Ebook Reading And Distribution - Revision history

MikeDeVine: /* People Contributing To The Discussion */

2010-01-27T00:01:57Z

People Contributing To The Discussion

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	*Martin Langhoff		*Martin Langhoff
	*Samuel Klein		*Samuel Klein
			*[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Cheezmeister Brendan Luchen]

	==Desired Features==		==Desired Features==

MikeDeVine: /* Activities: E-Book Accessibility & Viewing */

2010-01-26T23:37:05Z

Activities: E-Book Accessibility & Viewing

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	*Several existing document reader Activities contain various combinations of the desired features outlined above:		*Several existing document reader Activities contain various combinations of the desired features outlined above:
	**The default [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Read Read] Activity, developed by [http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ Sayamindu Dasgupta], is compatible with most e-book file formats, has support for Tablet Mode. What it lacks is a user interface which allows younger users to easily browse through their collection of e-books on their XO. It also lacks a book retrieval mechanism; its sole purpose is the viewing of documents.		**The default [http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Read Read] Activity, developed by [http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ Sayamindu Dasgupta], is compatible with most e-book file formats, has support for Tablet Mode. What it lacks is a user interface which allows younger users to easily browse through their collection of e-books on their XO. It also lacks a book retrieval mechanism; its sole purpose is the viewing of documents.
	**[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Get_Internet_Archive_Books Get Internet Archive Books][http://github.com/internetarchive/bookserver (Git Repository)] is capable of retrieving books from multiple repositories, with only minor code ~~changes~~.		**[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Get_Internet_Archive_Books Get Internet Archive Books][http://github.com/internetarchive/bookserver (Git Repository)] is capable of retrieving books from multiple repositories, with only minor changes to the code required.
	**[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Read_Etexts Read Etexts] is an Activity which started as a generic text file reader for Project Guttenberg files and has grown to include a built-in catalog of tens of thousands of Project Guttenberg's books.		**[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Activities/Read_Etexts Read Etexts] is an Activity which started as a generic text file reader for Project Guttenberg files and has grown to include a built-in catalog of tens of thousands of Project Guttenberg's books.
	*On the book retrieval side, could also possibly use RIT student [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Jlew Justin Lewis]' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare File Share Activity]?		*On the book retrieval side, could also possibly use RIT student [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:Jlew Justin Lewis]' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare File Share Activity]?

MikeDeVine: /* Software: File Hosting & Distribution */

2010-01-26T23:35:18Z

Software: File Hosting & Distribution

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	*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?		*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?
	*[http://code.google.com/p/openpub/wiki/OPDS OPDS] catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)		*[http://code.google.com/p/openpub/wiki/OPDS OPDS] catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)
			*OPDS combined with support for the OpenSearch API on the server side seems to be an ideal setup, as it enables remote searches without requiring local caches, and also avoids large downloads.
	*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:		*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:
	**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.		**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.

MikeDeVine: /* Software: File Hosting & Distribution */

2010-01-26T23:26:23Z

Software: File Hosting & Distribution

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	*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:		*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:
	**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.		**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.
	**2. If a new file is found, metadata is extracted either from the file, or from an external CSV file which is also found at a fixed location (CSV so that deployments can use any spreadsheet software while adding		**2. If a new file is found, metadata is extracted either from the file, or from an external CSV file which is also found at a fixed location (CSV so that deployments can use any spreadsheet software while adding books.)
	books.)
	**3. Once metadata is obtained successfully the file is added to the index. The index is then generated into OPDS catalogs, which can be queried from any XO to the XS.		**3. Once metadata is obtained successfully the file is added to the index. The index is then generated into OPDS catalogs, which can be queried from any XO to the XS.

MikeDeVine: /* Distribution */

2010-01-26T23:25:58Z

Distribution

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	*It has been suggested that there should be various points of entry to a central directory structure, including:		*It has been suggested that there should be various points of entry to a central directory structure, including:
	**A directory to upload e-books into via Moodle - For teachers to		**A directory to upload e-books into via Moodle - For teachers to
	upload new e-books that they may have downloaded or obtained via		upload new e-books that they may have downloaded or obtained via sneakernet.
	sneakernet.		**The XS scans USB sticks that you plug in for certain directories- and if the content matches what the XS expects, then they are imported. This works for activity bundles, etc. Adding support for an 'ebooks'
	**The XS scans USB sticks that you plug in for certain directories- and
	if the content matches what the XS expects, then they are imported.
	This works for activity bundles, etc. Adding support for an 'ebooks'
	directory is easy.		directory is easy.

MikeDeVine: /* Software: File Hosting & Distribution */

2010-01-21T23:46:03Z

Software: File Hosting & Distribution

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	===Software: File Hosting & Distribution===		===Software: File Hosting & Distribution===
	*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?		*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?
	*OPDS catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)		*[http://code.google.com/p/openpub/wiki/OPDS OPDS] catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)
	*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:		*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:
	**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.		**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.

MikeDeVine: /* People Contributing To The Discussion */

2010-01-21T23:44:03Z

People Contributing To The Discussion

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	==People Contributing To The Discussion==		==People Contributing To The Discussion==
	[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:MikeDeVine Mike DeVine] - Project Lead		*[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:MikeDeVine Mike DeVine] - Project Lead
	[http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ Sayamindu Dasgupta] - Creator of Read Activity		*[http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ Sayamindu Dasgupta] - Creator of Read Activity
	Martin Langhoff		*Martin Langhoff
	Samuel Klein		*Samuel Klein

	==Desired Features==		==Desired Features==

MikeDeVine: /* Contact */

2010-01-21T23:43:39Z

Contact

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	In the far future, with a solid distribution framework in place the OLPC team could begin talking with textbook publishers to arrange for hosting of digital textbooks for use by teachers who otherwise don't have access to/can't afford printed textbooks for their students.		In the far future, with a solid distribution framework in place the OLPC team could begin talking with textbook publishers to arrange for hosting of digital textbooks for use by teachers who otherwise don't have access to/can't afford printed textbooks for their students.

	==~~Contact~~==		==People Contributing To The Discussion==
	[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:MikeDeVine Mike DeVine] - Project Lead		[http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/User:MikeDeVine Mike DeVine] - Project Lead
			[http://sayamindu.randomink.org/ Sayamindu Dasgupta] - Creator of Read Activity
			Martin Langhoff
			Samuel Klein

	==Desired Features==		==Desired Features==

MikeDeVine: /* Software: File Hosting & Distribution */

2010-01-21T23:24:57Z

Software: File Hosting & Distribution

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	*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?		*Could possibly use Justin Lewis' [http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/FileShare/Server File Share Server]?
	*OPDS catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)		*OPDS catalogs seem to be the ideal way to go when it comes to a directory system. The Get Books Activity supports OPDS, as does the Internet Archive which the Get Internet Archive books Activity uses. (Does File Share Server support OPDS?)
			*Sayamindu's proposed a workflow that proceeds thusly:
			**1. Have a specified directory on the file system which is crawled periodically via cron.
			**2. If a new file is found, metadata is extracted either from the file, or from an external CSV file which is also found at a fixed location (CSV so that deployments can use any spreadsheet software while adding
			books.)
			**3. Once metadata is obtained successfully the file is added to the index. The index is then generated into OPDS catalogs, which can be queried from any XO to the XS.

	===Hardware: File Storage & Hosting===		===Hardware: File Storage & Hosting===

MikeDeVine: /* Goals */

2010-01-21T23:20:54Z

Goals

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	In the long-term, I hope that the solution we end up with becomes part of the default set of Activities included on every XO.		In the long-term, I hope that the solution we end up with becomes part of the default set of Activities included on every XO.

			In the far future, with a solid distribution framework in place the OLPC team could begin talking with textbook publishers to arrange for hosting of digital textbooks for use by teachers who otherwise don't have access to/can't afford printed textbooks for their students.

	==Contact==		==Contact==