Jul
18
Now a days I can see many authors and publishers, including the famous ones, taking an e-route to publishing. Some are using this path to supplement the traditional publishing while others specially the first time authors use only digital publishing to bring out their books into the market. eBooks are becoming popular and same is… Continue reading »
Mar
29
I was at a publishing conference recently and someone asked the question “Why do publishers struggle to adopt to digital technologies?” My answer was “I got two words for you ‘CHANGE MANAGEMENT’ “. The big name publishers (also known to many as the Dinosaurs) have always shown resistance to change. Technologies are bringing about disruptive… Continue reading »
Mar
28
HTML5 offers lots of opportunities for ebook publishers who look forward to expand their portfolio from static text to new genre of books involving lots of multimedia interactivity. It has upgraded ebooks to a new level to contain video, audio, dynamic content and all sorts of interactive features. HTML5 is a specification to format the core… Continue reading »
Mar
27
The Publishing industry is experiencing a paradigm shift. The recent statistics related to digital books sale & purchase , eReaders, tablets and ebook lending etc. reveal that there is a boom in the eBooks domain. The rise in the sale of ebooks is having a dramatic affect on the sale of print books. Major Publishers… Continue reading »
Jan
09
As an avid reader I have always traveled places that the authors describe so well in their books – from exotic locations to claustrophobic spaces. Books have made us travel to worlds that are unknown to us and only exist in fairy-tales. However, modern day technologies and digital publishing (with some help from google can… Continue reading »
Dec
26
This coming year promises to bring a lot of excitement in the eReading world! With sales of eReaders skyrocketing and digital editions taking close to 25 to 30% of total revenues for publishers, 2012 may see one of the following (if not all!) digital publishing models take centre stage in production departments of almost all… Continue reading »
Nov
14
We had a closer look at the Azardi epub 3 Validator. Here are our Initial reactions – great support for SMIL for multimedia, MathML support is upto the mark, thanks to the newly launched AZARDI-6. The AZARDI 6 release is a full reinvention of AZARDI and the eBook Reader. This new version is built on… Continue reading »
Oct
12
ePUB3 specifications have been released on 11 October by IDPF. Here is a brief overview of the new features that will allow more complex layouts, rich media support and better typography Linking : New standardized way of linking may allow sharing of bookmarks and location across various devices Style sheets : Support for multiple style… Continue reading »
Sep
30
Met Richard Pipe – CEO Infogrid Pacific Pvt Ltd and got a sneak preview at the new Azardi 3.0. It will read full ePUB 3.0 and has a strict validator for the same. What looked very neat and interesting is the support for SMIL for multimedia and also support for MathML. The presentation looked good.… Continue reading »
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