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9 years ago I was asking the timing for this feature #15
@pieterclaerhout, recommend me Twixl. But we need another approach.
We started working with Mag+ ( http://kamaleon.travel/magazine-apps/ ) but their new prices are absolutely out of or clients budget.
The problem we want to solve is another change of prices. Twixl is more close to our need but even that we can't trust in a third service.
We are seriously thinking in develop a new HPUB compatible Swift app, or to add this functionality to Baker. We are not interested on payed downloads. In any case we would pay a developer to do it ( @lluisgerard )
@LuxViz may be we have to think on some "joint venture"... We are still thinking about this.
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My name is Rick Carmichael, and after working for Apple in Cupertino for about 10 years, I took a layoff package, worked freelance as a web designer and photographer for a while in Santa Cruz, CA, and then in 2007 I "ran away" to Bali to form LuxViz. My company develops mobile apps, provides very skilled architectural photography, 360˚ interactive panorama tours, and creates a variety of social media to be used in promoting indulgent luxury travel. In the 7 years I've been living in Bali, I've shot - and professionally edited - about 120,000 photos, mostly of Bali's finest villas.
We're still a VERY small firm with clients in the luxury travel and lifestyle market. Our first app was Bali's Finest Villas, which we plan to republish as new (standalone) editions every 3 months. Each issue of Bali's Finest Villas features 10 of the most gorgeous and luxurious villas in Bali, along with close to 500 stunning architectural photos, dozens of 360˚panorama tours, hundreds of pages of villa content, and numerous articles about the people and the culture of The World's Best Island.
In the one year since we started working with Baker, we have published a total of 26 standalone apps: 13 iOS apps and 13 Android apps. Again, these are all standalone apps, and NOT magazines or books.
The next app we’re working on now is called Bali’s Boutique Villas and it will feature the more “mid-range” villas in Bali. BBV will also be a quarterly publication, with each issue featuring 20 villas, along with information about the people and culture of Bali.
iOS STANDALONE APPS DEVELOPED USING BAKER Here is a list of the iOS apps we’ve created in the last one-year period.
Bali's Finest Villas - SD Version (for iPads with normal displays) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/balis-finest-villas-1-sd-english/id879332125?ls=1&mt=8
Bali's Finest Villas - HD Version (for iPads with the retina displays) https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/balis-finest-villas-1-hd-english/id880005823?ls=1&mt=8
The View at THE edge https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-view-at-the-edge/id888174007?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Sungai https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-sungai/id888575675?ls=1&mt=8
Jagaditha https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jagaditha/id888597640?ls=1&mt=8
The Sanctuary Bali https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-sanctuary-bali/id888637329?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Arika https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-arika/id888654168?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Sound of the Sea https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-sound-of-the-sea/id888979485?ls=1&mt=8
Jeeva Saba https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/jeeva-saba/id888993802?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Shambala https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-shambala/id889006817?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Taman Ahimsa https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-taman-ahimsa/id889015098?ls=1&mt=8
Villa Ombak Laut https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/villa-ombak-laut/id889019237?ls=1&mt=8
Qunci Villas - Lombok https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/qunci-villas-lombok/id899099183?ls=1&mt=8
For the Qunci Villas app, we used Baker again to develop a visually stunning and totally engaging app for this stunning hotel property in Lombok Indonesia. The app is a collection of about 13 linked, 360˚ panorama tours for showing off that property. And... the opening screen in the app is an aerial 360˚ of the property shot out over the ocean from a remote-controlled, drone octocopter.
ANDROID STANDALONE APPS DEVELOPED USING BAKER And then here is a list of the Android apps we’ve created in the last one-year period - actually within the last 2 months.
Bali's Finest Villas - SD Version (standard-definition for normal displays) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.balisfinestvillasSD1
Bali's Finest Villas - HD Version (high-definition for retina displays) https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.balisfinestvillas1HD
The View at THE edge https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.theView
Villa Sungai https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.villaSungai
Jagaditha https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.jagaditha
The Sanctuary Bali https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.sanctuaryBali
Villa Arika https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.villaArika
Villa Sound of the Sea https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.soundOfTheSea
Jeeva Saba https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.jeevaSaba
Villa Shambala https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.villaShambala
Villa Taman Ahimsa https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.tamanAhimsa
Villa Ombak Laut https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.luxviz.ombakLaut
STANDALONE APP DEVELOPMENT MARKET? We initially used the Adobe DPS system for developing Bali’s Finest Villas. However, once we completed the prototype and began looking at the implementation issues, we realized that our business model simply would not support paying the hefty download fees they were wanting to charge developers. So, we had to look for other development platforms. Which is how we came to find out about Baker.
We initially were using Baker to design a Newsstand app, but because our content is totally focused on promoting bookings in some of Bali's finest luxury villas, Apple wouldn't approve as a Newsstand app. So... we basically flipped the switch in Xcode from Newsstand to Standalone, rebuilt and resubmitted the app, and now we're up to THIRTEEN apps approved on the iTunes App Store and the same 13 also published using the beta versions of Baker for Android on the Google Play store. All 26 are standalone apps.
I think you guys might be missing out on an enormous chunk of the app development market because your verbiage and examples seem to be totally focused on digital (newsstand) publications.
The top headline on your website states: "Baker is a HTML5 based digital publication framework for publishing interactive books & magazines on iPad & iPhone using simply open web standards."
(To be fair, you DO mention both Newsstand and Standalone under Item 3 - Publish. But, the majority of your examples and verbiage on the site are geared towards magazine-like apps.)
Just my 2 cent's worth!
GETTING LISTED AS A BAKER DEVELOPER? We'd love to be included in your list of developers on your website.
We're using a combination of the following tools in producing our apps:
HTML 5 CSS JQuery/Javascript Objective C Xcode Java Android Studio and, of course, the Baker Framework!
My programmer has done a VERY SIGNIFICANT amount of custom coding to get our Android apps functioning as closely as possible to the iOS Baker apps. We would be happy to provide source code to you guys if you’re interested in seeing what we did.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for allowing me to carve out a brand new service niche for my small company in Bali!
Best wishes, Rick