how to create ebook help

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#1

I try to build one ebook app in Android with corona SDK but don’t know what is the best practice to do it.

My book would about 100 pages, each page has several paragraphs in a scrollview. My idea was to convert each page’s long text into an image then put it the scrollview, like sample code of Recipe. I believe it should work, but my image is big. Can anyone give me some suggestions?

appreciate it,
Bill
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#2

maybe there is a beter approach [import]uid: 150242 topic_id: 29126 reply_id: 117164[/import]

#3

Bill,

First things first: if you plan only to scan and use your current ebook images, Apple will NOT accept it as an app. Believe me. Several Kwik’s users tried it first and got the bad news. Books (text and images) are accepted in the iBookstore, not the AppStore.

Saying that, having 100 pages scanned pages will consume LOTS of memory and your app may not run well (even if Apple accepts it). I strongly suggest your to:

  1. re-think your design. books are books (made for reading, page by page). apps are apps (made for interaction, playing games, having a great user experience). 100 pages of “read and see” pages is not a good app user experience. Maybe you should review the story making it smaller (or even divide it in several chapters) or the interactivity planned;
  2. if you decide to have it “as is”, my suggestion is to enter text as text, as it will reduce a lot memory consumption and loading time.

Alex
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