Accessible EPUB 3
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0078X1JHU |
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| Number of Pages | : | 500 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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Title Confusing but Good Content I read the title, Accessible EPUB 3, to mean that the author would show me in an easy to understand (accessible) way to create and format books for the EPUB platform. I was completely wrong on who the target audience was. This is not a book for people who are new to EPUB (like myself) who are wanting to learn about ebook formatting. The EPUB spec is not even detailed in the book. This book is written with the assumption that the reader is already familiar with and understands EPUB.The book is about how to make ebooks accessible to people with different abilities. Food for thought, but needs more code examples Suzanne Fyhrie Parrott This book reminded me that there are more readers in the world than sighted -- and my failure to keep ALL readers in mind when I format was sobering. With that said, the book could have offered more examples on "how" to make your books more accessible - codes and their uses. I would imagine in future updates that this may be addressed.Two excellent sources are CSS: The Missing Manual and HTML5: The Missing Manual (Missing Manuals) -- excellent sources for learning more on Accessible CSS and HTML uses.. Soundtracks for the blind. Robert Beveridge Matt Garrish, Accessible EPUB3 (O'Reilly Media/Tools of Change, 2012)Garrish tells us at the end of Accessible EPUB3 that is is, in fact, a teaser for the full-length EPUB3 Best Practices. That's the wrong place to put that information; it should have been in the beginning, and masking it until the end revised my rating of this book down by a non-trivial amount. Since (presumably) you are reading this review, you won't have to worry about that, so take that into account as we go along. I was kind of amused that O'Reilly Media decided to release this and HTML5 fo
With the introduction of EPUB 3, publishers now have the means to create a single rich data source for audiences of all reading abilities.Through practical tips and examples, Accessible EPUB 3 takes you inside the EPUB 3 format and explores how you can enrich and enhance content for all readers. But that’s changing. Although the digital revolution has made content available to more people than print books ever could, ebooks are still only as accessible as the foundation they’re built on—and all too often the foundation is weak. Author Matt Garrish demystifies the process of making content easier to access, demonstrating how accessible practices are intertwined with standard content best practices.Among many techniques, this guide will teach you how to:Add structure and meaning to your publications to make them more usable by accessible technologiesTailor EPUB Navigation Documents for readers requiring either full or reduced navigationCreate media overlays to synchronize human narration with text displayImprove text-to-speec