Q: Ibook 2 textbooks for private distribution
I was pretty impressed after looking at the free textbook last night that one can download with the latest ibook 2 update. I was wondering about writing company manuals or handbooks using the new ibooks author. I would like to do this so our employees can use the interactive features on the ipad but I don't want to distribute it to anyone but our employees. ie...can we write and then load the file onto the ipads without publishing them to itunes. Or if we do use itunes, are there some type of settings that would allow only people we authorize to download the books?
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 7:41 AM
You can distribute .ibooks files just like any other file (as long as you are not charging money). Users just drag the file into iTunes. You can also add a password for security. From the iBooks Author Help:
Require a Password
You can set a password so that only people who know the password can open an iBooks Author document.
- If the Document inspector isn’t open, click Inspector in the toolbar and click the Document Inspector button.
- Click Document and select “Require password to open” at the bottom of the Document pane.
- Enter the password twice (once in the Password field and again in the Verify field), enter a hint to help you remember the password, and click Set Password.
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 1:30 PM