Sentences with phrase «in vook»

Vook was founded as a video - ebook company, hence the «V» in Vook, and their strength lies there though they also do a great job of formatting and distributing plain text ebooks and Fixed Format EPUBs.

«The idea was to create a true transmedia novel which layered immersive fiction across multiple platforms,» Raydel explained recently in a Vook blog post.

In Vook we have found an ideal partner.

Nicholas: I think there's no denying the situation that Nintendo have placed their Wii U in with the release date announcement of the NX, and I think the points expressed in the Vooks article and also above summarise it quite well.

Not exact matches

And in keeping with the company's roots as an enhanced ebook publisher, Vook includes the ability to produce enhanced ebooks with video and audio (but remember the caveat above).

In early 2012, Vook released the rich media publishing platform it had developed as a do - it - yourself online service for publishers.

There's no reason that the Vook system couldn't be used but there are others in this field.

If your books are in Adobe InDesign files, you can output them to InDesign's EPUB format and import this file into Vook.

Compared to the more basic (but entirely free) PressBooks system, Vook's publisher tools are slick and offer a more extensive range of features, all wrapped in a friendly user interface.

In past years I enjoyed geeking out with Vook co-founder Matt Cavnar (who has since moved on) at writing conferences and as a source for some of my pieces on MediaShift.

Those videos, as the people at Vook told me, can be integral to the text itself (such as the workout demos in a fitness book) or a kind of footnote with more information (such as the scholarly incursions into their text of Sherlock Holmes stories).

Not only are they having you pay for the possibility of having your book reviewed in their QUARTERLY supplement the focuses only on indie books, but they are also trying to get you to pay to publish through their VOOK line.

«Our team members are avid readers of Fast Company,» said Matt Cavnar, Vook's VP of Business Development, in a press release, «and we were pleased to see some of our favorite articles in the ebook.

It was originally developed by Democrasoft and licensed to Vook in a new deal struck today.

Vook is a great company and it does a ton in the enhanced book space.

While the demo at the event is still in private beta with full launch expected in mid to late February, already Vook has brought something to the self - publishing and digital publishing table that a lot of users don't have access to.

There are some key differences in the standard publishing model that Waterside Press has been able to bring about by opting to work with Vook over other companies.

Even more impressively, ebook developer Vook had two titles standing at the ready, Why Romney Lost and Why Obama Lost, both books having been written, edited, and formatted for digital devices in advance of the election.

Polskin's list includes David Blum, editor in chief, Kindle Singles; Donna Carpenter, chairman and CEO, New Word City; Matt Cavnar, Vice President, Business Development, Vook; Mink Choi, book producer, Thought Catalog Books; Maris Kreizman, editorial director, Digital Content, NOOK Media; Laura Owen, staff reporter, Gigaom; Evan Ratliff, co-founder, CEO, editor, Atavist; and John Tayman, founder and CEO, Byliner.

Companies like Vook, Atavist, and Now & Then Reader have contributed to the renewed interest in the essay or pamphlet publishing of centuries ago, and today, Amazon Publishing announced its effort to bring short stories to the forefront of publishing.

In May 2015 Pronoun arose from Vook's ashes, after the latter's acquisition of «Booklr (a data analysis service for e-book sales founded by Brody), Byliner (a literary e-book publisher), and Coliloquy (a choose - your - own - adventure platform using enhanced e-books and apps).»

«Booklr's leadership role in aggregating and rendering data surrounding books, combined with Vook's total publishing solution provides a powerful market intelligence offer for book authors and publishers,» said Vook founder and CEO Brad Inman, in a press release.

Despite its young age in the industry, Vook has already made impressive contributions to the ebook space, working with mainstays such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Fast Company to power their digitization efforts.

Vook became a turnkey solution for digital publishing that allowed users — from major name companies down to self - published authors — create and market ebooks without having to have the technological know - how to create a new digital product; this translates into a greater savings across the board, but especially for companies who are not interested in investing in new manpower just to create ebooks.

«Authors can now get the best in class analytics, book creation and distribution that exist in the market,» said Booklr co-founder Josh Brody, who will be joining Vook as chief operating officer as well as become part of Vook's board of directors.

With the acquisition of BookIr, a leading analytics platform that tracks the sales of nearly four million books to provide information to professionals in every aspect of the publishing industry, Vook is poised to offer unheard of tools to authors who use its ebook creation and distribution service.

While the DCL partnership allows invested parties to rely on its professional formatting capabilities, the ability to work with Vook will offer authors a more in - depth, supported publishing experience.

«It's thrilling to partner with industry leader Publishers Weekly to offer this valuable proposition to authors,» said Matt Cavnar, v - p of business development at Vook, in a press release.

GoodeReader first reported on an ebook publication start - up from Digital Book World called Vook, who was in beta launch at the time but recently entered their full launch.

Partnering with Byliner to create as many as twelve original ebooks in the coming year, and with Vook to release curated thematic collections of archived NYT articles, the Times» efforts to reach readers with a more in - depth experience with its journalism may translate into a more loyal readership.

The Times / Byliner Originals will retailer for $ 2.99 through the various ebook retailers and the NYTStore, while the Vook titles — which already include 25 ebooks, with more to come in the next year — will sell for $ 1.99 through those same outlets.

A release from ebook developer Vook today announced that Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet will now accommodate embedded videos in ebooks, which is long - awaited news for authors who have until now not been able to promote and sell their titles on one of the largest retail platforms for ebooks.

With PW's exceptional editorial acumen and Vook's technology solution, authors now have the opportunity to realize their vision effectively in digital books.»

11 Days in May: The Conversation That Will Change Your Life used Democrasoft's WeJIT, along with Vook's team of Vookmakers, to create a work of topic - based discussions.

In the case of Diversion, Vook... [Read more...]

While also available in print (which ironically demonstrates the need for digital textbooks, since the print edition of the guide to affording college costs more than triple the price of the ebook), the U.S. News Guide to Paying for College was created and distributed by ebook platform Vook and is formatted for a wide variety of device and PC consumption.

Shuffle is available for preview in the stores that Vook distributes to, including Apple, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and its own ebook storefront.

In January, GoodeReader interviewed Vook VP of Business Development Matt Cavner at Digital Book World about a digital publishing model that Publisher's Weekly has called a «game changer» in the world of ebookIn January, GoodeReader interviewed Vook VP of Business Development Matt Cavner at Digital Book World about a digital publishing model that Publisher's Weekly has called a «game changer» in the world of ebookin the world of ebooks.

As in video - clips with text (vook)?

Are authors in any significant numbers likely to transform their own creative processes so that they begin and proceed with the intention to create vooks rather than books?

Just when we were thinking that Anne Rice, author of the Vampire Chronicles and other bestselling novels, might be seriously considering bringing out her next book as a Kindle exclusive, she's thrown us a bit of a curveball with the announcement by her literary agency that she'll be releasing, through Vook, a multimedia edition of «The Master of Rampling Gate,» a vampire story published in Redbook magazine in 1984 and set in an England mansion in the 19th century.

Like you, I might be interested in the occasional vook on a particular topic, e.g. a fashion advice book or a cookbook, but I doubt I would want my fiction served up as a vook.

Expect to see this technology at some point to be delivered online in a consumer - friendly version along the lines of Vook's online production tools.

In this episode, featured guests Mark Coker of Smashwords, Jack Sallay of Vook and O Magazine Books Editor Sara Nelson explain the ongoing e-publishing revolution with E-Magination: What's Now & What's Next in EbookIn this episode, featured guests Mark Coker of Smashwords, Jack Sallay of Vook and O Magazine Books Editor Sara Nelson explain the ongoing e-publishing revolution with E-Magination: What's Now & What's Next in Ebookin Ebooks.

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Vook is in the process of transforming itself from a maker of enhance eBooks with video embedded in them to an ePUB creation platform.

Matthew Cavnar, VP of business development at Vook, stated in the press release: «The New York Times produces some of the best journalism in the world, and e-books are the perfect way to curate and collect great reporting and commentary into compelling long - form narratives, easily accessible by readers on mobile devices and e-readers.

A «speed dating» session allows attendees to engage in small - session meetings with vendors including PubIt, Bowker, Constellation, INScribe Digital, Ingram, Vook, and the Copyright Clearance Center — and experts will lead parallel discussion / q & a sessions on marketing, understanding the overall business requirements and costs of professionally publishing books, and choosing and managing outside service providers at the same time.

(As an aside, Vook works in partnership with Publishers Weekly on a program that has self - published writers paying a fee for a line listing in PW publications that go to folks working in the publishing industry.

The client list of The Idea Logical Company has included all the top publishers in the US, many in the UK and elsewhere, leading wholesalers including Ingram, leading retailers including Barnes & Noble, and numerous suppliers of technology and other services to publishers including big systems providers (Klopotek and Publishing Technologies), specialized digital services (netGalley and Vook), and industry services and not - for - profits (BookScan, Copyright Clearance Center, and Book Industry Study Group.)