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BlogsTags > epubCurrent state of formats and platformsBy Joe WikertApril 3, 2013 Remember the old days when PDF was pretty much the only way to distribute content and those PDFs were read on computer screens? PDF still lives, of course, but now we’re also faced with offering content in mobi and EPUB … What devices and formats do your customers prefer?By Joe WikertMarch 19, 2013 Most publishers create ebooks in all formats figuring it doesn’t matter whether mobi is more important than EPUB or if the content is read on an iPad more frequently than on a mobile phone. That approach means these publishers have … Rich multi-media and a web of devices is driving us to a world of standardsBy Jenn WebbFebruary 28, 2013 At the recent TOC conference in New York, I had the opportunity to sit down with Jeff Jaffe, CEO of the World Wide Web Consortium, to talk about the Open Web Platform and standardization issues. In our video interview (embedded … The publishing industry has a problem, and EPUB is not the solutionBy Jani PatokallioFebruary 26, 2013 This article contains my personal views, not those of my employer Lonely Planet. I’ll be blunt. Ebooks and EPUB are to the publishing industry what Blu-Ray is to the movie industry: a solution to yesterday’s problem made irrelevant by broader … …and along with EPUB 3: New CSS!By Nellie McKessonFebruary 11, 2013 Hopefully you all read Sanders Kleinfeld’s great writeup about O’Reilly’s move to EPUB 3, and the changes and challenges that brings. Along with updating our toolchain, we also revisited our EPUB design and took a stab at improving the user … O’Reilly’s journey to EPUB 3By Sanders KleinfeldFebruary 7, 2013 We at O’Reilly are very pleased to announce that we have officially upgraded to EPUB 3, and ebook bundles purchased from oreilly.com will now include EPUB 3 files, in addition to Mobi and PDF files. All O’Reilly ebooks released in … Ebooks and the future of researchBy François Joseph de KermadecFebruary 6, 2013 Knowledge cannot progress unless it is aware of its past: a knowledge-seeker must reference the works of previous generations. Literary scholars return to manuscripts, musicians to partitions, artists to museums… The continued availability of reference works underpins our entire research … PDF is still “better”By Nellie McKessonJanuary 30, 2013 A few weeks ago, I surprised myself. I had decided to learn a new code language, and O’Reilly of course has a great little book about this particular language, so I pulled up the eBook files, and almost without thinking, … Forking the bookBy Adam HydeJanuary 22, 2013 As one of the first mass produced industrial artifacts the book remains a solid cultural signifier of stability. That aura is pretty strong and attractive and makes it pretty hard to think about books as being anything other than static … High-quality PDF-to-EPUB conversionBy Joe WikertJanuary 14, 2013 How many times have you opened an ebook and noticed awkward hyphenations or other conversion errors? I still see this in the majority of the ebooks I buy and it’s clear these are the result of someone not paying attention … Checking in on DAISY downloadsBy Adam WitwerNovember 27, 2012 Since adding the accessible DAISY format to our ebook bundles in late 2010, we’ve seen a slow but steady uptick in customers downloading and using these files. In looking at downloads month to month in 2012, we find that downloads are … The slow pace of ebook innovationBy Joe WikertNovember 9, 2012 I love this comment from Dave Bricker regarding an earlier post, EPUB 3 facts and forecasts: Ebook vendors enjoy a closed loop ecosystem. They have millions of reader/customers who are satisfied with EPUB 2 display capabilities and devices. Amazon readers, … Wikipedia’s EPUB export featureBy Joe WikertNovember 5, 2012 The “best price” phase of TOC NY 2013 registration is about to end. Don’t wait or you’ll end up paying more than you would today. To save even more on your registration, sign up here and use the discount code … Ebook problem areas that need standardisationBy bbjarnasonNovember 1, 2012 The “best price” phase of TOC NY 2013 registration is about to end. Don’t wait or you’ll end up paying more than you would today. To save even more on your registration, sign up here and use the discount code … The future is bright for ebook prices and formatsBy Joe WikertOctober 22, 2012 I typically get a sympathetic look when I tell people I work in the book publishing industry. They see what’s happened with newspapers, they realize many of their local bookstores have disappeared, and most of them have heard about the … Publishing’s “open” futureBy Joe WikertOctober 16, 2012 If I had to summarize the future of publishing in just one word, I’d say “open.” We’re living in a very closed publishing world today. Retailers use tools like digital rights management (DRM) to lock content, and DRM also tends … Ebooks as native apps vs. web appsBy Joe WikertOctober 5, 2012 Over the past week I’ve posted excerpts from a very insightful email exchange between Bill McCoy of the IDPF and Sanders Kleinfeld of O’Reilly (first piece here and second piece here). This is the final installment of that thread and … The anchor on ebook prices is gone. Now we'll see where they floatBy Jenn WebbApril 17, 2012 Don Linn, president at Firebrand Associates, shares insights into the DOJ lawsuit and offers his take on what lies ahead for publishers and readers. The anchor on ebook prices is gone. Now we'll see where they float April 17, 2012 Don Linn, president at Firebrand Associates, shares insights into the DOJ lawsuit and offers his take on what lies ahead for publishers and readers. The art of marrying content with mobile appsBy Joe WikertJanuary 16, 2012 In this TOC Podcast, KiwiTech founder and CTO Gurvinder Batra talks about how his company masters the challenges of developing apps for the publishing industry. He also says native apps are a better option than EPUB. The art of marrying content with mobile apps January 16, 2012 In this TOC Podcast, KiwiTech founder and CTO Gurvinder Batra talks about how his company masters the challenges of developing apps for the publishing industry. He also says native apps are a better option than EPUB. Ebook empowerment with EPUB3By Jenn WebbJuly 27, 2011 New features in EPUB3 are expanding the horizons of ebook enhancement. In this interview, Julien Simon and Jérémie Gisserot of Walrus Books discuss the advantages of EPUB3 and what they'd like to see developers do next. Ebook empowerment with EPUB3 July 27, 2011 New features in EPUB3 are expanding the horizons of ebook enhancement. In this interview, Julien Simon and Jérémie Gisserot of Walrus Books discuss the advantages of EPUB3 and what they'd like to see developers do next. Creating a Successful eBook (PePcon 2011)
By Ron BilodeauMay 24, 2011 After my presentation on "Creating a Successful eBook" at PePcon, I got lots of requests for the GREP expressions that I used to clean up my ePub files, so here they are An era in which to curate skills: report from Tools of Change conferenceBy Andy OramFebruary 18, 2011 Three days of intensive discussion about the current state of publishing wrapped up last night in New York City. Research and sales, authoring and curation, are all still important skills. An era in which to curate skills: report from Tools of Change conferenceBy Andy OramFebruary 18, 2011 Three days of intensive discussion about the current state of publishing wrapped up last night in New York City. Research and sales, authoring and curation, are all still important skills. An era in which to curate skills: report from Tools of Change conference
By Andy OramFebruary 18, 2011 Three days of intensive discussion about the current state of publishing wrapped up last night in New York City. Research and sales, authoring and curation, are all still important skills. An era in which to curate skills: report from Tools of Change conference
By Andy OramFebruary 18, 2011 Three days of intensive discussion about the current state of publishing wrapped up last night in New York City. Research and sales, authoring and curation, are all still important skills. Digital publishing should put design above file conversionBy Jenn WebbJanuary 19, 2011 Joshua Tallent, owner of eBook Architects and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the nuts and bolts of digital production. Digital publishing should put design above file conversionBy Jenn WebbJanuary 19, 2011 Joshua Tallent, owner of eBook Architects and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the nuts and bolts of digital production. What to expect in EPUB3By Jenn WebbJanuary 12, 2011 Bob Kasher, business development manager for integrated solutions at Book Masters and a speaker at TOC 2011, dishes on EPUB3 and what publishers, developers, and consumers can expect from the new release. What to expect in EPUB3 January 12, 2011 Bob Kasher, business development manager for integrated solutions at Book Masters and a speaker at TOC 2011, dishes on EPUB3 and what publishers, developers, and consumers can expect from the new release. Accessible publishing is good businessBy Jenn WebbJanuary 5, 2011 Dave Gunn, technical manager at the Royal National Institute of Blind People and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the bright future of accessible publishing and how it offers moral and financial benefits. Accessible publishing is good businessBy Jenn WebbJanuary 5, 2011 Dave Gunn, technical manager at the Royal National Institute of Blind People and a speaker at TOC 2011, discusses the bright future of accessible publishing and how it offers moral and financial benefits. Neat visualization of download ratios for ebook formats offered by O'ReillyBy Andrew SavikasOctober 1, 2010 We track the ebook formats customers actually download, and from the start PDF has been the dominant choice. But as this post's associated chart shows, there's been a steady shift toward other formats. Neat visualization of download ratios for ebook formats offered by O'Reilly 
By Andrew SavikasOctober 1, 2010 We track the ebook formats customers actually download, and from the start PDF has been the dominant choice. But as this post's associated chart shows, there's been a steady shift toward other formats. The line between book and Internet will disappearBy Hugh McGuireSeptember 10, 2010 The timeline and output may be unknown, but the distinction between the Internet and books is arbitrary, and it is destined to disappear. Hugh McGuire examines the transition and takes a few guesses as to what lies ahead. The line between book and Internet will disappear September 10, 2010 The timeline and output may be unknown, but the distinction between the Internet and books is arbitrary, and it is destined to disappear. Hugh McGuire examines the transition and takes a few guesses as to what lies ahead. ePub export from InDesign, Tips & Tricks
By Ron BilodeauMarch 8, 2010 I have been wanting to do this for a while and now have the motivation to begin. This past fall, I gave a presentation on how to set up your files (using InDesign) in order to achieve a usable ePub... How to set up your InDesign files for ePub export
By Ron BilodeauDecember 10, 2009 This morning, I had my first professional speaking gig hosted by the Association of Canadian Publishers. I traveled to Toronto to give a presentation and workshop on how to set up InDesign files for ePub export. I have included a... Inside the E-book Wars: Sony Turns up the Heat
By William StanekDecember 9, 2009 William Stanek here, delivering a new installment in my "Inside the E-book Wars" series. As I let you know in earlier posts, Barnes & Noble began shipping the Nook and Sony began shipping the Reader Daily Edition (PRS-900) in time... So Long iPod, Hello E-Reader
By William StanekNovember 4, 2009 William Stanek here, talking about electronic paper displays (EPDs). In my earlier blog entries, I introduced EPDs, discussed how the technology works, and delved briefly into ways they're being used. Now, I'll dig in and take a closer look at... Dear Adobe Digital Editions Team
By Keith FahlgrenMay 21, 2009 Adobe has made extensive contributions to the world of EPUB software, but needs to go a few steps further with their Digital Editions product. Adobe Improves ePub Export from InDesign, But Still Has a Ways to GoBy Ron BilodeauMay 21, 2009 So Adobe has finally released the latest update for InDesign CS4 (6.0.2). Basically, before this update was released, the ePub export functionality was broken. Here is the latest blog post from Adobe about the update: http://blogs.adobe.com/digitaleditions/2009/05/indesign_602_and_epub_export.html. With this update, I... DocBook-XSL 1.74.1 Released with Improved ePub Output
By Keith FahlgrenFebruary 18, 2009 Generate ePub files from your DocBook XML today using the first stable release with ePub support, DocBook-XSL 1.74.1. Metrics from the O'Reilly Bookworm release
By Liza DalyFebruary 12, 2009 This is the kind of web usage report that makes site managers ecstatic and software engineers cringe, and as I'm playing both roles in this case I'd describe it as a feeling of giddy terror. Bookworm has been online... Bookworm and O'Reilly Labs
By Liza DalyFebruary 10, 2009 I'm extremely pleased to announce that the Bookworm project is now part of O'Reilly Labs. Reviving the Labs - "It's alive...."
By Simon St. LaurentFebruary 10, 2009 After a long hibernation, O'Reilly Labs has returned, with a mix of software and code that should excite casual ebook readers as well as dedicated publishing technologists. 1 to 48 of 48 Stay Connected
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