Post Description

In this course, author and educator Chris Mattia demonstrates how to use the Apple iBooks Author application to create and publish your own iBook, without extensive design or publishing experience.

Follow along with Chris as he assembles, refines, and publishes a dynamic and engaging iBook for distribution on the iPad using the iBooks app. The course demonstrates the process of adding all of the components of a dynamic iBook, including engaging text, images, audio, video, 3D models, and dynamic web content. It also shows how to customize the iBooks Author interface and leverage built-in templates to produce a beautifully designed and polished iBook. The course wraps up with a review of the iBookstore publishing process.
Topics include:

    Installing iBooks Author
    Creating a book cover
    Creating pages, chapters, and sections
    Adding visual interest
    Creating a table of contents and a glossary
    Working with templates and placeholders
    Importing text from Pages or Microsoft Word
    Formatting text
    Adding objects such as titles, labels, and captions
    Inserting images
    Adding tables and charts
    Working with widgets such as movies, 3D objects, and interactive images
    Creating review sections with multiple choice and matching questions
    Exporting a book as an iBook, PDF, or text document
    Publishing to the iBookstore