ebook, digital publications

[Ant]

I wasn't sure where to post this. I'm not even sure this is the appropriate site to ask. Since everyone here has been very helpful in getting me going on web design, I figured I would give it a shot.

 

I want to take my companies pdf files and turn them into a digital edition, epub or whatever the proper terminology is.

 

I need a whole list of options. Searchable across every issue. All issues archived and available. Links, etc etc.

 

The problem is I cannot find any clear answers in my searches. Maybe the terminology I'm using is incorrect. i.e. "turning pdf's into digital editons" etc..

 

It's something like this: http://page-flip.com/products/publisher/

HOWEVER I cannot use this because it's for PC's only. I need a mac based option.

 

One note, I assume I DO NOT want this flash based??

 

 

Any help is appreciated. Even pointing me in the right direction to research it, i.e proper terminology is helpful.

 

 

Thanks

Ant

[administrator]

Just convert them into PDF documents. Any modern word processor should have an export to PDF option. We use Apple's Pages - cost $19.99. There are also free options out there like Open Office ... and I am sure Microsoft Word could do it too.

 

Here is a link to my PHP OOP tutorial that I made into a PDF years ago.

[Ant]

Thanks.

 

The options I need cannot be done using straight PDF's.

 

I cannot have all the bells and whistles etc using them alone.

 

I just checked out yudu's site, but thats a flash based option and won't work on the ipad. As far as i can tell.

 

Ant

[administrator]

What specific features are you looking for ... can you list them?

[Ant]

The best way for me to show you is to post a link to the company that I believe is behind our current digital edition. (one we pay to have completed by an outside source)

 

http://www.mydigitalpublication.com/publication/?m=2237&l=1 (done using http://www.bluetoad.com/BlueToad/)

 

I want to do this myself for my newspaper, but so far I am running into issues. One of them being the flash based options are not compatable with the ipad,

 

This company http://www.yudu.com/ is less expensive then Blue Toad BUT it won't work with the Ipad, Bluetoad apparently does... apparently.

 

I don't think I can complete the task myself,(through coding etc) but my goal is to find the best option using companies like these for the best price etc.

 

It needs:

plain text options

linkable text

archive ability

searchable through all archives

viewable without needing to be downloaded

ipad compatable

etc

etc

 

So far it seems paying a source(like companies above) a monthly fee and doing it myself is the easiest /cost effective option. I guess I was hoping for a downloadable program I could learn to do it and post them to our site myself etc.. without paying a monthly fee.

 

 

Ant

Edited April 12, 2011 by Ant

[administrator]

If the monthly fee is best and it does what you need, then in the end, that will be the cheapest method.

 

Stefan

[henrylayla]

@Administrator, may be they cant afford the monthly fee and want to know some free sources.

 

@Ant, I think you should try on some torrent website may be you found some free programmed or the programmed with crack or something.