Creative Book Builder v2.3

Creative Book Builder v2.3 is released.

Here are new features:

1. Revamp Question Element:

• Insert image for question and answer
• Answer layout (number of columns)
• Show or hide radio button
• Radio button position

2. Change appearance for Audio Recording & Song Element:

• Use your own image
• Tap image to play or stop audio
• Option to hide audio control 

3. New Drawing Element

4. New Vimeo Video Element

5. Update Google Drive SDK

6. Import Google Document to fixed layout book

7. Import PDF as image to fixed layout book

8. Import EPUB to existing fixed layout book

9. Add glossary for fixed layout book

10. Fix bug when selecting photo from photo library

11. Fix bug for pdf version

Tips for Editing Fixed Layout Book

Here are some tips for editing fixed layout books:

1. Tap "+" button at the bottom bar to get started.

2. Tap the element displayed on the page to edit element.

3. Drag the element to move to the desired position.

4. Drag the black box at the right hand bottom corner of the element to resize the element.

5. Tap tool button at the bottom bar (next to "+" button) and select "Page Background" to change page background.

6. Tap new page button at the top bar (next to "pages" button") to add new page.

7. Tap settings button at the top bar and select "Cover Image" to change cover image.

8. Tap settings button at the top bar and select "Book Background" to change page background of all the pages.

Classic vs Fixed Layout

For those who are familiar with Classic book, here are some differences between Classic and Fixed Layout books to help you learn more about Fixed Layout books.

Classic	Fixed Layout
Consists of chapters and sections (group of sub sections and sub chapters)	Consists of pages
Each chapter has unlimited number of elements	Each page has limited number of elements since the page's size is limited
The number of pages in chapters depends on the rendering of different EPUB readers and number of elements	The number of pages is the same among different EPUB readers
Elements are displayed in the vertical ordering	Elements are absolutely positioned on the page
The term "Ordering" means the display ordering	The term "Ordering" means the layer ordering
Chapter heading is displayed on each chapter by default	Page title is not displayed on each page by default
Page Break, Anchor Bookmark, List are supported	Page Break, Anchor Bookmark, List are not supported
No page and book background	Support image as page (includes two-page spread) and book background

New Fixed Layout Books (WYSIWYG)

We are excited to announce that Creative Book Builder supports Fixed Layout now. In order to distinguish from this, all existing books are called Classic books. You can view Fixed Layout book using iBooks app on both iPad and iPhone. Editing Fixed Layout book is available on both iPad & iPhone. Editing Classic book remains unchanged.

Advantages of Fixed Layout:

1. Pages can be edited in WYSIWYG mode.
2. Page's background can be changed.
3. All elements are absolutely positioned on the page.
4. All elements can be resized.
5. Better rendering for PDF version

Some features are not supported in Fixed Layout book yet (may be supported later):

• Copy pages from other book
• Search pages

Creative Book Builder v2.2

Creative Book Builder v2.2 is released.

Here are new features:

1. New Fixed Layout Book (WYSIWYG)

2. Bigger cover image

3. Option to use user-defined cover image (Image Mode)

4. Option to use <p> for paragraph element

5. Support user-defined CSS

6. Show raw storage for each chapters and books

7. Add alternative text and link to image

8. New element: Anchor Bookmark

9. New number input UI

10. Import EPUB from URL to existing book

11. Fix the screen bug when using external keyboard

12. Fix bug when listing filename with uppercase from FTP Server

13. Fix bug for importing book with EPUB version 2.0

iTunes U Course Manager

If you are using iTunes U Course Manager, please choose EPUB 2.0 version when generating books since iTunes U Course Manager may have problem with EPUB 3.0.

Creative Book Builder v2.1.3

Creative Book Builder v2.1.3 is released.

Here are new features:

1. Copy chapters from other books

2. Import EPUB from URL

3. Import EPUB from FTP Server to existing book

4. Fix bug when importing book

5. Fix bug when loading clipboard with images

6. Fix bug when inserting answer for questions