The Reader
You can also install the Reader from the Desktop Author homepage, if you'd like to know a little more, first, about the people who made the wonderful program we use for these maximally cool Digital Books. Partway down the page, look for the words ABOUT DNL READER. Right there, in the middle, is a little multi-colored button that says "Get DNL Reader."
Security note: It's a digitally signed executable located on a secured server. In other words, as safe as can be.
Software developer: DNAML Pty. Ltd. of Australia.
Custom Digital Books
Why do you get two versions of your
book file?
The DNL version can easily
be e-mailed to anybody you please. That person will need to download the
Reader in order to view your book.
For the complete explanation of how safe this kind of file is, please
see the software developer's website.
The EXE version includes
the Reader. It can be copied onto CDs, and given or sent to anyone.
Sending e-mail from the EXE version is not recommended, because it will
send the person the EXE version. This may fail, because many computers
protect their owners by refusing to accept EXE files when sent as an attachment.
Page-Turning Digital Books
For a modern PC running Windows, or a Mac with PC emulator. If you're not totally comfortable with computers, it might be good to see the bottom half of this page before going on.
1. Please install the Reader
The Reader is very small file, quickly downloaded even
with a landline. More about the Reader to the left.
2. Then look at, or download from this page, any sample Digital Book, and start thinking about how this format can serve your creative needs.
The
Digital Book is a great format for a specialized photo album - a trip,
a wedding, an adventure. This sample custom album, with turning pages,
explores the sometimes eerie similarities between pictures of mother and
daughter, taken many years apart.
Remembering
a Soldier. Or any departed loved one. A memorial eBook can be any number
of pages long and include any number of pictures.
This
series of paintings with a common theme is a great example of the usefulness
of eBooks for artists and other creative people.
Showcase your miniatures or other craft creations in a book all their own.
Arranged
more like a slide presentation, with one large picture on each page. The
artist took a photo at each stage in the creation of an acrylics-on-canvas
painting, and put them in order - a fascinating exercise for any easel
painter.
Informational
pamphlets with words and pictures can be adapted to any subject, and can
be any length.
This sample album collects pictures made in grade school
through high school, so the originals can be stored in a safe place while
this can be viewed at any time. It really reduces clutter.
Another
album of paintings. A Digital Book can have web links in it.
I make a Digital Book with YOUR pictures and words.
What you can do with your Digital eBook:
• E-mail it to friends.
• Copy it onto CDs or floppy disks to give away or sell.
• Artists, models, designers
- use it as a digital portfolio to showcase examples of your creativity.
• At book signings, trade shows, or other events, or in a
store window or other retail display, set automatic page turning to show
your book over and over.
• Include links to web pages in the book.
• Your readers can print one page or the whole book, or you
can block that ability.
These books show the available ready-made covers.
Custom Digital Book, made to your specifications
Before it is finalized, a proof version of your book will be e-mailed to you. After you okay it, the EXE or executable version, which includes the Reader, will be mailed to you on a CD through the regular, old-fashioned mail.
How to Order
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The Digital Book with Turning Pages is a friendly, cuddly technology that can be shaped into art, unique memorabilia, sentimental gifts, and special projects of all kinds.
A "large" or "very large" size book
needs a monitor screen at least as large as the book is. With a smaller
screen, only part of the book will be seen at any time.
Downloaded: Whether you open the Digital eBook or save it to your computer and then open it, the book should appear on your screen surrounded by a solid color background.
CD: Your computer may launch the book automatically. Otherwise, double-click on your My Computer icon, then double-click on your computer's CD-ROM drive icon.
When the front cover of the book appears, click on the cover to turn the page.
At any time, you can right-click on the page, and get a whole list of possibilities:
Menu bar - This puts a gray bar across the top edge of the book, offering various controls, including "minimize" (shrinks the file down to a button at the bottom of your screen, while you do something else) and "exit". You can also move the book out of the way temporarily by turning off the background and dragging the book.
Turn page forward, turn page back
Go to a specific page
Turn mode - Make the pages turn like a real book, or slide across, or wipe. The different styles are appropriate for different kinds of books, depending on what you use it for.
Page turn speed - Whichever page turning style you choose, this control lets you make it happen faster or slower.
Send mail - Share the book with others. The "Send Mail" command lets you share the book with friends. Just type in the address you want to send it to, and the program does the rest. (The send mail feature works with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express.)
Set auto turn - Keeps the pages turning automatically, to use for a retail or book fair display.
Background - Unless the book already fills your whole screen, this makes the solid-color background margin appear, or disappear so you can see your regular desktop around the book. A Digital eBook looks much prettier with the solid color background on.
Back to previous page viewed, forward to previous page viewed - Instantly find again the most recent page you looked at.
Print - Allows the person viewing your book to print one page or all pages, and gives a choice of print sizes. Or, the ability to print can be turned off. (The ability to print depends on the computer and printer.)
Save as - Allow the person viewing your book to save it to their computer.
Close menu
Exit
What is this thing on the front? - The "Front Cover Notifier" has simple instructions. You can have this on your book, or opt not to have it.