New BookReader! - The Open Library Blog: "We’re pleased to announce the release of our freshly re-designed BookReader on the Internet Archive."
* Redesigned user interface that maximizes the amount of space given to the book.
* Navigation bar that helps show your location in the book and navigate through it.
* New Read Aloud feature reads the book as audio in most browsers.
* Tables of contents are being automatically generated for most books and can be edited or added manually through the Open Library site.
* Vastly improved full-text search.
* More sharing options – the new Share dialog gives you to option to choose how to link to the book and set options when embedding the BookReader on a blog or website.
* Touch gesture support – swipe to flip pages in two-page mode, pinch to zoom on iOS.
* Improved support for tablet devices like the iPad.
* Updated UI for the embedded BookReader – now includes “expando” button to view the book in a new browser window.
* Integration with Open Library – books that have an Open Library record can have their title and table of contents edited through the Open Library site.
Friday, December 10, 2010
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