Elektronička knjiga: iBooks Author, Apple

master's thesis

• Author: Pero Vojković
• Mentor: Antun Koren (mentor)
• Committee member: Antun Koren (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Graphic Arts; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2013-11-5, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: TECHNICAL SCIENCES; Graphic Technology

Abstract

iBooks Author je aplikacija za izradu elektroničkih knjiga. Dokumenti kreirani u iBooks

Author aplikaciji mogu biti eksportirani u pdf format i objavljeni na Apple-ovom iBooks

Bookstore-u u obliku interaktivne elektroničke knjige. iBooks Author je besplatna

aplikacija namijenjena nekomercijalnoj upotrebi, s edukativnom svrhom objavljivanja

elektroničkih knjiga.

Aplikacija se fokusira na edukacijske autore i male izdavače koji mogu samostalno

kreirati elektroničke knjige. Knjige kreirane ovom aplikacijom mogu se izdati samo na

Apple-ovom iBookstore-u, kao besplatna knjiga ili uz naknadu.

Princip rada aplikacije je WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get - što vidiš to i dobiješ):

tretiranje teksta, tipografije, boja, pozadine, fotografija, interaktivnim elementima i

grafikonima. Sadržaj i pojmovnik se generiraju automatski. Korisničko sučelje i

mogućnosti uređivanja su sukladni postojećim Apple-ovim aplikacijama (Pages,

Keynotes, Numbers). Dokumente je moguće izrađivati pomoću predefiniranih

predložaka koji olakšavaju izradu početnicima. Poznavanje programiranja nije

neophodno, jer način rada omogućuje objektno pozicioniranje i oblikovanje.

Izlazni finalni format datoteke je sličan EPUB standardu (ePub - slobodni otvoreni ebook

standard, International Digital Publishing Forum), s ekstenzijama koje

onemogućuju da budu čitljivi na svim elektroničkim čitačima. Format koristi XML način

imenovanja, matematičko renderiranje i interaktivne opcije.

U diplomskom radu obrađuje se princip i metodologija rada unutar aplikacije, korištenje

alata za oblikovanje i uređivanje, te finalizacija i objavu finalnog proizvoda - elektroničke

knjige.

Abstract (english)

iBooks Author (iBA) is an e-book authoring application by Apple Inc. Documents

created with iBooks Author may be exported as PDF files or be published to the Apple

iBooks Bookstore. iBooks Author is available free of charge.

Apple describes iBooks Author as a tool for "educators and smaller publishers to create

their own books". Documents created by iBooks Author may only be sold for a fee if they

are accepted by and distributed by Apple, but authors also have the option to distribute

their work anywhere if the work is being distributed for free.

Many aspects of a document may be edited in WYSIWYG fashion, including text, fonts,

colors, foreground and background images, interactive widgets, and charts. Tables of

contents and glossaries may be managed with some automation. The user interface and

editing features have been described as nearly identical to Apple's Keynote and Pages

products.

The output of iBooks Author is a proprietary Apple file format similar to the EPUB

standard, but with extensions that prevent it from being universally readable or editable

as an EPUB document. The format uses undocumented, proprietary XML namespaces

and undocumented extensions to CSS.

In this work I’m going to describe and elaborate iBooks Author application, using all

tools for editing and making e-books, as well as publishing and finalizing process of

making e-book.

• Keywords: elektronička; knjiga; iBooks Author; interaktivna; format
• Keywords (english): electronic; book; iBooks Author; interactive; format
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:216:175255
• Study programme: Title: Graphic technology; specializations in: Graphic technology, Design of graphic products; Course: Graphic technology; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka grafičke tehnologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra inženjer/inženjerka grafičke tehnologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Closed access
• Created on: 2024-04-17 09:13:01