Images can be the most frustrating formatting issue in eBook development. This session will give you practical information on how to make your images behave in different reading systems.
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In the field of ebook development, the ideals are clear–one open standard format, universally accepted–but the reality is harshly different. Are we close to the one format to rule them all?
Websites are built with CMSes that repurpose content, use complex templating systems, and offer many other advantages to flat-file folders. Why should we (or shouldn’t we) adapt that to ebook development?
By thinking about books in terms of the competition for a customer’s time and as a leisure activity, we may be able to capitalize on some of digital’s natural advantages.
Join InDesign-to-EPUB expert Anne-Marie Concepción as she reveals the power under InDesign’s EPUB 3 hood for reflowable and fixed-layout EPUBs.
This presentation gives a short overview of the achievements of the W3C Digital Publishing Interest Group task forces, as well as the longer-term vision on where this cooperation may lead us.
A demonstration and discussion of how people with visual, hearing, physical, and/or cognitive disabilities really use accessibility software and features on mobile devices and computers.
This workshop will feature an a cross-section of ebook retailers discussing successes/fails they see at ebook ingestion, what makes their work easier, and common problems.
Learn how Big Five and independent publishers have attempted poetry on small screens, and leave with practical tips and techniques for your own clients.
Fixed-layout is a print-replica format that serves certain kinds of content really well. But let’s talk about why and how to opt out of this limited format.
While the dream of a single metadata feed for all product forms still eludes us, there are ways that you can streamline the process of creating and updating the records for different formats in BiblioShare.
Explore digital art book projects that worked well or not so well. You’ll leave with a better understanding of what art book publishers want and how to give it to them.