Olivia will be sharing details about authors can use
their new ebook production tool which helps authors build ebooks and mobile apps.
Not exact matches
epub file format)-- a
new open standard for
production and distribution of
ebooks, in particular re-flowable
ebooks that can automatically reformat to produce readable output on different screen sizes.
This is the final article in a series looking at a
new category of online
ebook production tools.
You're going to depend on your staff to gather information about the
ebook industry,
production best practices,
new products that could save you time and money,
new services from innovative companies, and so on.
I haven't tested the
new devices yet, but I'll let you know what other
eBook production people who have say.
Since
ebooks have no
production costs, they let you be much more flexible in pricing, and can be a powerful marketing tool to attract
new readers.
Specific, in - depth nuts - and - bolts guides include The Unofficial Scrivener Workbook by M.J. Carlson, Excel for Writers by M. L. Humphrey (walks through how to create spreadsheets that track time spent writing, page
production, year - to - year metrics, and keep track of your works), Excel for Self - Publishers by M. L. Humphrey (amazingly useful for indie authors, how to track ads and effectiveness, revenue by sales channel, keywords, amazon reports, and more), and The Author's Guide to Vellum by Chuck Heintzelman (an incredible
new app for producing print and
eBooks; I'm a total convert myself).
Brian from Bookbaby simply said «When
production becomes more cost - effective and adoption more widespread, as well as increased expectations for more functionality in
ebooks,
new formats and all of their associated functionality will be increasingly adopted.
Toronto, ON — November 27, 2013 — On March 5, 2014, BookNet Canada and eBOUND Canada will host ebookcraft, a
new full - day conference dedicated to
ebook production.
But for publishers, it could add challenges as the
new features these formats offer mean
ebook production requirements and costs will scale up.
With both Amazon and Apple choosing to release
eBook production tools for formats different from ePUB 3.o, the support of ePUB 3.o by just about everyone else in the
eBook market gives the
new specification the foundation it needs to ensure that publishers will devote resources to its creation.
HyperInk, an
ebook production company that actually has staffers who will help the authors write their books, let alone publish and distribute, has now developed a
new tool to make the process of the increasingly popular blog - to - book genre even easier.
I'd advise authors (especially
new ones) to allow at least 29.5 weeks to get through the editing and self publishing
production process, a bit less for
eBooks since printing is not a factor.
The proposal was to get together a «starter» list of, say, 800-1000 quality commercial
New Zealand titles, to create them in a simple and inexpensive way through bulk - buying of
ebook production services (particularly for indie publishers, the major publishers already have a lot of
ebook inventory), and to market them as a package to early market makers such as e-reader device manufacturers,
ebook retailers, libraries, and others.
was merely a document uploader and EPUB converter, Nook Press introduced several
new features to make
eBook production simpler of which will be discussed later.
Adobe is the big one, but there are lots of start - ups too, many in an interesting
new category: online
ebook production tools.
Though, we are at a cross roads in this
new age of publishing and despite this fact of
production resources required for creating books, the market sees
eBooks as a product of lesser value.
At the recent IDPF Digital Book 2013 conference in
New York earlier this summer, a panel of publishers offered to share their experiences and strategies during a session that focused on factors relating to in - sourcing and outsourcing of
ebook production.
Authors who are
new to the
ebook production process often report their requested changes do not appear in updated Mobi and ePub files.
Included are workshops on the EPUB standard including the
new EPUB 3 revision,
eBook production, workflow, and best practices.
Quick questions about
new technologies, vendors, services, and processes you encounter in your research, or about EPUB 3, Kindle formatting, and anything else related to
eBook production.
In February 2013 the W3C — the web standards organization — held a two - day summit in
New York in concert with the Book Industry Study Group and the International Digital Publishing Forum entitled «
Ebooks: Great Expectations for Web Standards,» intended to discuss how open web standards such as HTML5, CSS3, SVG, XML, and RDF could be further integrated into
ebook production.