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Formatting Poetry in ePUB: Part 2

Posted by Matthew | On: Apr 24 2012 | Comments (8)
Formatting Poetry in ePUB: Part 1 focused on basics of getting poetry indents right on multiple devices. In this post I wanted to give you a round up of other posts that have addressed poetry formatting issues in ePUBs. Most of these have been collected by Robert...

InDesign CS6: Early Looks

Posted by Matthew | On: Apr 23 2012 | Comments (2)
Adobe has announced the release of InDesign CS6 today, making this the first day that beta testers can officially post on the update. Some Adobe friendly sites already have news and reviews on the new release. If you use InDesign for ePUB creation or for print...

More Help for ePUB Work April 2012

Posted by Matthew | On: Apr 13 2012 | Comments (0)
There have been a number of great posts with ePUB creation tips lately. Here are four that offer help for creating better ePUBs. Centering Text You would think centering text in an ePUB would be a simple matter, but the truth is that different readers handle centering...

IDPF ePUB 3.0 Indexes Working Group Charter

Posted by Matthew | On: Mar 30 2012 | Comments (0)
On January 31, 2012, the IDPF member groups approved the charter for a working group to add indexes support to ePUB. The EPUB 3 Indexes Charter has been released and is available on the IDPF Website and on code.google. You can also follow the ePUB Working Group here.   The...

AZARDI Online ePUB3 Reader Alpha Release

Posted by Matthew | On: Mar 13 2012 | Comments (7)
Infogrid Pacific has announced the alpha release of AZARDI Online (AZARDI OL), their online ePUB3 reader. AZARDI OL specs describe three new features, including: Support for SMIL Audio Overlays for the first time, so you can create the read-aloud function while...

Jan Wright on Creating ePUB Indexes in InDesign

Posted by Matthew | On: Mar 11 2012 | Comments (3)
On Wednesday, March 7, 2012, Jan Wright (@WIndexing) was a guest during #ePrdctn Hour on Twitter. Wright is the owner of Wright Information Indexing Services and has been indexing and taxonomizing since 1991. She is currently co-chairing the ASI’s Digital...

Fixed Layout in ePUB 3.0 Draft: Metadata Property Definitions

Posted by Matthew | On: Mar 06 2012 | Comments (0)
When the ePUB 3.0 specificationwas approved in October 2011, it was somewhat surprising and certainly disappointing to many ePUB creators that there was nothing in the spec for the creation of fixed-layout ePUBs. Apple’s fixed-layout ePUB has been very popular...

CSS Page Templates in ePUB 3.0

Posted by Matthew | On: Mar 04 2012 | Comments (3)
While the ePUB 3.0 specification was finalized in IDPF on October 11, 2011, the working group continues to work on various modules that may eventually be added to the ePUB 3.0 spec. One of these is CSS Page Templates, with the current module documentation released...

Getting Started with Fixed-Layout ePUBs

Posted by Matthew | On: Feb 24 2012 | Comments (6)
If you need to create fixed-layout ePUBs for iBooks, there are a number of resources available for doing so. First, take a look at the iBookstore Asset Guide for Apple’s current specification. This week Anne-Marie Concepcion (@amarie) released her new Lynda.com...

More ePUB Resources from Day 2 of TOC 2012

Posted by Matthew | On: Feb 15 2012 | Comments (2)
O’Reilly’s Tools of Change for Publishing 2012 continues through Wednesday, February 15. O’Reilly will continue to offer a live streaming video feed and also have recorded videos available for viewing. O’Reilly has also made presenters’ slide decks...