iBooks Author for Dummies

Go beyond the pages of a book to create content that leaps out and grabs your attention

The pages of your e-book can truly come alive and provide your readers with a dynamic experience on their iPads. All you have to do is open the door with Apple´s iBooks Author. Let this book be your guide on this exciting journey as you learn how to prepare your content, lay it out, and add interactivity to create groundbreaking e-books for the amazing iPad.

• Turn the page learn to set up your document and embed various elements in the landscape

• Tell the story prepare your text and perform basic editing, formatting, and proofreading steps

• Touch it up add a splash of color and make your content pop using background fill, drop shadows, border strokes, and other cool effects

• Make sure it´s read incorporate sidebars, captions, charts, drawings, and tables to highlight key points

• Get involved integrate interactive capabilities such as 3D images, web elements, videos, audio recordings, and image galleries

Open the book and find:

• The basics about iBooks Author´s inspectors

• Steps for preparing text and importing tables

• How to add and format various objects in your iBook

• Illustrative elements that work

• A tour of the interactive features in iBooks Author

• Ways to call attention to important content with videos, images, drawings, and more

• Helpful advice on creating a table of contents

• Tips for getting your documents to readers

Learn to:

• Create and publish interactive books for iPad

• Add text, video, charts, images, widgets, and more

• Publish and distribute your work in the iBookstore