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  By ginafromtampa

  Jul 12, 2011
  I just finished reading the EPUB version of Developing User Assistance for Mobile Applications and it is an excellent resource – not just for tech writers but for developers and QA. (I'm a tech writer creating my first mobile webhelp.) The book gave me good information about what to consider (content, font sizes, terminology, multimedia, etc.), help authoring tools other than Madcap Flare, and much more. The book includes information on mobile app design considerations such as wizards, UI text, localization issues [text expansion, etc.], social media integration, embedded help, context-sensitive help, SDKs and testing environments for different devices and operating systems. The sections on each device such as iPhone, iPad/tablets, Android and Windows, are especially useful for developers and QA. Here are some links mentioned in the book: http://www.writersua.com/mobile/book_links.htm. Click Preview under the image of the book's cover to see a table of contents and sample content.... More > (However, for me, this did not work in Internet Explorer 9, but does in Firefox and Chrome.) The book was well worth it – 80 pages of invaluable information for only $14.95 (The EPUB reader I'm using displays the book with 80 pages, but the print version has about 130). I would also recommend this free EPUB reader which I'm using to read the book on my Windows 7 desktop: http://ebookstore.sony.com/download/. You can add change the font size, create bookmarks, highlights, notes, search, and export notes to rtf.< Less
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