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Publish to BloomPUB

BloomPUB is Bloom’s own format for viewing digital books on Android and Windows devices. BloomPUB faithfully reproduces all the features of Bloom Editor, including Talking Books, sign language books, books with multiple languages, motion, and activities.

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For more information on BloomPUB and how it differs from the widely-used ePUB standard, see BloomPUB vs. ePUB: What’s the Difference.

How to make a BloomPUB file​

To make and share a BloomPUB of a book, select the book you want to publish. Then:

  1. Click the Publish tab.
  2. Click BloomPUB in the left-hand pane.

Set Options and View Preview​

Next, you can set some options for the book you will upload.

  1. Select the languages you want to include in your book by checking or unchecking the boxes in the Text Languages section of the right-hand pane.

  2. Select the book features you want to include by checking or unchecking the boxes in the Features section of the right-hand pane.

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    Only languages and features you have included in your book can be checked: if you have not used any of the features shown, all of them will be inactive.

  1. Cover Color: Choose a color for the cover of the book (optional).

  1. Click PREVIEW to view a preview of your book (optional, but recommended)

Sharing Your BloomPUB​

Bloom gives you multiple ways to share your BloomPUB book.

Save BloomPUB file​

The surest way to share a BloomPUB book is to save it as a file. Then you can send the file to someone else by email or WhatsApp, save it to an SD card, or any other way you can share a file. You can also view the BloomPUB file on a Windows computer by using the BloomPUB Viewer application.

  1. Click Save BloomPUB File in the center pane of the Publish tab
  2. Click SAVE... to save the BloomPUB file to your computer

Share a BloomPUB via Wi-Fi​

You may be in a setting where other users can connect to a temporary wi-fi network—for instance, if you are leading a workshop. Bloom can use your computer’s Wi-Fi to create a temporary network for sharing a BloomPUB book.

  1. Click Share over Wi-Fi
  2. Click SHARE

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If your computer’s firewall software prevents you from sharing by Wi-Fi, see Share a BloomPUB via Wi-Fi (Firewall Permissions).

Share a BloomPub via a USB cable​

You can connect an Android device to your computer with a USB cable and save your BloomPUB directly to the device.

  1. Click Send over USB Cable
  2. Click CONNECT WITH USB CABLE

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The Android device should have the Bloom Reader App installed. Not all Android devices allow you to easily transfer files by USB cable: whether a USB connection works well depends on the specific drivers installed on your computer, and the on the Android device’s settings.