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Your Bookstall step by step in one hour Version 1.2 Quick Start Guide

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Apperplace Bookstall allows you to build a bookstall app for the iPad. The app comes with all features for multi-issue publishing and is a white-label product and fully customizable. Start with our ready-to-use project template, set-up your app and integrate it with our hosted content media platform at minimal costs: $999 one-time fee + monthly $99 for the hosting. Our customers around the globe utilize Apperplace Bookstall in order to distribute existing print documents like books and catalogs via a bookstall with additional media enrichments (audio, video, links etc.). These Slides will get you to your own bookstall step by step in one hour.

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Your Bookstall step by step in one hour

Version 1.2Quick Start Guide

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Register and create an Apperplace Bookstall account1

http://bookstall.content-media-platform.com/amc

Hint: Write down your username and password.You will need them later to configure your app.

(white label server platform by Apperplace)

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Prepare your MAC2

ApperplaceBookstalltemplate

AppleXcode

Apperplace_Bookstall_Tmpl_Project.xcodeproj

Open your

Bookstall template

download & install

download & copy

to your project fo

lder

Hint: If Xcode shows an Internal Error messagesaying „Platform failed to completely load“, reinstall Xcode.

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Configure basic settingsBuild Settings3

Define App Name

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Configure basic settingsProperties.plist3

Chose your design.Enter skin name into fields„skinNamePublication“,„skinNameStore“,„skinNameShelf“

Only available for skinNameShelf

PlainGlossyBlack

PlainStormedgeBlue

TexturedWoodBamboo

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Configure basic settingsBookstall Serverconf.plist3

Enter „username“ and „password“ ofyour Bookstall acountinto corresponding .plist-fields

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Create graphics for individual design4

App Icon Splash Image Portrait

iTunes Artwork Infopage Landscape

Splash Image Landscape Infopage Portrait

PNG72 x 72 px132 dpino rounded cornersno gloss effect

PNG512 x 512 px132 dpino file extension!

PNG or JPG1024 x 274 px132 dpi

PNG or JPG768 x 374 px132 dpi

PNG1024 x 1180 px132 dpi

PNG768 x 1448 px132 dpi

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Add graphics to project5Xcode:Finder:

Copy all graphics to image folder in project Drag & drop Icon.png to Icon placeholder in Summary Tab

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Upload and publish6

Enter PDF file,metadata andthumbnails intocorresponding fields. Press„Upload and Save“

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Build and test your app7developer.apple.comClick on iOS Dev Center

Click on „Distribution“ and follow instructions (skip App Store Distribution)

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Add license key8Add license key in Xcode:(properties.plist)

Buy license:www.apperplace.com/products/apperplace_bookstall/download_and_purchase

Hint: The Bundle ID and license key are directly linked to each other and cannot be changed after buying!The Bundle ID (Bundle Identifier) is the unique identification code for your app and specified in the Apple Provisioning Portal. Please be aware only numbers and default characters without any blanks are allowed.Usually a bundle identifier looks like this: „com.apperplace.appname“.

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Build and submit your appto the App Store9

developer.apple.comClick on iOS Dev Center

Click on „Distribution“ and follow instructions (skip Adhoc Distribution)