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How do I integrate an iBook into my app?

As best as I can understand, iBooks are much just like interactive PDFs. What language are they saved in, and what would be a good solution if I want to display or use an iBook in my app, which is written in Objective-C?

Solution

  • Here's a good guide that breaks down the basics of the iBooks concept and how they work and can be produced:

    http://mattgemmell.com/2012/01/19/ibooks-author-for-authors/

    As for the points you have raised:

    • What language?

    Well, the iBooks format is a zip-like archive of assets. There's no language there per se, but the iBooks Author Mac app assembles your project and associated files into the required format.

    • Display an iBook in an iOS app

    Not possible. You can display normal documents that iOS supports like PowerPoint, Word, PDFs etc through a QLPreviewController or UIDocumentInteractionController for example.

    I'd definitely recommend downloading the free iBooks Author Mac app from the Mac App Store, linked below:

    http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/ibooks-author/id490152466?mt=12