Publidisa: Semantic e-book enhancement techniques

“Semantic e-book enhancement
techniques”

Semantic e-book
enhancement techniques

Part I. Evolution
Part II. Demand indicators
Part III. Enhancement techniques

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Semantic e-book

Part I. Evolution

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Semantic e-book enhancement techniques
Part I. Evolution

E-books are now at the same stage of their
evolution as the internet was in the year 2000.

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Part I. Evolution

As occurred with the internet, e-books are now
including functionalities that would be
impossible on paper.

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Part I. Evolution

The appearance of content managers improved
technological features and lowered the costs of creation
and maintenance processes.
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Part I. Evolution

Similarly, the trend in e-books is to find
automatic enhancement processes
that reduce costs.

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Semantic e-book

Part I. Evolution

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“ “There is a basic need:
to improve students’ performance...

This requires the use of “
adaptative learning technologies…”

Brian Kibby
McGraw Hill Higher Education President
Techcrunch interview – 9th March 2012

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SOME FIGURES

Nearly 70% of business students have
digital reading devices other than PCs.

Source: Brian Kibby. McGraw Hill Higher Education President. Techcrunch
interview – 9th March 2012

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SOME FIGURES

All text books are expected to be
digitized in some U.S. schools within
18 months.

The change will be complete in 36
months.

Source: Brian Kibby. McGraw Hill Higher Education President. Techcrunch
interview – 9th March 2012

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ULTIMATELY

Sector investment is focused on the development
of books that have the interactivity required to
enable adaptative learning techniques.

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Semantic e-book

Part I. Evolution

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Language technology automates some processes and
provides tools that enhance the reading experience, and
therefore learning.

ONE TECHNIQUE, TWO SOLUTIONS

1 Enhanced ebooks,
Semi-automatically including
interactive elements. 2 Dixio, multiplatform software that
analyzes the context to instantly
provide the best definition.

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1 ENHANCED BOOK

Provides access to additional
material as you read.

Proper names of people, places,
organizations, concepts, titles, etc.,
automatically detected in the book.

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1 ENHANCED BOOK

Multimedia content accessible
at a single touch.

Pictures, videos, links, glossaries and
much more.

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1 ENHANCED BOOK

Enhances comprehension
and, therefore, learning.
Automatically detects uncommon
words. Provides definitions or
encyclopedic entries from free or your
own sources.

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1 ENHANCED BOOK

Translation and automatic
reading.

Get translations and automatic
readings with a long touch on any
paragraph, in any language.

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1 ENHANCED BOOK

A semi-automatic process.

Semantix facilitates the process; it
automatically adds content and
1. Send us your 2. We will send 3. Edit, review 4. We deliver
provides templates for reviewing and
e-book in ePub you an and send the the enhanced integrating additional pieces of
format automatically glossary back to book!
created draft us
interactive information.
glossary

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2 DIXIO,
THE SMART DICTIONARY

Multiplatform software that
analyzes the context to
instantly provide the best
definition.

Dixio Desktop Dixio ForWeb Dixio eReader Solution

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2 DIXIO,

Multiplatform software that
analyzes the context to
instantly provide the best
definition.


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2 DIXIO,

Acknowledged by Nielsen
Norman Group, the most
internationally renowned
usability agency.


*The prestigious international agency Norman
Nielsen Group acknowledges Dixio as the Best
designed multiplatform application en 2012

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Thanks!

Susana Martín

Semantix Group SL
www.semantix.com
susana.martin@semantix.com
Tel.: 93 477 45 93

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