1 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 Hybrid books Collaboration between Specialist Organisation and Publisher Alexander Baars Dedicon The Netherlands

2 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 What is a hybrid book? Production steps Hybrid books within the learning environment Demonstrators Overview 2

3 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Full text book  text-only Full audio book  audio-only Hybrid book: text and audio combined and synchronized What is a hybrid book? (1) 3

4 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Hybrid book synchronization of audio and text (highlighting) navigation – headings, pages, sentences search and find Presentation of images and lay-out What is a hybrid book? (2) 4

5 4 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Hybrid book production 5 Source to Daisy conversion (2.02 XHTML) DTP (layout editing) Images adjustments Lay-out demands (the higher the more production hours) Audio production - based on full Daisy text (= sync in the studio) - audio production (parallel process) with a post-process for synchronization

5 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Benefits: Audio as an extra input channel: see what you hear Enriching the learning environment in general Adjusting visual rendering (font size/color, etc.) Beneficial to specific groups  people with low vision  pupils with dyslexia or learning disabilities  non-native speakers Applications: publishers schools Hybrid books within the learning environment 6

6 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Dedicon Reading Module Dedicon’s R&D development: Support for hybrid books Lightweight player, no installation needed Use on-line (web browser) or locally on PC (application) Easy embedding in other software packages Speed up/slow down audio Pop ups (word explanations) Fast, even for very large documents 7

7 Reading for AllHybrid Books Daisy2009 /9 Demonstrators! Collaboration with Publishers Malmberg – Lekker Lezen (reading method for children) Ahmadiyya Isha’at-i-Islam – Dutch translation of Koran Davids Fonds – a Fairy Tale Demonstrators online: 8

9/9 Thank you for listening! Alexander Baars Dedicon