[RNLD] What's missing?

[Doug Marmion]

Hi Jasmin,

Have you looked at iBooks Author? I'm not sure it's possible to repurpose iBooks for print, but the application is free so worth trying out.

http://www.apple.com/ibooks-author/

Apparently the file format is based on epub3 but with a few proprietary extensions--there's some debate over whether this is good or bad (Amazon's Kindle file format is also proprietary).


regards,
doug


On 19/09/2012, at 5:44 PM, Jasmin Morley <jasmin.morley at adelaide.edu.au> wrote:

> If I had a web-based wish it would be an online publishing site. People I work with want to make ebooks (readers, song books, etc...) that they can sell on itunes. Wouldn't it be great if there was somewhere they could set up a private or group account, and upload texts, images and other media to create a book (the way some websites let you make your own photo books). Then they could either publish it as an ebook or order print copies from a cheap printer or publisher.
> Jasmin
> From: Daryn McKenny [daryn at acra.org.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, 19 September 2012 1:34 PM
> To: Piers Kelly; r-n-l-d
> Subject: Re: [RNLD] What's missing?
> 
> Also www.ourlanguages.net.au
> 
> Regards
> 
> Daryn
> 
> From: Piers Kelly <piers.kelly at gmail.com>
> To: RNLD <r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au>
> Subject: [RNLD] What's missing?
> 
> 
> Hi all, 
> 
> Apologies for cross-posting.
> 
>  
> Below is a quick-and-dirty audit of existing web resources for Australian languages.
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> 
> Please tell me! Is there a general or particular demand out there for a web-based resource that is not already being met by these sites? 
> 
> If Tinkerbell granted you one web-based wish what would it be?  Eg, Do we need a broad public discussion forum for languages? More email lists? Something else?
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> Site
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> Service
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> Main audience
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> RNLD
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> Archived email list for issues in language endangerment and technical questions about language documentation; links, news etc
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> Linguists, language activists
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> AIATSIS
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> Austlang, Aseda, Ozbib, Language and People Thesaurus, etc. 
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> Speakers, linguists
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> Language centre websites (various)
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> Information about Australian languages at a regional level. Some have online dictionaries and other resources. 
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> Speakers, public
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> Facebook
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> Language-specific social networking groups
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> Speakers
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> David Nathan’s site
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> Links to web resources for Australian languages including newspaper articles
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> Public, linguists, speakers
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> Wikipedia
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> Numerous detailed entries on Australian languages
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> Public, linguists, speakers
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> (NB. Obviously linguists and speakers can be one and the same, and everyone is a member of the public!)
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>  
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> Many thanks,
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> 
> Piers
>