app, meet ebook. ron martinez, ebooks for everyone else ny, sf 2011
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App, meet eBook. Presentation by Ron Martinez at Publisher's Launch conference, eBooks for Everyone Else, San Francisco and New York, 2011. For more information, email to contact at aerbook dot com.TRANSCRIPT
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App, meet eBook.@[email protected]/Aerbook
Aerbook • San Francisco • Los Angeles • New York • Paris
aerbook
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AerbookWe design, develop, and co/publish next
tablet-centric books
App-like eBooks, book apps
Premium original development and adaptations, packaging, w/ rev share
Not a conversion house. ~A dozen projects in development, more in pipeline
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The Law of Surprise and Demand
On new platforms...
Surprise (and delight) people with useful new experiences
And they will demand more of them
And bigger surprises
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Siri.
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Why Tablet Publishing?
Categories that have sat out the revolution can now play.
New platforms (temporarily) level playing fields.
Suddenly there are a lot of tablets.
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iPad
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“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”
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Definitions:What Are These Things?
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eBook, n.
A text-based book in digital form.
(We’re covered.)
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Enhanced Book, n.
A perfectly good eBook ruined by distracting, superfluous video.
2009-2011, R.I.P.
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Examples.
Numerous attempts.
But, you know, non-fiction with tv news clips, author interview, etc.
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How To.
Don’t. Even market leaders have moved on to richer experiences.
(But give them credit for innovating.)
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Check out the new Vook
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Illustrated Book, n.
A book with a lot of pictures. Typically, “fixed layout,” non-reflowable text.
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Examples• Children’s Picture Books • How To• Education• Special Interest• Culinary Titles...
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How To
Conversion house.
Sign up with iTunes, get samples and guides.
Get Liz Castro’s guide: PigsGourdsAndWikis.com
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Try out Book Creator, a $6.99 iPad app.
redjumper.net
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Book App, n.
An interactive, touchable fiction or non-fiction narrative, built with native technology.
Sold in app store.
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Examples
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Activity Books
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Considerations
What is the fun, informative, delightful thing that you do?
Native dev expensive.Apps generally sell for less than eBooksDiscoverability an issue.
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How ToNative Apps: expensive, proprietary development
Hybrid Apps: Written in HTML5, with native wrapper: less expensive, portable, some limitations
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Baker eBook Framework
bakerframework.com
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PugPig
pugpig.com
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True Native: DemiBooks Composer app ~$500 per title.
demibooks.com
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App-Like eBook, n.
An interactive, touchable fiction or non-fiction eBook (not app).
See: ePub 3
(Sold in bookstore)
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Example
Featured in iBookstore
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Touch Controls QuizzesAnimation
Testing Activities Social Sharing
New Experiences in eBooks
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App-like Children’s eBooksRead To Me, Ambient Soundtracks, Highlighted Words now Standard, iBooks
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Graphic Novels, Animation
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CulinaryHow ToRich presentationInteractive diagramsIngredient mailersSocial sharingmore...
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Numerous Untapped CategoriesSpecial InterestBiographyHumorHistorymore...
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Considerations
What is the fun, informative, delightful thing that you do?
iBooks now, ePub 3, new platforms coming
Attention-getting, higher prices, discoverable, less expensive
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As The Medium Evolves...
“Conversions” won’t cut it.
Digital first titles will make the best use of device capabilities.
Includes originals, adaptations.
Different set of talents required.