<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Here is another paid option: <a href="http://bookbrewer.com/home">http://bookbrewer.com/home</a><div><br></div><div>(formerly Printcasting). I have not used it myself, but it might be an option should the person want some of the options offered.</div><div><br></div><div>For something simple, I think using a PDF reader is an easy way to go. I use GoodReader to read PDF documents on iOS.</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On Jan 5, 2012, at 6:43 AM, Slavomír Čéplö wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>Hi Phil,<br><br>there are currently three formats that dominate the ebooks market:<br><br>1. PDF<br>Advantages: nearly universal support, embeds images, embeds fonts.<br>Disadvantages: does not support reflow/text resize by default.<br>Software: Adobe and many many others.<br><br>2. EPUB (default format for iBooks)<br>Advantages: supported by vast majority of eink readers and iOS and<br>Android apps, open, xml-based, utf-8 support, seamless reflow/text<br>resize.<br>Disadvantages: not supported by Kindle, limited support for embedding<br>images, unsuitable for content with specific formatting requirements<br>(tables, equations).<br>Software: Calibre (see Claire's message) supports conversion of text<br>files, but some manual steps have to be done to create tables of<br>content. There is a number of commercial tools (Adobe InDesign, Quark<br>XPress, Scrivener, Pages) and services (Lulu > iBooks) which can be<br>used to create epub files, but all you really need is an xml editor<br>and a zip packer.<br><br>3. MOBIPOCKET 7 (essentially the same format used by Kindle).<br>Advantages: xhtml-based, seamless reflow/text resize, supported by<br>Kindle hardware and apps.<br>Disadvantages: closed (owned by Amazon), most likely moribund, limited<br>support for non-ASCII alphabets, limited support for images.<br>Software: Calibre can convert between mobipocket and other formats,<br>Kindle Publisher Tools .<br><br>A fourth format can be added to this list, though I have not yet had<br>any experience with it:<br><br>4. KINDLE FORMAT 8<br>Advantages: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000729511">http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000729511</a><br>Disadvantages: closed (owned by Amazon) tbd<br>Software: Kindle Publisher Tools.<br><br>As always, it all very much depends on the nature of the final product<br>and the mode of distribution (DRM, non-DRM, iBooks, Kindle) and the<br>device (Android/iOS hardware, eink reader). For a straight-up book<br>with text and some illustrations, epub would probably be the best<br>choice. Something more interactive, possibly including audio and<br>video, is best handled by native Android/iOS apps.<br><br><br>On Thu, Jan 5, 2012 at 06:16, Phillip E Cash Cash<br><<a href="mailto:cashcash@email.arizona.edu">cashcash@email.arizona.edu</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote type="cite">Greetings in the new year,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I received an inquiry from a tribal member on creating eBooks or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">electronic publications for language learning, etc.. I assume here<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">that it is to be used for current electronic devices (like iPhones,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">tablets, android-devices, etc). As always, I would be glad to pass on<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">your suggestions & insights.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Phil<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">UofA<br></blockquote></div></blockquote></div><br></div></body></html>