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3. Content publishing for tablets 6. Marketing & digital publications

Setting up domain for web platform

If you are setting up a third level domain (for example something.domain.com), then it is simple: for this subdomain set CNAME entry with the value webview.tribo.com – that means, while setting up the “domain.com”, you will create an entry “something” and set CNAME for it. This approach applies also to the subdomain www (that is www.domain.com).

In case, that the domain without subdomain should also be redirected (for example http://domain.com, that is without www. or any other thing at the beginning), the CNAME cannot be created. In that event it is necessary to create an empty entry (“no subdomain”) and set A record on the IP address of our server, that is 52.166.149.77.

If you want to redirect all subdomains (for example at the same time www.domain.com, something.domain.com, magazine.domain.com), you can create A record * (asterisk) and also set it to our IP address.

Examples

  1. you have a domain and all variants of internet addresses should be redirected to the web platform Triobo, you will create two DNS entries of type A:

    nothing => A = 52.166.149.77          * => A = 52.166.149.77

  2. you have a domain and you want to redirect only the traffic without subdomain and traffic from www to the web platform Triobo:

    nothing => A = 52.166.149.77
    www => CNAME = webview.triobo.com

  3. you have a domain that already has something running on it, and you only want to redirect for example portal.something.com

    portal => CNAME = webview.triobo.com

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1. Starting with digital publishing 3. Content publishing for tablets 5. Succesfull digital publication 6. Marketing & digital publications

Digital replica of paper publication on the Web

For all publishers who want to convert their paper publication without hard work to reader application on tablet, smartphone or to convert print publication and publish it just on the web, we can offer them the digital replica solution. In a separate article information about making replicas was published where we have highlighted all benefits of digital replicas on the Web.

Benefits of digital replica on the Web

In short – everything what was said in Triobo web export article is still valid, but in addition:

  • digital replica can’t be easily stolen from the Web – when reader tries to save a page with replica image, he saves only a little cutout square.
  • support of centerfolds (on tablet rotate to landscape) – depends on publisher’s settings
  • on desktops zoom works by pressing the F button on keyboards or zoom icon from the menu, or using two fingers on touchscreen devices.
  • browser loading works automatically by portions, in a mosaic way, as shown below. Thanks to this readers see the content faster.
  • each page of digital replica has its own unique address (you can share it in email or on social networks as a specific page).
  • Scrolling between pages on touchscreen devices is conveniently done by sliding your finger (swipe), arrows on the sides of each page light up when moving mouse, arrow keys can be also used on classical computers
  • thumbnail menu for easy flipping through pages (see next picture)

Triobo webview replica loading

webview menu

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2. Triobo editor 3. Content publishing for tablets

Web export zoom (webview)

Triobo digital publishing allows publishers to set the zoom default state for publications that are viewed on computers. Triobo supports the following zoom modes depending on how they are set by publisher:

  • 100 %: display 1:1,
  • fit to width: content expands to the width of browser window,
  • fit to windows: content shrinks so the browser window fits to entire page (format “one iPad display”)
  • and several intermediate steps in between

Zoom is accessible from the menu or by pressing “F” button on your keyboard (pressing toggles size increase). On mobile devices with touchscreens, zooming works with two fingers spreading.

Triobo webview zoom

How to set the zoom default state

From a list of issues select the issue where you want to make changes and click on [i] icon.

Triobo - list of issues

Window appears with options for publication properties settings. You want to work with the item Edit publication properties.

Settings of publication properties

Zoom setting options are at the very top, here you can choose the default settings. If you want readers to see the entire page, even even on small displays, choose the Fit to window option. If it is important that readers see pages as they were designed, even with a drawback that they see just part of it on smaller screens and they have to move around the page, select 100%. In any case readers may change these settings on their device.

Zoom default state setting

The change takes effect only when you republish any issue of your publication.

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1. Starting with digital publishing 3. Content publishing for tablets

How to prepare entry materials for the Web

To start the Web export of your tablet publication (WebView), we need the following documents from you:

Your own domain

The web publication must run on its own website (own Internet domain). Usually it is the domain of second order (typically www.magazinename.com), but it may also be a third order domain (e.g. http://magazine.publisher.com). You may register this domain at your domain registrar. After this you need to redirect the domain to us – authorize your administrator to set up the so-called CNAME record of domain to webview.triobo.com value. And do not forget to send to support@triobo.com information about what domain you have selected for your web export.

Logo

There is publication logo on the header menu of Web pages made in Triobo (see example below). Send us a monochromatic logo in PNG format (with transparency), 64 pixels high including the protection zone above and below the logo (i.e. including spacers), the width is not limited. Logo in the site header

FAVICON: icon of your webpage

You may also display your own webpage icon called Favicon. Triobo will put the icon to your web, you just need to send us the icon. There is plenty of freely available tools and recommendations on the Internet how to create the icon. Favicon example may be seen on the example below. Example favicon

Publisher info

Send us the required name of the publisher and Internet address – both will appear on the page summary of published issues. See the figure below. Publisher information on the site

Statistics: Google Analytics code

Web sites made by Triobo digital publishing are supporting statistics and detailed traffic analytics using Google Analytics. Send us your code (you can download it free of charge on the link) and we will take care about implementation to your site.

How to publish to the Web

Once you get the message from us that everything is ready on our side, just publish your content in Triobo editor. When a new tab (Webview) appears in the publishing dialog press the Publish button (or Update, depending on the situation). Publishing dialog Triobo

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1. Starting with digital publishing 3. Content publishing for tablets 5. Succesfull digital publication 6. Marketing & digital publications 7. Vocabulary

Triobo digital publications on the Web (web export)

Interactive digital publications made in Triobo are now available also to people who do not have a tablet or smart phone. They may simply use a web export Triobo.

Why to use a Web export

  • The reader does not need to own tablet – make your digital publications accessible to every reader on any computer. Including all interactive elements, animations, etc., everything is identical to tablet version
  • Immediate reading without need to install anything – users do not need to install reader application to their tablet / phone
  • Ideal for sharing on social networks (Facebook, Twitter …) – reader can read immediately from the Facebook
  • Full support of Internet search engines Google, etc. – texts in machine-readable form, Triobo additionally generates sitemap.xml). As a standard feature are provided nice Internet address of each page (URL * cool *).
  • Promotion of your applications on tablets and smartphones – for example, through Triobo Ad Banner
  • Your own Internet domain – Web based publications made in Triobo work on any web address based on choice of publisher
  • Publication Logo in the menu bar and User icon in the title of browser bar (ie. favico)

Superb reading experience

As stated before, the reader does not need to install anything and can immediately start with reading. It does not matter whether he starts on tablet, phone or any computer. The most important thing is reading comfort, where we try to mediate similar experience to iPad reader.

Each web publication has menu with previews of all pages – for a quick overview and browsing. Just click on the appropriate icon located at the top left or right side by publisher’s choice.

Menu interactive publications on the Web

On most devices with touch screen display you may scroll between pages using the classic finger motion (swipe) to the left or right. Where it is not possible for technical reasons (typically the default Web browsers of older Androids) at the touch of a finger or mouse movement the left / right arrows will appear.

Sample of scrolling arrows

Phone vs. Tablet content versions on the Web: The content made specifically for tablets is commonly displayed on the web. However, in case the publisher has also prepared a separate phone version, we can recognize the device on the web from which the reader opens web pages, and display this page correctly either in tablet (on computers and tablets) or phone (smartphones) mode.

Tablet vs. phone on the Web

Advanced zoom mode is also available, and (on desktop) it works in several steps:

  • 100% display 1:1,
  • fit to width: content expands to the width of browser window,
  • fit to windows: content shrinks so the browser window fits to entire page (format “one iPad display”)
  • and several intermediate steps in between

Triobo zoom on the Web

You may bring up the zoom mode menu on computers (i.e. in desktop browser) by clicking the magnifying glass icon or by repeated pressing the “F” key. Publisher may also change the default zoom settings for given website, as described in a separate article. When browsing the Web on mobile devices zoom works using two fingers.

Look at how the Web export of Triobo digital publication may look like – visit read.skylink.cz.

Example of Triobo export - www.dotyk.cz

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5. Succesfull digital publication 6. Marketing & digital publications 7. Vocabulary

Promote your application using the Triobo Ad Banner

Triobo Ad BannerTriobo Ad Banner is a useful marketing tool that is offered totally free to all Triobo digital publishing clients. This may be used as an extension of any website where a banner on the top of the page notifies visitors that there is a possibility to download suitable mobile application.

The main advantage? Triobo Ad Banner detects the platform from which the reader looks at the web (Apple, Android, Windows 10 …), and offers him appropriate version of digital application for download.

Triobo Ad Banner may be used with all Triobo price tariffs including Triobo Single.

What can be set

  • When you want the Ad Banner to display the application icon or – in the case of digital magazines – the cover of current issue
  • The delay between the first and second display of Triobo Ad Banner. The default value is 0, ie. banner is displayed continuously until the reader closes it. You may also specify, for example, that after the page reload the banner will be displayed for additional 10 minutes (with next page load).
  • After how many days from banner closure the Triobo Ad Banner reappears to the reader (the default value is 14 days).
  • Short descriptive text under the application heading

How to launch Triobo Ad Banner

  • Each publisher receives a simple HTML code that can be easily inserted to any web page or into any CMS. This is similar process like Google Analytics tracking code implementation.
  • Publishers with Triobo web export already have their Ad Banner launched automatically on their web site – of course only in case they also have Triobo tablet application.

Practical example

This is how it looks in real world: when reader visits the web site from ordinary PC with Windows 7. The application download is offered only for Apple iOS and Android because there are no applications for Windows 7 available. Triobo Ad Banner - desktop

Here you can see the same situation, but this time on the Apple iPad tablet. Readers are offered direct app download of Apple iOS. It also works similarly with Android. Triobo Ad Banner - Apple iPad