Virtual Reality Zone/VRZONE.ISO/mac/PC/MULTIMED/NEOBKPRO/NB.TXT

Text File | 1994-09-21 | 4KB | 72 lines

As anyone in the publishing business will tell you, electronic
publishing is the hot topic. There have been several attempts at
bringing disk-based publications to the PC over the years, most of
them too complex and unwieldy to make any impact. The
magazine-on-a-disk is popular in many areas, and book titles have
begun to migrate to the personal computer, but the software
required to create such publications is expensive and difficult to
master. ^UUntil^u ^Unow!^u


For short run publications, putting your newsletter or book on a
diskette can be an economical alternative to traditional,
paper-based printing. And for promotions, your diskette is far less
likely to end up as garbage than would a printed mailing.


Of course, printed media will continue to have its place˛it's still
not comfortable or safe enough to read your computer while sitting
in your favorite overstuffed chair or in the pool. But for many
applications, the computer offers definite advantages over print in
combining color, sound, and interactivity. NeoBook allows you to
construct publications which would be impossible to duplicate in
print: storybooks in which the pictures speak the dialog, recipe
books which print out a list of ingredients to take to the grocer,
cartoons which only reveal the speech bubble when you click on the
character, historical timelines which bring up significant events
when you click on a year, interactive sales support materials and
many more exciting new applications.


NeoBook's easy-to-use graphical interface consists of a floating
tool palette and command bar. To create a publication, you simply
use the mouse to drag out frames to contain text and images.
Command buttons are then added to allow the reader to turn pages,
exhibit additional information, display images, jump to another
section of the publication, etc. Tools are provided which allow
setting font style, colors and screen backgrounds, as well as for
adding rules, titles and other graphical elements. Elements may be
displayed on a single page, or over many pages.


NeoBook links to your favorite text editor (or word processor) and
paint program˛so you can use the commands and programs  with which
you are familiar without leaving NeoBook. Once you have placed your
text, any images and page turning command buttons, you simply
compile your publication, name it and copy the resulting EXE
program to a diskette for distribution.


Students will find that NeoBook stimulates abstract thinking and
creative writing skills, and budding journalists will find NeoBook
allows easy entry into the new world of electronic publishing.
In the hands of experienced professionals, NeoBook offers a whole
new approach to communicating ideas, educating, selling, and
informing. We urge you to try this program we know you'll continue
to amaze us with novel and productive uses, just as you have with
our other products.


NeoBook comes in two versions: NeoBook, which contains all the
basic features and carries a suggested price of $45; and NeoBook
Professional, which adds support for Sound Blaster compatible
cards, linkage to sound editors, support for audio playback using
the PC's internal speaker and ability to run external DOS commands
from inside the publication, is priced at $89.95. Evaluation copies
of both versions are available from our BBS at [phone]. To
order, call OSCS (OSCS) at [phone] or Fax your order to
us at [phone]. We can process your order over the phone with
VISA and MasterCard. If you prefer to mail a check or money order
you may use the enclosed order form. To print the order form,
simply click the "Print Order Form" button on this page.