Changing eBook experience with the digital publishing software

In the past few years, eBooks have brought a complete revolution in the publishing industry. To a large extent, it has transformed the conventional patterns of how readers consume information. People want access to every information anywhere and everywhere.

Though, there still exists a section, who prefer to read print books. But, without undermining them, one can’t ignore the fact that digital content is what most people prefer and find comfortable. The concept of purchasing a book from a book store, arranging it on a bookshelf and carrying it everywhere for reading, is diminishing.

Thus, understanding this pattern, many digital publishing software have emerged in the market. These software have not just provided a publishing platform, but have completely transformed the eBook experience. Through different plugins and tools, that allow you to incorporate several multimedia elements, one can design a completely interactive book, delivering a powerful experience to the readers.

In this blog, we will discuss how different digital publishing software are changing the eBook experience.

While we were small, we all have seen in the film Harry Potter the moving pictures in the newspapers. Quite similar to the GIFs which we send today. Who knew years later, with the emergence of the digital publishing software in the market, this would turn into reality.

What exactly are the tools which the digital publishing software offer and how are they changing the eBook experience?

Widgets

Widgets are generally extensions of larger apps. They provide the facility to access or share information quickly or manage many other activities without opening the complete app. Most of you might have used them on your smartphones or computers. Today, with the help of digital publishing software, they can also be incorporated into your eBook. Let us understand it with an example. While reading eBook, a user can search for the meaning of a word just by long- pressing it or can share the information on different platforms, by a small share widget.

Responsive table of content

Unlike the conventional print books, where one has to turn pages to go to the particular page number. In an eBook, it is just a matter of touch and it will lead you to the exact page number where you can read the topic. This saves time when looking for  relevant information and is pretty convenient over the printed book. 

 

Hyperlinked Words

While reading the content, there are many terms on which your users would like to have more information. Hyperlinking certain words to your write-up is a good way to keep your users engaged with your eBooks. You can link words to your premium write-ups, where they have got a paid subscription for the same.

Quizzes & knowledge tests

Incorporating quizzes to your eBooks is another way to keep your readers engaged. The participant who finds it interesting gets accustomed to answering it daily, eventually diverting traffic to your eBook. It is also a good way to gain insights from your audience, with instant results.

Narration of text

Now, this is quite an interesting feature which the digital publishing software offer. Many times, it isn’t possible to read long stories. It isn’t because we are not interested. It’s just that we are occupied with some other task and while at the same time wish to read. A text narrating feature is one such unique feature which people incorporate in their eBooks. With just a play button, the app will start reading the text, narrating the entire story to you just like any person reading. Moreover, this reader doesn’t even fumble and reads with consistency.