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simon5CD0
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June 5, 2021
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Going from finished book to online and interactive book

  • June 5, 2021
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I have a finished textbook ready for print, but I want to create an online/interactive book also. The question for me now is how to go about doing this. Looking through old threads here I didn't find a clear solution.

 

Fundamentally I see two options: 1) keeping the current structure, 2) set up the chapters to be one long text for the reader to scroll through instead of going to the next page.

 

I have a preview for my website made with the flipbook plugin for WordPress and I think that works very well. But that's for a preview. For actual reading, I'm not sure which option would work best.

Are there any good - and not too complicated - solutions for turning my book into an online book?


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Derek Cross
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Derek CrossCommunity Expert
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June 5, 2021

It depends on how interactive you want the book to be, whether you want to monetise it, whether you want it to be able to be read on a small screen, such as a tablet or smartphone. The easiest solution is single page continuus PDF.

Other options include,  (a third-party PDF facility e.g. https://www.paperturn.com/uk/ ) FXL ePub, Reflowable ePub, InDesign's Publish Online, in5 (the InDesign plug-in at extra cost).

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    simon5CD0Author
    Inspiring
    June 5, 2021

    Thank you!
    It should be monetized, probably by every student having their own login to the website giving them access to the entire book.
    Interactivity: I probably only need a hover effect (to have a little pop-up window explain certain words) and the ability to link to other chapters/paragraphs.

    Devices: I think it should be readable on both laptop and tablet since students will probably use both. 


    It's a bit difficult to judge which solution to go with here

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
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    June 5, 2021

    You can make your file, publish, cancel subscription and the files will work, yes. 

    a smooth scrolling frame is the feature you want want if you want a smaller page size, or can also make it a long page to scroll. You mentioned not switching pages? 


    For a book, that's insanity.
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