Category: ePub
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Sofanauts releases Jeff Lane’s “Message across the Universe” sci-fi short story, designed by Unbound Stories
Jeff Lane’s “A message across the Universe”, another in a series of eBooks designed by Unbound Stories, has been launched by sci-fi premium website, Sofanauts
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Sofanauts launches sci-fi eBooks designed by Unbound Stories
The first in a series of eBooks designed by Unbound Stories, has been launched by sci-fi premium website, Sofanauts
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Step by Step Guide to Evaluating Your eBook Files on multiple devices
An absolutely awesome, must-read, truly comprehensive guide by Jeff Bach, describing the process for checking what your eBook files look like on multiple devices and giving some valuable hints to avoiding common pitfalls.
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Tech eBook news: ePub3 white paper published
The EPUB3 Implementation Project White Paper is now available online, covering: • An examination of the current state of the EPUB3 standard and its features among publishers and reading systems • The top 10 priority features for implementation of EPUB3 by reading systems developers and publishers. The identification of these key items by the diverse…
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Helping ePub become the new PDF
Liz Castro on the importance to eBooks of Apple’s recent release of iBooks for Mac in its new Mavericks operating system. It means ePub files open by default on people’s Macs, rather than requiring an app or extension download. Of course, this still doesn’t help non-technologically-oriented Windows users, but it’s a start. The upside for…
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eBook formats explained
Video: The difference between PDF, ePub and MOBI formats for your eBooks
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eBook formatting: why is it different from print?
The art of the possible. What are the limitations of eBook formatting as opposed to what you can achieve in print? Unruly Guides has the answer.
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New guidelines for creating fixed-layout eBooks
Tech corner: The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) has released an updated version of its free Field Guide to Fixed Layout for E-Books – essential reading fo anyone trying to create fixed-layout eBooks , and providing the industry best practices plus an overview of issues to consider with the use of fixed layout. Their mission…
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eBooks can be better than regular books
To truly make eBooks superior to their print counterparts, authors need better collaboration tools to be developed, making them more like living documents, rather than set in stone, says Dan Gillmor of Slate magazine.
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Tech news: ePubCheck tool updated with several enhancements
Michael Kozlowski of Goodereader reports that the ePubCheck tool has been updated with several enhancements, including tests for content accessibility markup, CSS issues that might affect presentation quality, and tests for specific script usage patterns that require security consideration that will help publishers and indie authors create exceptional, accessible, EPUB 3 content.