Ebook Software
Ebooks are downloadable files or CDs that contain information
such as articles, catalogs, chapter extracts, manuals, books,
and magazine issues.
Many publishers find that ebooks are a low cost way to convey
information to a consumer without the expenses associated
with a printed product (printing, storage, pick, pack, and
shipping). Our ebook tips sheet
illustrates some of the ways that publishers are using ebooks
to gather prospect information and increase sales revenue.
The ebook software listed below are some of the most popular
choices for companies wanting to convey information in an
ebook format.
- Abobe Acrobat (PDF Format) - The industry standard for
non-copy protected files.
- EbookPro - Superior reader registration and copy protection
features.
- Desk Top Authors - Visually impacting 3D marketing brochures
and manuals used by companies such as Symantec (ie Norton
AntiVirus vendor).
Adobe
Acrobat 5.0 (full version, not the reader)
If you want to distribute non-copy protected ebooks Adobe
Acrobat is probaly your best choice as most people have access
to the Adobe Acrobat reader and its seemlessly creates a file
that duplicates your original document.
Version 5 gives you control over protecting documents from
alteration, selecting and copying text and printing.
The popularity of this software also means that there are
quite a number of books available on how to use this software.
Recommendation: This software is perfect
if you are not concerned about users copying or reselling
your information.
Suggested List Price: $249.99 - from
Amazon.com at $236.99
Ebook
Pro
Ebook pro is a ebook reader that offers security and marketing
tools not found in Adobe Acrobat or DeskTopAuthor. It is perfect
for the publisher that want to collect customer information
or limit access to the original purchaser or have access expire
after a set period of time.
eBook Pro is your packaging solution for almost any publication
-- e-zine, newsletter, book, catalogue, audio presentation,
video presentation, etc. -- that you want to distribute over
the Internet. eBook Pro is based on web browser technology
which means that it is instantly compatible with all of the
following:
- HTML 4.0 & DHTML... if it can be turned into a web
page, it can be put into an eBook!
- Javascript... allowing you to develop an animated and
interactive eBook presentation!
- All of the popular Active X plug-ins currently used to
enhance web sites!
- Flash... giving you the ability to create eye-catching
animation and presentations that grab your readers' attention!
- Shockwave... allows you to incorporate sound into your
eBook presentation!
- Real Audio & Real Video... lets you dazzle your readers
with full-featured video and audio presentations!
Even better, eBook Pro will auto-detect and prompt your customers
to download any of the plug-ins mentioned above that may be
needed to view your publication. Just imagine publishing
an interactive eBook that contains images, photographs, sound,
animation, or movies!
All eBooks compiled using eBook Pro
must be "registered" before they can be opened.The
eBook Pro software generates unique usernames and passwords
for each individual eBook you distribute.
How does it work? It's very straightforward...
When your customer starts their eBook for the first time,
they have to enter their Username and Password before they
can do anything else.
Once they've entered their Username and Password, the eBook
will go online and check the server to make sure their code
is valid!
The server will match the Username and Password to the ones
you have listed in your database.
If their Username and Password are valid and have not been
previously registered, the eBook will unlock and mark the
user's account as "active," giving your customer
full access to view your publication.
Once the customer has registered the eBook using their Username
and Password the maximum number of times, it becomes impossible
to share or copy because the registration system will not
allow them to register it again.
Recommendation: Use Ebook Pro if you want
to collect information on your ebook readers or protect the
information from unauthorized copying. Publishers that choose
to use the registration feature may need to use software like
Mailloop
to automatically distribute the registration key to customers
via email upon registration.
Suggested List Price: $197 from Ebook
Pro (dowload a sample ebook here)
DeskTopAuthor
 DigitalWebBooks
are 3D page turning digital catalogues, manuals, photo albums,
etc. which can be produced with DeskTopAuthor.
DigitalWebBooks differ from past attempts to bring the look
and feel of a book or catalogue to the web in that they are
portable, small in file size, easy to construct and they actually
emulate physical publications, with the added advantage of
a simple point and click navigation.
You can even send them on to a friend, customer or colleague
from the internal send mail facility and you can password
protect them.
The simplicity continues, to turn the page forward you click
on the right side of the page to turn it back you click on
the left side of the page. What could be simpler. No more
waiting for each page to be downloaded and you can keep them
saved in your folders for future reference.
DigitalWebBooks require no plug-in, but you can choose to
download the 144k plug-in and receive them in the proprietary
.dnl format for further 100 to 200k file size savings. Truly
amazing ! You really need to see it to believe it.
See a sample: 
Symantec
Brochure
Recommendation: For visually impacting catalogues,
manuals, sales brochures
Suggest List Price: Approx $105 USD from
DeskTopAuthor
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