InDesign ePub tutorial update

Anne-Marie Concepción's Lynda.com tutorial "InDesign CC: EPUB Fundamentals", has been updated to include the new features in InDesign CC 2014 including creating fixed and variable layout ePub books:
http://www.lynda.com/EPUB-tutorials/InDesign-CC-EPUB-Fundamentals/143324-2.html?srchtrk=in dex:1%0Alinktypeid:2%0Aq:epub%…

More useful information on producing fixed layout ePubs from InDesign CC 2014:
Adobe’s New FXL Export | ePUBSecrets

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See the links to below images that show how it looks on indesign, ibooks and ipad.
https://www.flickr.com/photos/118558552@N02/15536244571"
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