like something that would let you copy and paste from like a website and retain the formatting either because it's theme based. That's just basing it off the screenshots though.

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