Apple released new iPad Mini 2 and iPad 5 (iPad Air)on Oct 22 event. CEO Cook said it will be an iPad Christmas in this December shopping season. This second generation of iPad Mini has Retina Display with resolution 2048x1536, so buyer can enjoy reading with better visual quality. The multi-task function enables us to play songs and browse iBook. Overall,comparing to iPad 5, Mini 2 has same performing with cheap price and smaller size.
As developing of tablets and smart phone, readers spend reading more time on portable mobile devices. For digital publisher, how to grab this trend and distribute digital magazines on iPad platform? Besides EPUB, e magazine in HTML format also work on iPad. It is easier to create and publish iPad magazine. This article will guide you to create e-magazine that for iPad. Many emag designer edit digital version of magazine in PDF editor. But it is not that kind of magazine as paper version. We could find a digital publishing solution to convert PDF to flash magazine. Flipbook Maker is the one which split PDF to side-by-side pages which looks like a real hardcover magazine. Following are steps for creating digital magazine for iPad:
Step 1: Download and Run page flip software.Search Flipbook Maker Pro on Google, and go to its main website for downloading. After downloaded, please install and open it for preparation.
Step 2: Import PDF or image files to the magazine maker software. Click File menu on topper right corner, then select New sub-menu to create a new e-zine project. Press import button to load PDF or picture material from your computer to the program.Step 3: Edit e-magazine pages and embed multimedia elements.Go to Page Edit tab, you could set page properties, like transparency, dividing line, shadow, landscape / portrait mode, content position. There are several buttons on the left side, you could use them to insert text, image, clickable link, hotspot, swf flash, video, YouTube, and music to specific e-page.
Step 4: iPad magazine design for layout and appearance.There are many beautiful built-in templates for your selection. Just click theme thumbnails on left side and preview result on right side at the same time. If you ask for more, you could personalize your own template in Advanced Settings section. That customized theme can be saved in program for you to use again next time.
Step 5: Publish e magazine for iPad Mini. In the Publish tab, choose HTML as output format. There are settings about magazine name, SWF size, HTML meta. Do remember to check ‘Also create mobile version’ option.Step 6: Upload flash magazine online to your website. After upload the whole output folder to web server, you can get an URL for your online magazine. Now you could read your uploaded online ezine on iPad . Check this iPad magazine demo. Besides latest iPad 5 /iPad Mini, it also can be read on android tablet, such as Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HDX 7, LG G Pad 8.3, Enjoy reading with iPad anytime anywhere.
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