HTML5 for Publishers [Kindle Edition]

Sanders Kleinfeld (Author)

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Product Description

HTML5 is revolutionizing the Web, and now it's coming to your ebook reader! With the release of the EPUB 3 specification, HTML5 support will officially be a part of the EPUB standard, and publishers will be able to take full advantage of HTML5's rich feature set to add rich media and interactivity to their ebook content.

HTML5 for Publishers gives an overview of some of the most exciting features HTML5 provides to ebook content creators--audio/video, geolocation, and the Canvas--and shows how to put them in action. Learn how to:

• Intersperse audio/video with textual content
• Create a graphing calculator to display algebraic equations on the Canvas
• Use geolocation to customize a work of fiction with details from the reader's locale
• Use Canvas to add interactivity to a children's picture book

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 457 KB
• Publisher: O'Reilly Media (October 13, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005XE2CAO
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,578 Free in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Free in Kindle Store)
  • #9 in Kindle Store > Kindle eBooks > Nonfiction > Computers & Internet

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Tutorial: good examples, clear explanations, December 15, 2011

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Ali Julia (boston, mass) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTML5 for Publishers (Kindle Edition)

HTML5 for Publishers is a tutorial aimed at publishers who want to expand their ebooks beyond traditional text-and-graphics. This ebook addresses how to add Canvas, Geolocation, and Audio/Video.

It starts with a brief tutorial on HTML and JavaScript and then move to specific examples that put HTML5 in action.

(1) The specific demos include a graphic calculator that uses Canvas.
(2) Finger painting application for drawing pictures on a page
(3) Demp of how an ebook can be customized with the reader's current location
(4) An audio-enabled glossary that lets you hear each term
(5) Embedded video along with instructional text to supplement the video

You get the actual code for the example from a web download specified in the book along with the explanations. The explanations are clear, the examples are complete, the author allows portions of the code to be re-used without asking for permission.

I liked the author also states the compatibility with major EPUB reader platforms for each feature.

This is an excellent tutorial, it exceed my expectations in both clarity and completeness.

Ali Julia review

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good start but not for serious coders, December 26, 2011

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Ali Muzaffar - See all my reviews

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This review is from: HTML5 for Publishers (Kindle Edition)

The book provides enough information for smart people to get up and running. However it was extremely simple and doesn't even scratch the surface of publishing with html5. The information is not enough to do any serious production ready work. The learning curve that you will have trying to look up resources online will not be any flatter because of this book.

There are good code examples however these are extremely basic and all the resources point to other content that will presumably teach you for real (for a price). Presumably this book is free simply to point you towards paid resources by the same publisher.