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Faking a grid
- March 18, 2019
In this workshop, we present the CSS authored at Macmillan as a case study and explore alternative ways to code and style complex content with CSS, with a focus on grid and media queries in EPUBs.
Make your life easier with scripting
- March 18, 2019
We waste weeks of our lives every year doing repetitive tasks. What if you could automate things with a few scripts? Easily translate data, execute multiple commands at once, get your time back!
Simply accessible
- March 21, 2018
Demonstrating with a real-world project and including live demonstrations of InDesign features and their impact on the user, Kevin Callahan and Rachel Comerford will provide a roadmap for simply accessible ebooks.
So you think you can code 2018
- March 22, 2018
You know a beautifully designed ebook when you see it, and you’ve got the chops to show us how it’s done.
So you think you can style?
- March 21, 2018
If styles in InDesign confuse you, or you just need to master them, this session is for you!
Universal CSS: How to maintain flexibility and title-specific branding, while secretly taking away the freedom of design
- March 21, 2018
The struggle to create standard CSS for a wide range of textbooks that establishes a standard schema, validates for consistent structure, handles complex layouts, and adheres to accessibility guidelines.
When you aim for accessibility, you’re guaranteed to hear about WAI-ARIA. But what is ARIA? When do you use it — and more important, when don’t you?
NNELS will show you what they do to make a book accessible and demonstrate how EPUB files behave when they’re not accessible.
Follow the journey of an ebook from publisher to library reader, Rose Donohoo (OverDrive) and Maria Cipriano (Toronto Public Library), in conversation with Teresa Elsey (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), survey the ebook lending landscape.
Ellen Ullman in conversation
- March 22, 2018
A conversation with Ellen Ullman, author of the cult classic memoir Close to the Machine, based on her years as a rare female computer programmer in the early years of the personal computer era.
End of the conveyor belt: A bookstore’s perspective on quality control, support improvements, and user feedback
- March 22, 2018
In addition to a general overview of ebook testing and support at Kobo, this presentation provides some historical context for how processes and reading platforms have evolved at Kobo over the years.