An
e-book is essentially a self contained website. It’s base language is
HTML5. We have seen a lot of amazing and creative websites that were
created in HTML5. ePub 3 is starting to leverage some of those same
capabilities to enable more engaging e-books. Some of the notable
features supported in the ePub 3 standard are:
- Audio: MP3, MP4 AAC and Media Overlays can be added to e-books.
- Video: MPEG-4 are supported. Sorry, no Flash
- Media Overlays: Allows for text and media to be presented together
to create an enhanced user experience. For example, text can be
highlighted as the audio reads the content.
- SVG: Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) is an XML based vector image
format that has support for interactivity and animation. The animation
portion is not supported in ePub 3.
- MathML: Mathematical Markup Language (MathML) is an application of
XML for describing mathematical notions and capturing both its structure
and content.
- Scripting: Support for scripting languages such as JavaScript will
expand the interactivity capabilities of e-books to function much like
an application.
- Embedded Fonts: Embedding fonts will enhance the visual look of e-books.
- Multi-column Layout: This feature is another enhancement to the visual look of e-books.
- Enhanced Metadata: Metadata is “data about data”. The support for
enhanced metadata increases the amount of information (metadata) about
the book that will be carried inside the file.
More information about the ePub 3 standard can be found
www.lapizonline.com
An
e-book is essentially a self contained website. It’s base language is
HTML5. We have seen a lot of amazing and creative websites that were
created in HTML5. ePub 3 is starting to leverage some of those same
capabilities to enable more engaging e-books. Some of the notable
features supported in the ePub 3 standard are:
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