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#eprdctn hour: An open roundtable

https://storify.com/LauraB7/eprdctn-roundtable

There was no set topic this week, so almost anything and everything about ebooks was discussed.

 Harry Potter: Another edition

Pottermore has released new, iBooks-Author created versions of the series (available only on iBooks, naturally). They have some annotations from J.K. Rowling and some animations scattered around. I bought one volume; it crashed iBooks twice when scrolling through.

The animations were fun, but limited. Also, as a sad example of a lack of attention to detail, paragraphs are indented and there’s a line space between each paragraph. Why?

http://techcrunch.com/2015/10/08/harry-potter-enhanced-books-come-to-ibooks-with-exclusive-animations-and-author-notes/?et_mid=789767&rid=240592104

Updated from Pagina: EPUB-Checker 2, including epubcheck 4

This handy EPUB validation tool is ready to download here:

http://www.pagina-online.de/produkte/epub-checker/#c773

New Nook!

From Samsung. Digital Reader runs down some specs. I wonder how it renders an ebook.

http://the-digital-reader.com/2015/10/07/bn-launches-a-rebranded-samsung-galaxy-tab-e-nook-9-6-tablet-now-selling-it-for-249/

Adobe MAX

Here are several links with videos, news, and analysis of this week’s extravaganza in Los Angeles:

http://max.adobe.com/sessions/max-online/#track/graphic-design

http://www.digitaltrends.com/photography/photoshop-fix-among-new-apps-features-and-services-announced-at-adobes-max-conference/

http://blogs.adobe.com/digitalpublishing/2015/10/enterprise-apps-that-drive-results-whats-coming-next-with-dps.html?scid=social53682836&adbid=652167967841488896&adbpl=tw&adbpr=846370927