Comments on: ‘This could be the year of the e-textbooks,’ says Chronicle of Higher Ed… http://www.teleread.com/kindle/this-could-be-the-year-of-the-e-textbooks-says-chronicle-of-higher-ed/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:56:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Rothman http://www.teleread.com/kindle/this-could-be-the-year-of-the-e-textbooks-says-chronicle-of-higher-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-1144686 David Rothman Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:43:51 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/08/this-could-be-the-year-of-the-e-textbooks-says-chronicle-of-higher-ed/#comment-1144686 HG, the item clearly indicated that things could go faster, as far as people getting to the same location. Even at five seconds, the time adds up. So why not use the wireless capability so the professor can send students to the right location without their doing anything? As for page numbering in ePub, if a more complete standard is needed, it can come. Meanwhile it isn't as if the ePub community is ignoring <a href="http://www.epubbooks.com/blog/20081209/marking-up-page-numbers-in-the-epub-ncx/" rel="nofollow">page numbering</a> and other navigational issues. Thanks, David P.S. I'd love to see nonproprietary standards for "send-to-page" via wireless. A perfect example of a feature the IDPF ought to think about for the educational market! HG, the item clearly indicated that things could go faster, as far as people getting to the same location. Even at five seconds, the time adds up. So why not use the wireless capability so the professor can send students to the right location without their doing anything?

As for page numbering in ePub, if a more complete standard is needed, it can come. Meanwhile it isn’t as if the ePub community is ignoring page numbering and other navigational issues.

Thanks,
David

P.S. I’d love to see nonproprietary standards for “send-to-page” via wireless. A perfect example of a feature the IDPF ought to think about for the educational market!

]]> By: HeavyG http://www.teleread.com/kindle/this-could-be-the-year-of-the-e-textbooks-says-chronicle-of-higher-ed/comment-page-1/#comment-1144685 HeavyG Tue, 08 Sep 2009 19:12:43 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/09/08/this-could-be-the-year-of-the-e-textbooks-says-chronicle-of-higher-ed/#comment-1144685 Assuming the professor is also working from the same Kindle file the students have it is very easy to tell them exactly where to go in the text. "Go to location 2345." Students then tell their Kindle to go to location 2345. All done in 5 seconds. I'm genuinely curious how an ePub file which may be read on a variety of different hardware devices deals with that. Does ePub have some navigation process similar to the Kindle files/devices use of "locations"? Assuming the professor is also working from the same Kindle file the students have it is very easy to tell them exactly where to go in the text.

“Go to location 2345.”

Students then tell their Kindle to go to location 2345.

All done in 5 seconds.

I’m genuinely curious how an ePub file which may be read on a variety of different hardware devices deals with that. Does ePub have some navigation process similar to the Kindle files/devices use of “locations”?

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