For all those seeking an eBook conversion house to create their digital titles, I recommend that you insist on asking your conversion partner for their Quality inspection documents. QA processes are essential in ebook conversions and according to me every ebook conversion project must undergo the following 3 levels of QC checks; Level 1 – …read more
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Essentials of an “ePub post-production” checklist
Though the ePub may get validated by the ePubcheck but sometimes some errors may creep up that might affect the overall quality of the eBook. Here is a checklist that can be helpful in case you face such problems:- 1. epubcheck-3.0b4: Verify that the ePub has passed “epubcheck-3.0b4”. If the ebook has any error, then …read more
Bye Bye ePubs – Hello HTML5 browser based reading!
I was at a publishing conference recently and someone asked the question “Why do publishers struggle to adopt to digital technologies?” My answer was “I got two words for you ‘CHANGE MANAGEMENT’ “. The big name publishers (also known to many as the Dinosaurs) have always shown resistance to change. Technologies are bringing about disruptive …read more
Future of Digital Publishing- HTML5
HTML5 offers lots of opportunities for ebook publishers who look forward to expand their portfolio from static text to new genre of books involving lots of multimedia interactivity. It has upgraded ebooks to a new level to contain video, audio, dynamic content and all sorts of interactive features. HTML5 is a specification to format the core …read more
Publishing Industry showing a new Trend-Encouraging figures for Digital publishers
The Publishing industry is experiencing a paradigm shift. The recent statistics related to digital books sale & purchase , eReaders, tablets and ebook lending etc. reveal that there is a boom in the eBooks domain. The rise in the sale of ebooks is having a dramatic affect on the sale of print books. Major Publishers …read more
