On the road to Rich Digital Books

Abstract

This article presents an architecture for producing rich digital books. These are books enriched with supporting media, like images and sound, to reach broader audiences and enlarge their usage possibilities. The architecture is based on automating the books' production process, increasing their availability. It also enjoys a high flexibility degree, allowing the production of books that can be read either with off-the-shelf software or specialized digital book players. One such player, capable of meeting the demands of active reading is also presented in this article.