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The idea of digital eBook libraries replacing the traditional ones isn’t new. Apart from offering the convenience of storing books in electronic format, it gives an excellent solution to get away from the hassle of maintaining repositories and annoyingly complex filing systems of traditional libraries. And in the new world order of remote learning, digitalRead more

Here’s your guide to epublishing. With the growth of digitization in the past few decades, publishers realized that sticking to the print publishing model might soon put them out of business. The urgency to switch to digital publishing became more evident when smartphones developed into this all-in-one tool that could double up as a learningRead more

Every time someone downloads an eBook and shares it with others, the copyright owner of the book loses revenue because instead of buying the physical book, people are actually sharing it for free. The very nature of the internet makes file sharing easy and monitoring piracy virtually impossible. Therefore, there was an urgent need toRead more

The web is for everyone. No matter what geographic location, language or nationality one belongs to.  A web accessibility policy refers to extending differently-abled persons the same access to digital services, products, and resources, as an able-bodied person. This means taking into account the needs of people with disabilities such as low vision, partial blindnessRead more

The online world has given us many virtual extensions that have transformed the way we deal with the world around us. One such offshoot that has altered the course of information access and distribution forever is digital content. If there is one industry that has felt the ripples of this transformation the strongest, it isRead more

Colleges and universities have huge libraries stacked with books. Brick and mortar libraries are still standing strong and are maintained by educational institutions. But let’s be practical here, how often are students excited at the prospect of going to the library to search for a book? An internet search is all it takes to findRead more

Constantly evolving technology and rapid content digitization have completely transformed the epublishing world today with PDF and ePUB emerging as two of the most common eBook formats used across the industry. But both having their advantages and drawbacks, choosing the right format can be a tough task for publishers. In this blog post, we areRead more

Surely by now every individual who has access to digital technology knows what digital textbooks are. But there is still a need to further elaborate certain facts about e-textbooks, just to ensure that all those who are new to converting books to eBooks are on the same page. Yes, there are some publishers out thereRead more

To the shock of many loyal Readium users around the world, Google recently announced that it is planning to discontinue the use of Readium soon. One of the major reasons is that Google’s recent changes to its security rules —such as no inline scripts — have ended up in partially crippling the application. Google hadRead more

Publishers need to adapt to the changing industry trends followed by an acrobatic digital book/ebook publishing strategy. Digital publishing has become the new norm for publishers today. Every print edition is almost always accompanied by its digital version. While digitization has definitely benefited publishers, it has also brought along an overwhelming number of competitors inRead more