iBooks Author is the first tool of its kind. Never before have publishers, authors, and content creators had a tool for making dynamic, interactive ebooks in a WYSIWYG environment. This book is intended to get you up and writing in iBooks Author. You’ll learn what to expect from this new tool and what its strengths and limitations are. You’ll see how you can create beautifully designed pages and how you can bring those designs to life with interactive content in ways that, before now, were only possible in a web browser on the Internet. You’ll also find out how to navigate the occasionally tricky terrain of Apple’s ecosystem so that you can get your book published to the iBookstore.
Nellie McKesson is a production specialist at O'Reilly Media, where she focuses on ebook development and improved production processes while also overseeing book reprints and errata. She began as a print layout specialist with an expert knowledge of InDesign. She's currently experimenting with a new production workflow using CSS to transform XML documents to print- and web-friendly PDFs. Nellie is also the production assistant at A Book Apart, and provides freelance ebook and print production services.
Adam Witwer
Adam Witwer oversees the Publishing Services division at O’Reilly Media. He manages print, ebook/digital development, video production, and manufacturing. Adam managed the O’Reilly production department’s transition to an XML-based workflow. In the process, he became an expert in the challenges of publishing to multiple sources and formats from a single source. He now focuses on ebook development at O'Reilly and thinking about the next generation of books.
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
I like the book fine it is laid out well and easy to follow.
What strikes me as a miss... is that the ibook has so many active tools and so many different very options and not a one was used in making this book Why not use a video in it to explain something, or a link or any number of different amazing features that were not used in this book about ibooks?
Overall though as a book the material is good and it is functional.
Thakn you.
12/11/2014
3.0
Helpful, not indispensable
By Safety Scribe
from Victoria, BC
About Me Designer
Pros
Free
Helpful examples
Not Overly Long
Well-written
Cons
Goes Off On Tangents
Needs A Bit Of Editing
Best Uses
Getting Started
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
You can't beat free, and I really appreciate the friendly accessible and positive writing style of the book. iBooks is useful and it's great when you can deliver something to a client to use on an iPad, it looks slick and professional, fun for workers to use, and easy to update. It can be frustrating though, there are some less than unintuitive techniques, although given what the program attempts to achieve, perhaps expecting the usual Apple ease of use is not realistic. This is really one where you need to experiment, but a guide is useful, and one I can refer to on my iPad is great.
There are some areas in the book I found were a bit obscure, or which actually made it a bit slower for me to sort through the quirks of iBooks than if I were doing it by myself, but it's a good resource. The one caveat is that the software is starting to drift with each iteration so keep an eye on how far away the edition is from the current version.
10/30/2014
4.0
Truly useful
By Peter
from Lausanne
About Me Educator
Pros
Accurate
Concise
Easy to understand
Well-written
Cons
Best Uses
Novice
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
The book teaches you accurately what you need, and this in less than two days.
10/23/2014
5.0
Publishing made easy
By Andy photographer
from London England
About Me Designer, Educator, Maker
Pros
Accurate
Easy to understand
Helpful examples
Well-written
Cons
Best Uses
Intermediate
Novice
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
A comprehensive and thorough introduction to iBooks Author. Easy to follow and well written, it covers everything needed to get up and running with a first iBook. Highly recommended.
10/5/2014
5.0
One of the best iBooks Author tutorials
By iBooks Author User
from San Jose, CA
About Me Maker, Student
Pros
Accurate
Concise
Well-written
Cons
Not comprehensive enough
Not enough examples
Not Enough Pictures
Best Uses
Novice
Student
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
I used this tutorial to learn how to use iBooks Author. It was a great introduction to the program. It is sometimes hard to understand without having the application open and following along.
4/13/2014
4.0
Great Information for IBook Beginners
By Miki the Solo Traveler
from Venice, Italy
About Me Maker
Pros
Accurate
Easy to understand
Cons
Best Uses
Intermediate
Novice
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
I came across this book and I was very happy as I had no clue on how to start writing a book with ibooks Author. Information and description is very accurate and detailed. A very practical handbook with complete inoformation for beginners to intermediate writers.
3/27/2014
(1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)
5.0
Perfect in depth view of iBook Author
By SirJozzi
from Umeå, Västerbotten, Sweden
About Me Designer
Pros
Accurate
Concise
Easy to understand
Helpful examples
Well-written
Cons
Best Uses
Expert
Intermediate
Novice
Student
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
As a user of InDesign you will recognize the way of working, but building a digital document requires some other operations. This book covers the depth of the iBook Author software, making you a power user and makes you produce the iBook you want.
3/20/2014
4.0
Useful for reference
By Muso educator
from NZ
Pros
Easy to understand
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
Very useful to have alongside for reference.
3/13/2014
5.0
The only book you will need.
By Flash
from Monterey ca
Pros
Accurate
Concise
Easy to understand
Helpful examples
Well-written
Cons
Best Uses
Intermediate
Student
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
I have tried other books and tutorials. None are this informative . The subjects I needed to know about were in the advanced categories. This was the only book that addressed my concerns. Thank you!!! I am very thankful that you made it available.
3/6/2014
5.0
Very helpful
By Timbuktu
from Toronto
About Me Educator
Pros
Easy to understand
Cons
Best Uses
Intermediate
Comments about oreilly Publishing with iBooks Author:
The book helped a great deal in writing my first ibook. Cheers!