Which Digital Publishing suite do I need to buy?

Okay simple question I hope. My wife is starting her book publishing biz and will be doing Digial (eBooks) and Print publishing of books. She wants to publish books on multiple platforms including Kindle, iBooks, and Nook which includes Android and iOS devices. She will not be creating book covers herself. Which Digital Publishing Suite should she buy, entire CS or just the Digital Publishing Suite Pro or Single edition? Should do a cloud suscription vs the other method you can buy these Abobe products? She's student so she can get students discount as well.

None of them. DPS is for highly interactive publications. She should be learning all about epub, for what you describe.
That said, as a student she can take advantage of highly discounted rates for Creative Cloud. The first year is only $19.99/month.
Details on this page http://www.adobe.com/products/discount-software-coupons.html
Bob

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Bob,
The only way this works, even theoretically (as we haven't tested it) is to first set the metadata for Minimum DPS Version and then open up every layout in play previously checked in to the earlier Sprint version and delete the DP Artboards, reset them and re-check in all layouts to update them with the new metadata. With an average issue size growing upwards of 300 dossiers, this becomes an untenable workflow imposition. When we first tried setting this metadata based on Dennis Van Nooij's instructions it did not work. We must plan such metadata strategies up to 3 months in advance of the issue as that's when the creatives begin working on it. To ask them to open up 500-700 layouts in the "transition" issues between Sprint updates and recheck them in is unreasonable considering our tight deadline cascade. We must retain compatibility with NIM and Google Play embedded readers and these are always lagging behind a Sprint version or two. We are releasing a new custom storefront soon which requires R26 but our folios must stay at R25 and we are not sure for how long we will need to retain this compatibility so the number of layouts that must be redundantly touched by Art/Edit operators under tight deadline turnarounds makes this whole strategy very difficult. Woodwing and Adobe need to understand more deeply the impact of their strategic decisions on the actual workflows of the art depts at the publishers on the front lines. I don't remember having been consulted on this before the installers were pulled out of circulation. There are still many dynamic factors that deeply influence our ability to maintain a healthy and fully operational Woodwing/Adobe eco-system; the only way we have been able to maintain consistency and navigate around the many bugs in the software is to nail down our environment so we can control how the pieces behave. Adobe has pulled this control out from under us.

Is there a way of using remoteupdatemanager to install the Digital Publishing suite to Adobe inDesign?

Is there a way of using remoteupdatemanager to install the Digital Publishing suite to Adobe inDesign, if not how do I install it to Macs running Adobe CC 2014? I need to do this remotely and silently using ARD to over 100 Macs.

It's alo what mine looks like as well because I've not added anything At first I didn't know and no one would tell me. Then I just go used Tools menu. It far more complex to learn if you go to it Cold Turkey from using Menu bars which are vastly easier. It’s a shock to your system. But you learn to use tools menu evn though it takes far more time. You waste time clicking heading to find sub topics and sometimes items that should be grouped together are spread all over. But, Hey Change is supposed to be good whether we want it or not.

Digital Publishing Suite: many are confused by the term

Call me pedantic but I know that many people are confused by the term Digital Publishing Suite. This name describes an extension to InDesign CS5.5/CS5 that provides a set of authoring tools but it also identifies a completely separate subscription service that Adobe runs to hosts Apps. A distinction should be made between these two.
Also in this forum it would be useful to flag items that only pertain to subscribers. Bob’s announcement today that Viewer Builder 1.5 is available stated For DPS Subscribers Only which is useful, but often in threads it is not clear whether comments refer to those with a subscription or those without.
Also I urge Adobe to include a Feature Requests section on this Forum (like the prerelease) in order for Adobe to keep in touch with the needs of “real” users.

Hi Graham,
The DPS name covers the full range of applications and services as they are all intrinsically linked. The InDesign Folio Builder and overlay creator tools, are used to produce folios to be uploaded to Acrobat.com. The Folio Editor tools available through digitalpublishing.acrobat.com allow the user to reorganise these same folios, add and edit the metadata and, if they are a subscriber, publish these folios to the fulfillment server so that they can be download to the iPad/Android tablet/Playbook. The viewer builder exists for subscribers to create the iOS or Android apps their customers will use to download the folios from the fulfillment server.
I agree with you and Bob on the other points however, there does seem to be a lot of confusion about which elements are available with a standard Adobe ID and which require a subscription.
While we don't have a requests forum, we do have the [email protected] alias, which users can email to make us aware of issues, requests and obviously feedback.
Regards,
Alex

Adobe Adobe Digital publishing Suite, Magazine

I am in a special project in my college, to create a magazine for architecture department. So, what is the best plan for me to use Adobe digital publishing suite? which options have I?

Single Edition comes part of Creative Cloud ($49.99), you can build unlimited Single Edition apps but the draw back is you can only publish on iPad. Single Edition apps need to be highly inactive in order to get past Apple's Approval process. Single Edition apps also include unlimited downloads since these are hosted by Apple.
Pro is an annual cost ($4800) which enables you to build for Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows. You get more bells and Whistles like Push Notifications, Analytics. With Pro, Apple hosts your app container and Adobe hosts your folios.
Good luck!

Must I have a MAC to submit an app with the digital publishing suite to Apple

Must I have a MAC to submit an app with the digital publishing suite to Apple

Yes.
http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-publishing-suite-single/faq.html
"When will DPS App Builder for Windows® be available?
Currently DPS App Builder is available only as a Mac OS application, which means that in order for Single Edition customers to submit an app to the Apple App Store, they need access to a Mac. To learn when DPS App Builder is available for Windows, check the Digital Publishing Suite system requirements."
http://www.adobe.com/products/digital-publishing-suite-single/tech-specs.html

ANN: MEI Portico Version 2.0 for Adobe Digital Publishing Suite Now Available

Jenkintown, PA (November 28, 2012) — Managing Editor Inc. (MEI) today announced MEI Portico™ version 2.0, the latest in the premier Adobe® development partner's lineup of solutions for publishers. The new version of MEI's custom storefront software for tablets was built to empower Adobe Digital Publishing Suite™ customers and is now available for purchase.
MEI Portico lets publishers create custom branded UIs for their mobile and tablet apps on Apple, Google Android, and Amazon Kindle Fire platforms. Custom storefronts enable multiple gateways for showcasing user-targeted tablet content within the app. App administrators can enable search capabilities and organize their DPS folios as they see fit, so that navigation is easy and readers can effortlessly find the issues they want or are entitled to. Portico allows publishers to override in-app purchases for authenticated subscribers, and enables restricted distribution capabilities for corporate and educational institutions using Adobe DPS as part of their digital communications strategy.
MEI Portico 2.0 introduces custom canvases to the original Portico toolbox. Rather than having to rely on templates for their storefronts landing view, designers can now create their own HTML designs to incorporate into an MEI Portico-driven interface. Using web design skills, designers have full control over every aspect of their apps look and feel — from storefront layout to images, login pages to RSS or social media feeds, subscriber views to featured folios. And because administrators can launch canvases at a moments notice, implementing new features into your app can be completed without a time consuming app update.
"Custom canvases mean that DPS apps can take advantage of Porticos robust feature set without compromising their brands look and feel," said Brett Kizner, MEI's director of new product marketing. "Portico 2.0 has delivered greater flexibility with the ability for our customers to design their own app experience on their app landing page."
To see a sample of MEI Portico 2.0 in action, visit Adweek's new app at: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/adweek-magazine/id570229326?mt=8
About MEI Portico
MEI Portico works with the Enterprise edition of the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to build custom storefronts for your digital brand. For publishers who want to enhance their tablet output with functionality beyond the standard template, MEI’s creative services team can help develop specialized Porticos with custom features. For more details and purchasing information, contact an MEI sales representative at 215-886-5662 or [email protected]. To learn more about Portico, visit www.maned.com/portico.
About MEI
Managing Editor Inc., an Adobe premier development partner, specializes in quality, proven publishing solutions. MEI provides tools that manage content for any output medium — print, online, tablets such as the iPad, mobile devices such as the iPhone and other digital formats. Visit www.maned.com for more information. Nervous Pixel is the registered trademark of Managing Editor Inc. All rights reserved.

Hi Tom, The custom button functionality of DPS is restricted to DPS Enterprise. I'd love to discuss your needs to see if there is a way for us to assist you. I'll PM you my contact info. Best, Brett

Digital Publishing Suite not shown in Creative Cloud Desktop app

Our company just purchased/installed Creative Cloud for Teams for several MAC computers, but only one of them shows Digital Publishing Suite in the CC menu in the taskbar.
The computers are running OS 10.8.5.

Digital Publishing Suite is accessible via an online app at https://digitalpublishing.acrobat.com - from there you can downlaod the desktop app which helps you to build the apps and also start to publish. The icon will only appear in the CC menu if you are running the app on that machine... but it's only downloadable from the site.
Hope that helps.

Digital Publishing Suite Help | Creating HTML articles for DPS

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Hi
I believe that the issue is that the HTML article will automatically start outside of your control, which is expected with HTML articles unless you code some kind of starting mechanism that responds to some reader action (tap a button, swipe somewhere, etc). To answer your other question, though, you can indeed use inDesign and control when the ad will start.
In InDesign, you can set the delay to .125 for a Web Content overlay and it will then "fire" when it first comes into the reader's view. If you set it to zero (the default, by the way), then it will "fire" as soon as the article loads, which may not be when you expect, since DPS will preload adjacent articles in order to improve the reading experience. You can, therefore, put your HTML/jquery ad into a folder with an index.html file to drive it and then make a Web Content overlay in InDesign that points at the index.html file for your ad. Set the overlay to autoplay, and set the delay to .125 seconds. This way, your ad will always start when your reader swipes to view it. It also allows you to put the ad as an interstitial deeper in an article, and you can ensure it starts when the reader views it and not before.
There is a cavet here, which is that the article will take some time to load, depending on the complexity of your HTML. As a result, your reader may see a spinning wheel on the screen instead of your ad while the ad begins to load. You should be sure to put a poster frame there that perhaps is a screen shot of the first frame of your animation. That way, when the ad loads, it will already have the first frame ready to go and will replace the first frame with the animation.

Digital Publishing Suite Help | Panorama overlays

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I don't know how you could create the HTML. What I'm saying is that if you want hot spots in a panorama, you wouldn't use the Panorama overlay. You would need to figure out a way to create the panorama in HTML, and then use a Web overlay. I've never seen it done.

Digital Publishing Suite Help | Understanding different types of DPS apps

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There only needs to be a free element to a multi folio app, not a single edition app.
If you don’t know the difference between single edition and multi folio feel free to give this article on my blog a quick read: http://boblevine.us/digital-publishing-suite-101-single-edition-vs-multi-folio-apps/
Bob

Device Central vs. Digital Publishing Suite

Dreamweaver 5.5 has a utility named Device Central which appears to emulate the appearance of websites on tablet computers. Given this is true, what development resources would a purchase of Digital Publishing Suite gain me that I don't already have available with Device Central?

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that with Device Central you can only see how your app will fare on different platforms whereas DPS allows you to publish your content to distributors such as iTunes as well as manage additional features such as direct entitlement and subsciptions etc.
In short. DC is only for testing and local publishing. DPS is to move your content into the wild and distribute.
Happy to be corrected here.

Digital Publishing Suite

I work for a school district and we want to experiment with self publishing 21st century digital textbooks. The combination of InDesign and the Digital Publishing suite looks ideal. However we do not want to be locked into the Apple ecosystem. The goal of the project is openness and a proprietary system like Apple is the opposite ofopenness.
So for $40/month we can get the Creative Cloud and get everything we need EXCEPT we are locked in to the Apple system for tablets and smartphones or we can spend an additional $500 a month for the professional Digital Publish Suite.
That seems odd to spend $500 a month to publish to an open platform. Am I missing something or is there another way to go?
BTW we looked at eBooks but support for video is spotty at best on Android devices (are you listening Adobe Digital Editions?).

If you are only experimenting with digital publishing, you can build Android folios and view them through the Adobe Content Viewer without paying for distribution to the Google Play store.
Once you have built something that you actually want to distribute via the store, you will have to consider your licensing options, but until that live distribution is needed, there is nothing stopping you from experiementing with Android publishing.

Digital Publishing Suite - Professional, is the price correct even though CC member?

We already have an Adobe Creative Cloud account.
We have Digital Publishing Suite - Single Edition already but have now realised it is only possible to create ipad apps on there and not iphone apps.
As a company and as we already pay for an annual Creative Cloud membership, we want to know if the price of £400 odd per month would be correct if we were to look into purchasing the Professional Edition, as this pricing seems excessive considering.
Thanks

Hi I saw your question and reply and what frustrates me is that none of the replies outline the actual cost of producing something via the dps. I will give you and example.
I have a client that has been using Acrobat since 1992 to disribute documents. The same client has always been an Adobe advocate and now they wish to move from pdf files to an "App" I use the word app in quotes because it is essentially a magazine. They do not sell through the mag so no opportunity for in app purchases, they do not sell the mag as it is an information tol, they do however have video content that they wish to share. They have exciting articles that can be interspersed with slide shows etc...
However, imagine their surprise when like yourself, having paid for the design kit that to produce a magazine like this would cost the client a licence fee of $20,000 for upto 50,000 downloads if they are the publisher – and a whopping saving to me if I publish at a reduced cost of $10,000. Then there are my costs as a creative on top which some of my clients already find hard to swallow.
Now I might be wrong but taking the attitude that "Is that the right format for the client" is pretty crappy given that everyone from the age of 5 years old up knows how to and are using ipads and android devices.
Where is the middle ground?
pdf to send costs pittence but time.
html emailer a few cents per opened email
Adobe DPS "$kerching"
The sales chap then told me that if the client wanted a Mercedes but was unwilling to pay – tough really.
Now I have used Adobe software through Aldus Pagemaker in 1989 all the way through to the first version of InDesign. I encouraged the uptake of InDesign at several studios as a creative director ousting Quark because of their unreasonable prices. Now Adobe are doing just what Quark did. Why?
Given that we have all been led a merry dance and have been told that rich content and electronic formats are key to modern businesses I feel that Adobe have just given me a huge middle finger. Its like the rise of the internet all over. The promise of WYSIWYG which never materialised making it very hard for small businesses to ever get online unless it looked like something produced by a Microsoft Office techy.
And what about my charity clients? They would love to have their documents published onto the ipad "other tablets available" so are we just to ignore their cries for halp as they lanquish behind because the costs just dont add up?
Oh and once you have paid for the licence that only is for one client. So if you have 30 or so clients they would all have to foot the extra cost which by the way is an annual cost!!
Ok I am going on a bit now but you get the picture.
What the hell is going on? I am just dissapointed.

Pull Out Sliders and Trays | Learn Digital Publishing Suite: Enterprise Edition | Adobe TV

Create a scrolling frame that slides in and out of a page, revealing more information when the reader pulls on a tab. This is useful when you want to provide a little more information for your reader, but you don't want it to interrupt the full design of the page.Download Bob Bringhurst's Tips App to read a tutorial on scrolling frames: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/digital-publishing-suite-tips/id436199090?mt =8
http://adobe.ly/z7uh93

Actually the original message was meant for Colin not Bob
I did find the answer to my own question... The Video Is OUTDATED and should be removed to avoid future confusion.
The new feature is "Scrollable Frame", located on the bottom of the Folio Overlay panel which allows for an effective slide out tray.
Colin's more recent video covers this.
http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-digital-publishing-suite-enterprise-edition/scrollable-fra mes-and-pan-zoom-v19/
Colin if you do read this— thanks for producing some fantastic tutorials and being so supportive.

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