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| - | Notes on iBooks 2 and iBooks Author
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| - | == iBooks 2 Highlights ==
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| - | * runs on all iOS devices
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| - | * [[built in dictionary]]
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| - | * [[search/web lookup]]
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| - | * [[highlighting and saving highlighted material (with any color)]]
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| - | * [[underlining]]
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| - | * [[able to take notes]]
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| - | * [[All your notes and highlights automatically appear on study cards. Flip them over and find the definition of a glossary term or the note attached to the highlighted passage.]]
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| - | * [[bookmarks the page your on automatically]]
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| - | * [[can download a small sample of a book before purchasing]]
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| - | * [[also stores PDFs]]
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| - | * [[swiping/touching options to make chapter and section navigation easy]]
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| - | * [[pinch and slide to return to Table of Contents]]
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| - | * [[interactive media, diagrams, 3D images, zoom, etc.]]
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| - | * [[Can download updates to textbooks, at no additional charge.]]
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| - | == iBooks Author Highlights ==
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| - | * [[free app]]
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| - | * [[The application includes templates to quickly create books, but users can also drag and drop images and video into the title. To add text, users can drag and drop a Word file, automatically creating sections and headers.]]
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| - | * [[auto formatting]]
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| - | * [[no programming experience needed]]
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| - | * [[Has a built-in tool, Dashcode, for creating widgets.]]
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| - | * [[templates (customizable) OR create one]]
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| - | * [[type or drag/drop]]
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| - | * [[instant text flow]]
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| - | * [[widgets create interactive elements (keynote, 3D, slideshows, can be web-based so always up to date)]]
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| - | * [[portrait or landscape views (portrait = more text-based with thumbnails in margin)]]
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| - | * [[Can export final content to iBooks store, PDF, text]]
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| - | * [[iBooks Author uses VoiceOver technology to make content accessible to those with vision impairments]]
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| - | == Publishing Industry Webcast Notes:==
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| - | Bruce Marcus, Chief Digital & Information Officer, McGraw-Hill Education
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| - | Samir Kakar, Chief Technology Officer, Aptara
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| - | Matt Mullin, Programming Director, Digital Book World
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| - | * [[Goal = dynamic/adaptive learning]]
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| - | * [[Very helpful as another tool for differentiated education]]
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| - | * [[Creates a very different pricing model for higher education]]
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| - | * [[Reinventing the education publishing value-chain]]
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| - | -born-digital emphasized
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| - | * [[McGraw Hill = does their work on a textbook outside of iBooks Author (in a CMS), and then uses it as a tool to deliver material (one of many outlets)]]
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| - | Constraints
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| - | * [[stand alone – only on apple platform (what about multiple channels?)]]
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| - | * [[version control]]
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| - | * [[missing review component (to share/review before publishing, various people working on it at the same time)]]
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| - | * [[workflow management]]
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| - | * [[web only or desktop view? (not practical for everyone to have iPads)]]
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| - | -should have print, desktop, and mobile
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| - | * [[broad audience and publishing (ePub3?)]]
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| - | * [[Publishers who want to use javascript, html, 3D, etc. may still need to find outside help]]
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| - | * [[Does not allow for versioning]]
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| - | * [[Who is validating the uploaded content? Is apple reviewing?]]
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| - | * [[copyright and permissions problems]]
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| - | * [[Need Mac OS X 10.7.2 or later or higher to download iBooks Author]]
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| - | == Resources ==
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| - | '''Book Publisher FAQ'''
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| - | http://www.apple.com/itunes/content-providers/book-faq.html
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| - | '''Adding PDF to iBooks Library'''
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| - | http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4227#
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