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Project Baker

The HTML5 ebook framework to publish interactive books & magazines on iPad & iPhone using simply open web standards
http://bakerframework.com

WHAT IS BAKER

To this day, ebooks have been limited by an old standard created in the pre-Kindle and pre-iPad era. Baker is the first stepping stone to show that we could already be using the powerful HTML5 language to create books with real typography, real layouts and high-quality design.

HOW TO USE BAKER

Creating an ebook in HTML5 to be used with Baker is a three-steps operation. It's easier done than said! ;)

  1. DESIGN

    • Create you publication as one or more HTML5 files
    • Design your publication to fit multiple screen (if you want to target iPad: 768px for portrait, 1024px for landscape)
    • You can use any feature in WebKit: HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (video, audio, fonts, jQuery, Google Maps, etc)
    • On iPad/iPhone you can constrain the height to match the page size or make it scrollable if you need longer pages
    • Consider having 1 HTML for each chapter/section/article and use the native vertical scrolling.
    • ...remember: it's a publication. If you want to build an app, check PhoneGap. ;)
  2. PACKAGE

    • The publication must be contained in a single "book/" folder
    • Each chapter/section/article (horizontally swiped on the iPad) should be a single HTML file inside the "book/" folder
    • Create a Hpub book.json file: title, author, pages, etc. (see below)
    • The assets must be contained within the "book/" folder or its subfolders
    • Check the example book from the website for an hands-on example
  3. PUBLISH

    • Download the Baker Framework Xcode project from http://bakerframework.com (or GitHub).
    • Download Xcode 4.2 from the Mac App Store or from the Apple Developer website.
    • Open Baker in Xcode.
    • Add all the files of your publication from your "book/" folder to the "book/" folder inside Baker.
    • Rename the project to the name of your publication: click on the "Baker" name in the leftmost column of the project navigator.
    • Replace the icon files (ios-icon-*.png, check the Apple Guidelines for reference).
    • Change the bundle identifier in the plist file to the one you are going to use for your app.
    • Select the Baker Scheme (Simulator or Device) from the toolbar dropdown.
    • Run and check that everything works correctly both on simulator and device.
    • Create an Apple iPhone Developer account to publish on the App Store.
    • Follow the instructions on the Apple iPhone Developer website to submit your book to the app store.

BOOK.JSON

This is an example of a minimal book.json file:

{
  "title": "The Study in Scarlet",
  "author": "Arthur Conan Doyle",
  "url": "book://bakerframework.com/books/arthurconandoyle-thestudyinscarlet",
  
  "contents": [
    "Article-Lorem.html",
    "Article-Ipsum.html",
    "Article-Gaium.html",
    "Article-Sit.html",
    "Article-Amet.html"
  ]
}

For all the details and the advanced options, check the Hpub specification on the wiki.

CREATE A BOOK FOR BOTH IPAD AND IPHONE

With Baker Framework you can create books and magazines for the iPhone too.

To compile your application for iPhone follow these steps:

  • Open the Baker Framework Xcode project with Xcode.
  • Click on the "Baker" project in the leftmost column of the project navigator.
  • On the column just left, click under Projects on "Baker"
  • In the "Build Settings" tab locate the section Deployment for the configuration you would like to use for compiling.
  • Under the Deployment section change the Target Device Family entry to match the devices you would like to target (only iPhone, only iPad or iPhone/iPad).
  • Compile and test the application.

DOWNLOADABLE BOOKS

From inside an existing book you make with Baker you can download other books, in the HPub format.

A book in the HPub format is like the default book that's inside Baker:

  • All the HTML files must be at root level (not in a subfolder, otherwise you'll get an empty book).
  • Each chapter/section/article (horizontally swiped on the iPad) should be a single HTML file inside the "book/" folder
  • Create a Hpub book.json file: title, author, pages, etc. (see below)
  • The assets must be contained within the "book/" folder or its subfolders

When it's ready:

  1. Zip all the files (not the folder, remember, its content).
  2. Change the extension of the file from ".zip" to ".hpub".
  3. Upload the .hpub file on a server.
  4. Link to the publication on the server, using the Hpub book protocol: book://example.org/path/bookname
    (with or without extension, Baker will add ".hpub" by itself).

BUGS AND FEEDBACK

CHANGELOG

  • 3.2 (20/03/2012)

    • iOS 5.1 and Retina display support
    • External links now open in internal browser, see referrer=Baker (thanks to @steiny2k)
    • Custom events fired on window blur and focus
    • Book.json parameters to disable tap and swipe: -baker-page-turn-tap/swipe
    • Index bar dynamically sized from index.html size. Use viewport meta property to configure
    • Change: referrer=Baker variable now not passed to destination website
    • Fix: "white flash" workaround found
    • Fix: solved issue with pre-compiled screenshots and books with more than 50 pages
    • Fix: rare bug of content loaded into index view instead of page
  • 3.1 (20/12/2011)

    • Newsstand basic support
    • iOS5/iCloud data storage guidelines support
    • Pre-build screenshots in screenshot mode using -baker-page-screenshots in book.json
    • Retina display support in screenshot mode (thanks to @zenz)
    • Manga support: start from the last page, or any arbitrary page using -baker-start-at-page in book.json
    • Email protocol support
    • Change JSON library to JSONKit (thanks to @zenz)
    • Fix: block idle when downloading
    • Fix: spinner color and iOS4.x support
    • Change: -baker-background-image-* properties are now relative to ./book/ folder, see Issue #247
  • 3.0.2 (29/10/2011)

    • Fix: iOS 4 support for the spinner feature available only in iOS 5
  • 3.0 (18/10/2011)

    • Two rendering modes to improve performances: screenshots (thanks to @pugpig) and three-cards
    • index.html view on double-tap to manage navigation and menu
    • Full Hpub 1.0 support
    • Improved rendering speed and responsiveness
    • Improved handling of internal and external links
    • Memory optimization
    • iOS 5 and Xcode 4.2 compatibility
    • Minimum supported version: iOS 4.0
    • Minor fixes and improvements
    • Thanks to @francesctovar @therabidbanana @eaglejohn @ffranke for the great support
  • 2.0 (28/04/2011)

    • Multi-orientation books support: portrait, landscape, both (thanks to @svdgraaf)
    • iPhone support
    • Xcode 4 compatibility
    • Added support to open a specific page of a downloaded book
    • Added support to remove vertical bounce (for non-scrolling books)
    • Added support to enable automatic media playback
    • Changed the gesture to open the status bar to the more reliable doubletap
    • Fix: page anchors now handled in internal links
    • Fix: orientationchange event now fires
    • Minimum supported version: iOS 3.2
    • Minor fixes
  • 1.1 (19/01/2011)

    • Added book:// protocol to allow downloadable HPub books
    • Support for zipped HPub books (to allow downloading)
    • Link support (internal/external)
    • Multitap page navigation
    • Alphabetical ordering (WARNING: breaks previous books, check before upgrading)
    • Statusbar on tap
    • Full screen swipes
    • Fix: now the previous page doesn't flash anymore when you change page
    • Minor fixes
  • 1.0 (03/11/2010)

    • First release

LICENSE

Copyright (C) 2010-2011, Davide Casali, Marco Colombo, Alessandro Morandi
Licensed under BSD Opensource License (free for personal and commercial use)

Elementary, my dear Watson.

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