Breaking the Page
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- Synopsis
- "Multimedia” and “interactivity" are the poster kids for ebooks' potential, but how do they really make books better? Breaking the Page delivers an inspirational answer, filled with real-world examples that demonstrate how innovators are fulfilling screen publishing's promise without botching the reading experience. Every digital book ingredient gets a deep-tissue inspection. From navigational dashboards to new kinds of indexes, from animated typography to stop-motion tutorials, Breaking the Page maps out how to conceive reader-friendly productions. Above all, it's a skeptic's design guide—as much about what to leave out as what to put in. It will challenge you to think about adding enhancements not simply because you can but, instead, only when you should. Coverage includes advice on how to: * Integrate audio, links, and motion so they partner with prose rather than distract from it * Design content to match the reader’s mindset—from info snackers to patient perusers * Compose for the traditional page as well as the “infinite canvas” * Instrument “smarter” books that aid memory and assist comprehension * Conceive multi-state graphics and customizable charts * Embed social tools to harness reader enthusiasm while respecting their need to focus * Make sense of everything from eInk to ePub, and from app books to books in browsers
- Copyright:
- 2011
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- ISBN-13:
- 9781449325350
- Publisher:
- O'Reilly Media
- Date of Addition:
- 01/22/13
- Copyrighted By:
- Peter Meyers
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Computers and Internet
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.