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Subject:Putting Books on CD-ROM From:Christie Christopherson <slp50 -at- CC -dot- USU -dot- EDU> Date:Thu, 4 Jun 1998 16:51:16 -0600
Hi, everyone. I've been lurking around for a while, and now I have a
need to pick your brains.
During the next several months I'll be putting a local history book
(about 500 pages) on CD-ROM on a volunteer basis. The historical
committee wants to find an inexpensive way to distribute more copies,
and so CD-ROM seems like a good step. If you've had experience with this
type of thing, I'd like to know what software you've used and liked.
I've done computer manuals on CD-ROM before, using Folio VIEWS. Another
option is to put everything together in WordPerfect or Word and then
printing to PDF. I've also worked a lot with Asymetrix ToolBook doing
CBT, but I want to get a better feel for what's out there before I
decide which software to use. What has worked well for you?
The book contains text and photos, no color. For the photos, I'll be
scanning them directly from the hard copy book or from the negatives.
For the text, I'll have to use some sort of OCR package because the
original WordPerfect files are gone.
BTW, the audience includes IBM-PC users as well as Macintosh users. Most
of them are novice or intermediate as far as their computer experience
goes.
I'd appreciate any advice you have for this project. Thanks in advance.
Christie Christopherson
slp50 -at- cc -dot- usu -dot- edu
