[LINK] iPad experimentation begins: e-media

[Stilgherrian]

On 05/03/2010, at 8:44 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> I expect that someone, perhaps Apple, will propose a multimedia e-book 
> format, using HTML 5 in place of XHTML, with all the media flies zipped: 
> <http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/xhtml5>.
> 
> This would allow for a more interactive and engaging, less book-like
> interface.

I believe Apple's "iTunes LP" format, released in September last year, is the format you might be imagining. While it's marketed as a way of adding DVD-like "special features" to downloadable movies and album artwork to music, it could well be used for a general multimedia publishing format.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ITunes_LP
    http://www.apple.com/itunes/lp-and-extras/

Since I'm not really a developer, I haven't gone digging to see whether it's HTML5 or something else under the hood.

Stil


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