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http://dx.doi.org/10.9728/dcs.2015.16.1.105

The Implementation of an EPUB3.0-Based Fixed Layout e-Book  

Moon, Hyun-Suk (Korea PolytechnicVI Dept.of Mobile Contents)
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Journal of Digital Contents Society / v.16, no.1, 2015 , pp. 105-112 More about this Journal
Abstract
The recent announcement of the EPUB3.0 e-book standard with enhanced features is expected to bring about much development and change to the production and circulation of e-books. This study thus set out to implement an EPUB3.0-based e-book containing various layout screens and interactive functions to stimulate readers' interest and investigate the production method considering the simultaneous publication of paper book and e-book. As for methodology and content, the investigator completed an edition and layout design and added an interactive function to it with Adobe Indesign CC(2014) and saved it as an EPUB3.0 file. She then opened the save EPUB file in the Sigil program, checked its specific codes and errors, and made revisions for its completion. The completed EPUB3.0 file was put to the test by installing four EPUB viewers, which were capable of implementing the EPUB3.0 features well based on the fitness results of epubtest.org and uploading files, in desktop and mobile devices. The present study claims its significance by implementing an EPUB3.0-based e-book capable of fixed layout and interactive features, cutting down the time and costs to make an e-book considerably by linking and using a production program, and proposing the possibility of simultaneous publication of paper book and e-book.
Keywords
e-book; EPUB; EPUB3.0; Fixed Layout;
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