Overview

This chapter describes guidelines for creating fixed-layout books. Refer to Digital Book Essentials for best practices that apply to all types of books. Fixed-layout books lend themselves to interactive content, so be sure to check out Books with Javascript Interactivity in Chapter 2. Note that nonlinear documents are not supported for fixed-layout books.

Fixed-layout books are used to create highly-designed books like children's picture books, cookbooks, and art books. Fixed-layout books support text overlapping images and full-bleed images—two features not possible with flowing books. These features are made possible with the support of CSS positioning. This chapter provides guidelines to follow when creating a fixed-layout book. Not following these guidelines could adversely affect the way the book is displayed.