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Electronic books or e-books offer many definite advantages over the printed books, such as the convenience, mobility and flexibility of accesses and the incorporation of multimedia elements into the book contents. For e-books, an authoring system is essentially required, not only on content development but also on the subsequent revisions and updates. Ideally, the system should be easy to use and support a variety of multimedia, while adopting some structure and formatting standards so that the e-books can be accessible across different operating systems and platforms. This paper investigates the use of XML as the standards for e-book contents. It is found that using XML to develop e-books is technically feasible, and that the e-book structure and formatting styles can be effectively enforced through XML schema. The developed e-book contents can be readily deployed in different online platforms and devices. Our experience in developing an XML-based e-book authoring system is shared in this paper.
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Fong, J., Ku, T.Y., Cheung, S.K.S. (2015). A Study on the Development of an XML-Based E-Book Authoring System. In: Cheung, S., Kwok, Lf., Yang, H., Fong, J., Kwan, R. (eds) Hybrid Learning: Innovation in Educational Practices. ICHL 2015. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 9167. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20621-9_21
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