On Jun 1, 2011, at 2:14 PM, stgoldb...@aol.com wrote:
Regarding the question of whether LiveCode could be suitable for
publishers who want to create interactive eBooks, I agree that such
books would not be published in epub or amz format, but how about an
eBook created with LiveCode as a pure LiveCode standalone that could
be read in the cloud? Then, it would be accessible through
Macintosh, Windows, and eReaders such as iPad that communicate with
the Internet. The question is one of typesetting and laying out the
book so that it looks professional (Scott Rossi quality!?) and also
would have a means to discourage pirating. The advantage of
considering LiveCode is the vast flexibility that it would have in
introducing interactivity within the book. LiveCode's potential for
this presently seems to exceed that of current means of creating
eBooks (such as using Quark Express for the Blio Reader). There is
a growing emphasis on creating eBooks that are not merely electronic
versions of print books, but books that have something extra, the
inclusion of interactivity in the form of hyperlinks, audio, and
movies. Could LiveCode be a significant contributor to this?
You might take a look at InteractBooks.com for the iPad.
It is an app that makes books designed for non-programmers.
Ezra Weinstein attended RunRevLive when it was still mid-beta, but I
think they were finally ready to go to the app store last weekend.
They have a lot of videos on YouTube that you might enjoy.
You re correct that interactive book publishing is very hot these days.
Jim Ault
Las Vegas
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