How to Add Pizazz to Your iBook

by Chris Slate, Graham Barlow, and J.R. Bookwalter 0Comments

So far you've authored a basic iBook and can carry a test version of it around on your own iPad, but there's so much more you can do! Let's spruce up your book a bit and get it out to the world.

1. Add Interactive Widgets

Widgets can add a lot of fun and useful interactivity to your pages, and they’re super-easy to use. Simply click the Widgets icon at the top center of the main window and choose one of the seven Widget options. The two most useful are probably Gallery, which is used to create image slideshows, and Media, which allows you to add a video clip. In either case, choosing a Widget from the Widget pull-down menu will place an empty box onto the page. All you have to do to fill the box is grab the associated media from your desktop (whether it’s a movie clip or a group of images) and drag it over.

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