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Q: mac and pc delivery??

I am a teacher and was going to use iBooks Author to create an interactive iBook for my students. Thought it would be a brilliant solution, but then I start seeing that iBooks can't be viewed on a PC, well if its free its ok, (which it will be) since its not protected, but others state that it can only be pdfs and that there will be no interactivity, etc, so not I have a dilemma in part because I am getting mixed signals.

 

What I want to do, is create an interactive iBook for my students. It will be free and designed to be delivered through the iTunes/iBook Store. It needs to be able to run on both macs and pcs, is that possible? Or will have I have to have pcs just get a pdf and lose the interactivity?

 

Is there a way to make it available just to my students or if its a free book on iTunes then everyone has access?

 

What do I need to know about delivery to pcs?

 

Thanks in advanced

Posted on Jun 15, 2015 8:10 AM

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  • by macuser569,

    macuser569 macuser569 Jul 21, 2015 3:50 AM in response to froghead2
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    Jul 21, 2015 3:50 AM in response to froghead2

    As a children's book author, I agree and would like to see the iBooks app developed for a wider audince, such as Android and Windows.

    But as a long time observer of Apple, I don't see this ever happening.

     

    The iBooks app and its store is an integral part of iOS and OS X, and the small dividend Apple would make on wider book sales is eclipsed by Apple's aim to grow market share for its devices.

     

    Plus, if it was going to start developing iBooks app for other platforms, Android seems the obvious choice first, and then maybe Windows as a second choice.

     

    Yes as authors it would be nice to see our books reaching a wider audience. But I don't believe this will ever happen on Windows or other non-Apple systems.

     

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