digital publishing and the epub standard: effects on publishers, channels and devices
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Digital Publishing and the EPUB Standard:
Effects on Publishers, Channels and Devices
August Wholesale Trade +83%
Calendar Year to Date +53%
What is EPUB?
EPUB is an XML-based file format designed to reflow text according to screen size EPUB is actually composed of three standards OPS, OPF and OCF
How does EPUB help the Publisher?
Publishers can reduce costs of conversion. Create EPUB only and send through distribution channels
Can be utilized as final deliverable format from Publisher and is utilized in this way by Adobe Digital Editions, Sony Reader, Stanza Reader for iPhone
If only it was this uncomplicated
How can I create EPUB?
In-house solution: (Page Layout)
Adobe InDesign CS4 can export an epub file directly
Quark + 3rd Party Software
How can I create EPUB?
In-house solution: (XML Workflow)
If already utilizing XML Tagged Content or Workflow…you can create EPUB
How can I create EPUB?
Digital Warehouse and Conversion Companies
TexTech, LibreDigital, Publishing Dimensions/ Jouve, codeMantra, Aptara, Innodata Isogen, Rosetta Solutions, Digital Media Initiatives, Apex CoAdvantage, HOV Services
Each of these listed Digital Partners and many more can deliver EPUB to you
Interesting and Exciting times ahead
Distributors are receiving EPUB and converting to other formats as necessary
EPUB adoption and implementation is taking place
EPUB Readers
Adobe Digital Editions
Sony Reader
Stanza Reader for iPhone
United Kingdom: EPUB support
Random House
HarperCollins
Penguin
Simon & Schuster
Pan Macmillan
Mills & Boon
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Gardners Books
Taylor & Francis
Value Chain International
and more to follow…
Association American Publishers :
EPUB support
HarperCollins Publishers Harlequin Simon & Schuster Hachette Book Group John Wiley & Sons Inc. Penguin Group USA Random House Macmillan
Cambridge University Press Oxford University Press Pelican Publishing Company Cengage Learning Workman Publishing Seattle Book Company National Science Teachers Assoc.
CQ Press
Supply Chain: EPUB support
Adobe
LibreDigital
Ingram Digital
OverDrive
eBook Technologies
Publishing Dimensions
VitalSource Technologies
Mobipocket
Rosetta Solutions
Innodata Isogen
TexTech
codeMantra
DNAML
and many more…
EPUB Validation Tool
Free EPUB validation tool is located athttp://code.google.com/p/epubcheck
IDPF
Trade and Standards organization for Digital Publishing Industry. Business Special Interest Group (BSIG) IDPF develops and maintains industry standards for text-based digital reflowable books and publications
