Challenges Science Books

Challenges in Science eBooks, e-TextBooks International Conference on the Book 2012 - Barcelona

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Challenges in Science eBooks

the Formats, Devices, Applications and Features poker

Text resizeable and reflow Multimedia capabilities Available Markets DRM etc.

.pdf .epub .mobi .ibook Apps ...

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Challenges in Science eBooks

the Formats, Devices, Applications and Features poker

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Challenges in Science eBooks

the Formats, Devices, Applications and Features poker

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Challenges in Science eBooks

What do we need in Science electronic books / textbooks?

The rest that we need in all e-books plus: Equations and formulas Full cross-references Real Search Precise level and target ...

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Challenges in Science eBooks

1. Equations

When publishing digital book with equations we look for Sharp, Resizeable, non-breaking display Standard format. Wide gamut of apps.

Easy to author, edit and correct Semantics & indexing

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Challenges in Science eBooks

1. Equations Formats can be: Apps, EPUB, PDF, Kindle...

Options are: Bitmap images (JPEG, PNG) Poor display with Resolution Mismatch Poor display when resizing book Editing depends on Authoring Software

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Challenges in Science eBooks

1. Equations Formats can be: Apps, EPUB, PDF, Kindle...

Options are: Vector Graphics (PDF, EPS, SVG) Good display at any display size SVG not yet fully compatible with all devices Not straighforward semantics Depends on authoring software for editing Available for iBooks Author, EPUB (in some apps/devices), PDF and Apps.

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Challenges in Science eBooks

1. Equations Formats can be: Apps, EPUB, PDF, Kindle...

Options are: MathML Good display Recognized in EPUB3 standard definition Open Standard, lots of open-source authoring application Resizes correctly and doesn’t reflow Not yet fully compatible with most e-Readers, partially implemented on iBooks (iPad), need some complement (MathJax).

Cross-platform for the web, not so easy to implement in offline reading...

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2. References 32. Wilhelm T. Hollunder J (2007). Information theoretic description of networks. Physica A 388: 385-396 Deep-linking: translate page references to URL parameters in online content content? genre=article&issn=0037-6795&volume=84&issue=3&spage=581&epage=582

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Challenges in Science eBooks

2. References 32. Wilhelm T. Hollunder J (2007). Information theoretic description of networks. Physica A 388: 385-396 Deep-linking: translate page references to URL parameters in online content content? genre=article&issn=0037-6795&volume=84&issue=3&spage=581&epage=582

...but in closed, offline, non-paginated eBooks?

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Challenges in Science eBooks

2. References The Google Books case:

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Challenges in Science eBooks

2. References The Google Books case:

http://books.google.es/books?id=YcEY1OwDgMkC&lpg=PP1&dq=Ricard%20Sol %C3%A9&hl=es&pg=PA13#v=onepage&q&f=true

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Challenges in Science eBooks

3. Search

Simple word look-up

Ask questions to your book

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Challenges in Science eBooks

3. Search Simple word look-up

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Challenges in Science eBooks

3. Search Search, ask and solve!

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Challenges in Science eBooks

3. Precise Level and Target

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Challenges in Science eBooks

3. Precise Level and Target

One book, several levels Student decides when and where to expand

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Challenges in Science eBooks

Summary

Clean, reusable, open source files Not tied to single edition software tool Good display of equations in almost all environment Easy to cite for everyone No need to end up in Google all the time Not worrying about right skill level

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Challenges in Science eBooks

Summary

MathML + Custom plain CSS for equations EPUB: Open Office, InDesign + WebEquations, MathMagic, Latte... iBooks Author: PDF graphics & formulas Multi-level EPUB books using CSS + plain Javascript EPUB books with offline, embedded “solver” utilities Online replicas of Bookmarks for references

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