Download or read book The Business of ePublishing 2015 written by Pariah S. Burke and published by Pariah S. Burke. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of ePublishing 2015 Edition explains in thorough detail what professional publishers, designers, and traditional, independent, and hybrid authors need to know about the world and business of digital publishing in 2015 and beyond. It goes beyond the rhetoric and paranoid proclamations rampant in social media, blogs, and news outlets to provide provable, unbiased insight into the users, devices, formats, and real world economics of ebooks, fixed-layout ebooks, digital textbooks, digital magazines, and more for all levels of publishing—enterprise, small- to medium-sized publishers, indies, and self-publishers. Whether you are an aspiring self-publisher or the CEO of a major publishing house, a freelance designer or sales person, this book provides you with the insight, background, statistics, figures, and examples to help you make sense of the business, economic, and marketing concerns of epublishing, and help you plot your future for a successful year in digital publishing. Whether your intent is to sell yourself, your boss, or your clients, or if you just want to educate yourself about the realities of the world of epublishing, you’ll find in this book a cornucopia of important, relevant data.

Download or read book The Business of EPublishing 2015 written by Pariah Burke and published by . This book was released on 2015-03-06 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Business of ePublishing 2015 Edition explains in thorough detail what professional publishers, designers, and traditional, independent, and hybrid authors need to know about the world and business of digital publishing in 2015 and beyond. It goes beyond the rhetoric and paranoid proclamations rampant in social media, blogs, and news outlets to provide provable, unbiased insight into the users, devices, formats, and real world economics of of ebooks, fixed-layout ebooks, digital textbooks, digital magazines, and more for all levels of publishing-enterprise, small- to medium-sized publishers, indies, and self-publishers.Whether you are an aspiring self-publisher or the CEO of a major publishing house, a freelance designer or sales person, this book provides you with the insight, background, statistics, figures, and examples to help you make sense of the business, economic, and marketing concerns of epublishing, and help you plot your future for a successful year in digital publishing. Whether your intent is to sell yourself, your boss, or your clients, or if you just want to educate yourself about the realities of the world of epublishing, you'll find in this book a cornuccopia of important, relevant data.

Download or read book ePublishing with InDesign CS6 written by Pariah S. Burke and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2012-11-28 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the designer's guide to creating excellent e-books with InDesign Creative professionals are designing more and more e-books and e-zines as digital publishing increasingly gains market share. This book pulls together a wide range of essential information to help them maximize the versatility of InDesign for e-publishing. If you need to know how to build, deploy, and manage digital publications using InDesign, here's your guide to the process, from understanding the platforms and devices and how best to design for them to creating media-rich content for multiple formats using a variety of technologies. Designers are seeking to sharpen their skills to compete in today’s e-publishing market, and this book is packed with necessary information about creating and adapting content for e-publication Explains how to plan a new digital publication, convert a print publication to digital, add multimedia and interactivity, and publish and distribute the finished product Covers platforms, devices, and formats; creating media-rich content; designing for different devices; and managing digital publications Examines Adobe's Digital Publishing System, CSS, HTML5, and other commercial vehicles available for e-publishing on multiple platforms, including iPad, Kindle, NOOK, and other tablets and e-readers ePublishing with InDesign is a valuable tool for designers seeking to boost their skills and create cutting-edge e-publications.

Download or read book Chapter 4 The Facts Figures and Financials of ePublishing written by Pariah S. Burke and published by Pariah Burke. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 107 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Whether you are an aspir­ing self-publisher or the CEO of a major pub­lish­ing house, a free­lance designer or sales per­son, this chap­ter will pro­vide sta­tis­tics, fig­ures, and exam­ples to help you make sense of the busi­ness, eco­nomic, and mar­ket­ing con­cerns of epub­lish­ing. Whether your intent is to sell your­self, your boss, or your clients, or if you just want to edu­cate your­self about the real­i­ties of the world of epub­lish­ing, you’ll find in this chap­ter an abun­dance of impor­tant, rel­e­vant data. In this chap­ter, you will learn about the following: People and Their Device UsageThe Business of eBooksThe Business of Children’s & Young Adult eBooksAuthors and Their IncomesThe Missing 30 Percent of DataSelf-PublishingThe Business of eTextbooksThe Business of eMagazinesEnewspaperEtextbookDigital Comic Book

Download or read book Chapter 2 Digital Publishing Formats and Their Capabilities written by Pariah S. Burke and published by Pariah S. Burke. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 73 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like devices, epub­li­ca­tion for­mats are numer­ous and var­ied, with dif­fer­ences, some­times sub­tle, between them, but large diver­gences in pur­pose, capa­bil­ity and device sup­port. Consequently, it’s most log­i­cal and pro­duc­tive to think of epub­li­ca­tions in terms of for­mat classes, with each class offer­ing a par­tic­u­lar com­bi­na­tion of pur­pose, capa­bil­ity, and device support. In this chap­ter, you will learn about the fol­low­ing formats: Reflowable EPUBFixed-LayoutKindle FormatsPDF

Download or read book Chapter 3 Digital Publication Types and Their Markets written by Pariah S. Burke and published by Pariah S. Burke. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now that we’ve exam­ined the char­ac­ter­is­tics and capa­bil­i­ties of the avail­able dig­i­tal pub­li­ca­tion for­mats, it’s time to think about the kind of con­tent you want to dis­sem­i­nate dig­i­tally. It’s all rather sub­jec­tive, but I’ll iden­tify the pur­pose, char­ac­ter and use of dif­fer­ent pub­li­ca­tion types as well as explain which for­mat classes are best suited to each type. In this chap­ter, you will learn about the fol­low­ing pub­li­ca­tion types: eBookFixed-Layout eBookEmagazineEnewspaperEtextbookDigital Comic Book

Download or read book Chapter 1 eReading Devices and Their Capabilities written by Pariah S. Burke and published by Pariah Burke. This book was released on 2015-03-13 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first thing to under­stand about dig­i­tal pub­lish­ing is what devices peo­ple use to con­sume dig­i­tal con­tent, includ­ing what types of pub­li­ca­tions each device class can sup­port, how peo­ple use the devices, and where eread­ing hard­ware is headed. You will find a star­tling array of devices on the mar­ket, but ulti­mately there are only four classes of devices on which dig­i­tal pub­li­ca­tions are consumed. In this chap­ter, you will learn about the following: Device Classes eRead­ers Tablets Computers Mobile Phones Hybrid Devices Future Devices Designing for Devices

Download or read book Motivation Volition and Engagement in Online Distance Learning written by Ucar, Hasan and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2021-06-25 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Motivation is an important factor in and for all education levels. However, as learners in online distance education milieus are away from both teachers, other learners, and the learning environments physically, this concept becomes more important for online education. Motivating learners in distance education and keeping their motivation alive throughout the learning process is an issue that should be emphasized and taken care of for teachers and instructional designers. At this point, although there are many approaches, models, and theories regarding enhancing and sustaining motivation and engagement in the education processes, it is seen that there is not enough work and/or effective and efficient strategies that can be applied in online distance learning environments. Motivation, Volition, and Engagement in Online Distance Learning evaluates motivational obstacles in online distance education both theoretically and practically, identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the online education environments regarding motivation, and provides actionable motivational and volitional strategies for online educators. This book offers coverage of topics such as learning theories, motivation research, and synchronous online learning environments, making it a valuable resource for researchers, professionals, decision makers, institutions in all education levels, academicians, pre-service teachers, and most importantly, online educators from various disciplines and learners from all educational landscapes.

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Download or read book The Publishing Business written by Kelvin Smith and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-02-22 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Publishing Business, is an invaluable guide to understanding what book publishing is and what it might become. Using popular and current examples, this second edition demonstrates that, to succeed, publishers must prove their commitment to producing accurate, attractive and well edited content, their ability to innovate pioneering digital technologies and their dedication to promoting their titles to new audiences. This book explains the responsibilities at each stage of the publishing process, describes current roles and practices, and provides much food for thought on how publishers can ensure their skills remain relevant in the digital age. Fully updated to take into account recent developments in the publishing world, this new edition also includes additional real-world examples from a variety of publishing sectors, insightful interviews with industry experts and new and updated activities throughout. Beautifully designed, thoroughly illustrated and packed with examples of publishing practice, The Publishing Business is an essential introduction to a dynamic industry.

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