Post on 24-May-2015
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Quick linksBooktype page on SourcefabricLorna's write up of the OER Booksprint Open Video Workbook: a course sprint on an old fishing trawler Mozilla Webmaker - Mick's ePub series: ●Pt 1 - Create epubs from web pages ●Pt 2 - Explore and embed a video into an epub ●Pt 3 - Remix and reuse epubs with online editorsWorkshop at UCL on academic use of BooktypeMick Chesterman – http://clearerchannel.org
Booktype
online
social productionplatform
books & ebooks
freeopen source
software
supports traditional authoring processes
redefines the production paradigm
create a book in
2 – 5days
publish a book in
2 – 5minutes
Social Production
Platform
Create books alone...
Create books alone... or with others.
● Real-time editing
● Real-time editing● Chapter statuses
● Real-time editing● Chapter statuses● Editorial notes
● Real-time editing● Chapter statuses● Editorial notes● Automatic credits
User permissions... writers, editors, proofreaders.
Communicate using livechat
Communicate using livechat with multiple authors...
...or by using status messages.
Work in real time (in real space or remotely)...
... or asynchronously.
Hit publish to output paper and electronic books.
Create versions.
Create versions. Perfect for textbooks...
Create versions. Perfect for textbooks and manuals.
Create versions. Perfect for textbooks and manuals.
Clone books...
Clone books... then import into a different Booktype platform.
The second Booktype community can remix and reuse the material.
Production times are reduced, material is kept up to date.
A new book, original credits intact, plus the new authors.
Another clone...
Another clone... imported into another Booktype instance.
Booktype can be installed behind a firewallor on an intranet...
... and then the book published publicly.
And this is only the start.
software
collaboration
case studies
Floss Manuals3000 users producing books about free software
Case Study One
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
sponsored by Internews
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
5 day sprint300 pgs
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
proofed by community
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
released online and via lulu.com
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
improved in second booksprint
How to Bypass Internet Censorship
French, Farsi, Arabic, Burmese (Myanmar), simplified Chinese,
Spanish, and Russian
Case Study Two
Basic Internet Security
Basic Internet Security
funded by Greenhost ISP
Basic Internet Security
booksprint for teambuilding
Basic Internet Security
book for PR
Basic Internet Security
international press+
1000s hits a day
book sprints
Documentation Sprints
team-building
Book Sprints
collaborative thought
Writing Sprints
knowledge consolidation
Course Sprints
teaching method
Federated Publishing
Publish Once Publish everywhere
Print, iPad, Kindle, Web pages, Nook or any e-reader in minutes.
Customise Fonts, illustrations and tables in pdf, epub, mobi, odt, html.
Templates designers can use (css)
Remix and reuse books
Make new from old
Mash-up, illustrate, translate, curate and publish.
You control your content
Not tied into licenses, contracts or limiting agreements.
Choose how your content is used and distributed.
Formless Content
Formless refers to content that has no inherent visual structure, and for which the meaning doesn’t change as the words reflow. Think: paperback novels.
Definite refers to content for which the structure of the page—the juxtaposition of elements—is intertwined with the meaning of the text. Think: textbooks.
Challenges of Formless Content
Pixel perfect manipulation within a strictly contained space is not possible
This makes book designers uncomfortable (contrast to web)
Web designers lack good tools for formless books
Embrace Epub and Formless Content
Let go of pixel perfect layout & embrace the flexibility of formless content!
Experiment with Book layout and css
Enjoy collaboration with peers to create Books in new ways