This is a guest interview with Ken Jones of Circular Software. You can contact Ken on twitter @CircularKen on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/kenjones or through the website circularsoftware.com. Some people really dislike fixed-layout ebooks, how do you defend them? I usually start off by agreeing with…Continue Reading →
This is a guest post from Paolo Albert. Fixed-layout: the kryptonite to a11y A couple of years ago I was invited to a round table with the Publisher’s Italian Association to introduce our software solution PubCoder to some members of the…Continue Reading →
Amazon has released a new version of Kindle Previewer, the tool many developers use to convert EPUBs to MOBIs. It’s available for Windows and Mac OS. Since it’s still in Beta, I won’t replace my existing Kindle Previewer version (2.941). Here’s…Continue Reading →
Today’s #eprdctn hour featured Diane Burns, Kris Vetter, and Laura Brady talking about two approaches to creating animation. Diane explained using InDesign CC, while Kris focused on CSS3 animations. Both had great insight and information. https://storify.com/KevinBNGO/animation-in-ebooks-indesign-and-css3-approaches#publicize Be sure to scroll to…Continue Reading →
When I first started making ebooks, I found the Twitter feed #eprdctn (either from Anne-Marie Concepción’s Lynda course on Indesign to EPUB or from Liz Castro’s EPUB Straight to the Point). I signed up for Twitter, got my own handle (@BNGObooks),…Continue Reading →
I know. I know. Why would you want to print a digital file? And yet its one of the first questions you might hear. And it makes sense: editors, proofreaders, and copy editors can all benefit from a print edition…Continue Reading →
On August 22, Aptara (@aptara) hosted a Webinar titled “eBook & App Device Compatibility: Separating Fact from Fiction” with Joshua Tallent (@jtallent), CEO and Founder of eBook Architects, and Jean Kaplansky (@JeanKaplansky), a Solutions Architect at Aptara. It was an…Continue Reading →
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…Continue Reading →
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…Continue Reading →