Exporting ebook from InDesign CC 2015 to epub for App Store

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- January 19, 2016 at 6:48 am #80917
  
  Jack Las
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  Hello.
  
  We want to issue an eBook and distribute it through Apple Store. This ebook is a fixed layout one made in Indesign CC 2015. It is photo-rich and contains a lot of graphical elements like masks, shadows and different fonts. (An example page with all effects is presented in the attachment).
  
  We have an issue that when we export it from ID to EPUB 3.0 format, it looses a lot of formatting. Therefore we would like to ask you for advices.
  
  1. What are the procedures concerning publishing such an ebook, especially in relation to epub v3.0 format with rich graphics.
  
  2. Would it be a good idea to flatten all of the elements in the pages to JPEGs so that we are sure there’s no problem with formatting and effects when seen on user’s screen.
  
  3. Are there any compatibility and performance differences between an EPUB 3.0 ebook exported from ID CC 2015 and an ebook published by iAuthor v2.4? Which of the two options would be better choice?
  
  Regards
  Jack
- January 19, 2016 at 7:45 am #80924
  
  Ken Jones
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  Hi Jack
  
  My company’s software ‘CircularFLO’ https://www.circularflo.com will handle InDesign drop shadows and transparencies on live text and well as live text on a path.
  Alternatively it will allow you to flatten the InDesign page designs whilst keeping all words fully searchable.
  
  CircularFLO also includes the KF8 for Amazon Kindle Store along with the fixed layout EPUB3 for Apple, Kobo, Google and others.
  
  Apple iBooks Author will only export to reflowable EPUB3, the fixed layout ebooks it makes are not EPUBs and are only compatible with Apple iBooks Store.
  
  Finally, just to mention these are ebook formats and not apps so these ebooks will be able to be provided to ebooks stores such as the Apple iBooks Store not the App Store as mentioned in your subject.
  
  Hope that helps, you can go to https://www.circularflo.com/download/ for a free trial of CircularFLO.
  
  Thanks
  Ken Jones
  Circular Software
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