Comments on: Do iPad or do I Kindle?

By: thebookwright

thebookwright — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:29:45 +0000

Nice though if the author self-publishes and makes more margin to help them to be able to keep writing

By: Tim Fulford

Tim Fulford — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:24:08 +0000

My concern about ibooks is simply the cost. Why if there are no printing, distribution and warehouse costs are they so expensive?
I do like to read on the iPad despite what I originally thought which was that it would not feel like a good read.
Still like the paper in my hands though.

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Do I App or do iBook? « Iphone & Ipad « The Bookwright — Wed, 21 Jul 2010 16:59:02 +0000

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By: thebookwright

thebookwright — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:53:35 +0000

Hi Steve – not sure as I’ve been doing all my “books” as apps up to now. Am just playing with Storyist at the mo (which is Mac and has ePub output which has been tested as validated on the iBookstore).

My suspicion is that it’s quiet as ePub2 is coming along soon and Apple are just in a holding pattern until it does. Hence the best way to get on to the iPad at the mo is via the Kindle IMHO

By: Steve Emecz

Steve Emecz — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 11:37:35 +0000

Hi Tom,

We have three titles so far on Kindle and they are doing ok. We’re keen to get titles onto iPad and have the account direct with iTunes – but the software to convert ePub files into the specific format for iTunes seems to be Mac only? We don’t run Macs as we outsource all our visuals – is there a version of the creator software that runs on Windows – Apple seem to be characteristically silent about whether there is or not. We’re keen as several of our books would do very well with multimedia content too.

Cheers, Steve

By: thebookwright

thebookwright — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 12:59:44 +0000

Thanks Tom – this great web site on HTML5 gives loads of clues as to what is around the corner – http://diveintohtml5.org/

By: Tom Colvin

Tom Colvin — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 11:31:46 +0000

A couple months ago, I also read about rumblings that there may be an ePub2 format standard, in order to more easily incorporate graphics and pictures, as well as multi-media. If such an update does not happen, I think ePub will eventually wither away.

Your post is a excellent overview of what today’s writers should keep in mind. Thanks for sharing.

By: thebookwright

thebookwright — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 19:06:29 +0000

Pretty much at the same time I posted this, I was pointed at this software for the Mac called Storyist. Not only does it help you mange your book creation project well but it outputs directly to ePub format for direct input via iTunes to your iPad.

With a publishing account with iTunes this means you can get on to the iBookstore

Details here http://storyist.com/index.html

Testing next week – review to come