EPUB import

#1

Hi,

I’ve got some picture story books which were created in InDesign. We exported an EPUB from InDesign, added audio, and are running into issues with EPUB 3 readers on Android. So I’m curious if Reading App Builder might provide us a nicer path to picture story books on Android.

I was impressed to see that Reading App Builder can import EPUB files. But our pages display in the app at 1/2 the screen width and 1/2 the screen height, i.e., everything’s in the top-left quarter of the screen. Pictures, text, it’s all laid out more-or-less exactly as specified in the original EPUB, except that it doesn’t take up the whole screen in the app.

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Does anyone have suggestions for what I could look at to fix this?

Thanks!

#2

Is there any change when you alter the text size?

#3

What was the pixel dimensions of the original picture in the above example page. You seem to be displaying it on a fairly large screen. Are the dimensions set in the epub?

#4

Thanks for the suggestions.

When I double the text size, the larger text is displayed correctly, extending beyond the bounds of the image.

When I try it on a smaller screen (my phone), the page fills the screen, and then some; it’s actually slightly larger than my screen and I have to scroll to see the edges. The tablet screen is the same resolution as the screenshot I posted: 1200x1920; my phone screen is 540x960.

#5

If you’re looking for nice picture books on Android, you definitely also need to consider Bloom and the Android App; ‘Bloom Reader’. Check out our website if you’re interested in downloading a few samples.

www.mytalkingbooks.org

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