Kotobee Author has another exquisite feature that is widget integration from sites such as BookWidgets that makes students attentive and interested. To lessen the bandwidth usage, you do not need to open a browser since it automatically pops up for your convenience. Even when using words, you can link them to any websites, chapters, or anchors in the book. With Kotobee Author, you can add any types of images, videos, 3D models, and even graded assessments. It makes an eBook interactive, engaging, and eye-catching to the readers. The most impactful feature would be to import a PDF or Word document into a Kotobee Author file (there might be some tweakings needed). It only needs to be downloaded so that means offline access is possible with fewer exceptions if you have URL links embedded. Overall, Kotobee Author is an interactive ebook appropriate for my blended class specifically for reference use as well. It's hardly a con, but a fully touchless purchase process would be an improvement to the current manual flow. I can subscribe to bonus features if I want to, but they're not necessary to make great books. Very easy to buy and install, no real setup required for a sole user like myself - and especially refreshing, it isn't a SaaS product! I actually downloaded an application for a one-time fee. The support documentation is good but as always could be more comprehensive, and I could do with some more design guides - I specifically want my ebooks to be beautiful and more help with that would be great. So far I've only built a few test examples and the actual functionality itself is good - I can get from "new book" to published web app or packaged epub easily with no glitches or bugs. That's not an insult! It's very powerful for what seems like a small price, and the interface is complex but it has everything I need, not hidden behind "clean" bootstrap visuals that make a large piece of software utterly impenetrable. I'm trying to build more engaging professional services learning content and I like how Kotobee feels like something that was made for enterprise 15 years ago. It's not all the time that I'm connected to a WiFi, and in cases where internet connection is poor, it becomes challenging to proceed working on the platform, though one once is already connected to the net, the application tool automatically syncs and saves your work, so nothing goes to waste. It has everything I needed in looking for a quality authoring tool, but Kotobee software can still be improved if it could allow more access to its elements and features even offline. Oh, and I'd also like to add that its customer support is top-of-the-line, since it gives free one-on-one demos or tutorials which the user can schedule in his/her most convenient time. Finally, the tool gets updated more often than not, which I find so interesting since every update comes with improved features. And with the aid of basic coding, one can facilitate unlimited materials using HTML 5 Package. For example, third-party elements can be integrated in the e-book such as Hot Potatoes, Eclipse Crossword, and Word Search Puzzle Maker. Further, I find its features very engaging. I love the fact that its output can take several formats: an embeddable tool in various LMS platforms, a separate mobile application, or as an e-pub material. Kotobee Author has all the tools one needs in making an interactive e-book. It's a time-saving, all-in authoring tool for teachers like me! More power, Kotobee! PROS Add on the list the myriad of widgets that can be used in incorporating gamification in the classroom or in online distance learning. Its special features such as photo galleries, integrated animations and videos, and interactive quizzes with real-time feedback are a sure hit among the learners. With this tool, I have unlimited opportunities to engage my students in meaningful, engaging, and interesting way to learn stuff. As a teacher, I find Kotobee Author as a very useful tool in developing learning materials that capitalize on e-learning as its format and way of delivery.
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