When ebooks make a publisher’s dream of never having books go out of print become a reality, what editorial, production, and technical obstacles arise?
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In this workshop, you’ll learn why UTP chose the XML-first route, what the workflow actually looks like, and the benefits and growing pains they’ve seen over the years.
A11y from the start: How to produce born-accessible ebooks in a collaborative workflow
- March 22, 2017
This practical workshop demonstrates how editors and designers can ensure books are on target to meet accessibility guidelines, while actively adding value to your digital content and enhancing the reading experience.
Many books, particularly non-fiction, would be more useful to readers as digital products. Witness the live development of such an app and walk away with the skills needed for innovation at any publisher.
Learn how Digital Rights Management works by watching an actual EPUB be encrypted! Knowing
Creating a roadmap for accessibility
- March 23, 2017
Learn how to develop a practical roadmap for creating accessible ebooks that’s customized to the unique considerations of your press and workflow.
E-production without borders
- March 23, 2017
With the field of e-production in transition, there is both uncertainty and the potential for exciting new opportunities for ebook designers and developers.
Javascript: Bringing ebooks to life
- March 30, 2016
Nick Ruffilo will dispell the myth that programming is hard, and give you a crash course in using Javascript to transform your ebooks from paper-under-glass into a world of actions, interactions, and life.
Matrix revolutions: ebook indexing
- March 30, 2016
This workshop provides an overview of ebook indexing. including indexing for EPUBs, alternative ebook formats, and for content that will be output in multiple formats, including print, pdf, html, xml, and more.
Learn how to add papercasting (a process designed to test users’ experiences without doing a software build) to your ebook development workflow to ensure clear interactivity for your readers.
Quality assurance
- March 30, 2016
In this workshop, Joshua Tallent, will teach you how to perform a complete quality assurance test on your ebook files.
So you think you can code 2016
- March 31, 2016
You know a beautifully designed ebook when you see it, and you’ve got the chops to show us how it’s done.