For regular eBook readers, MOBI and ePUB are quite familiar terms. Both of these are popular eBook file formats that are used by various eBook readers, including Apple, Kindle, Sony, Google, and more. When it comes to MOBI eBook format, it is specialized for Kindle devices, and since Kindle is not an open-source format, theRead more
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Publishers are always faced with the dilemma of which digital publishing platform to select for their content. With so many digital publishing platforms available, publishers often find it difficult to choose one that best suits their requirements. The best digital publishing platform would be the one which ensures that you can create and publish theRead more
The rapid growth of the digital publishing industry has given rise to a seemingly infinite number of digital publishing platforms. The transition from print to digital has always been a testing paradigm shift for most publishers. The popularity of online content is edging out the traditional publishing methods. The number of print magazines has beenRead more
What is Readium? The Readium Foundation was created in March 2013 as an independent non-profit corporation. The Open Source Foundation aims to develop technology for expediting the adoption of ePUB3 and the Open Web Platform by the Digital Publishing Industry. It strives to deliver leading-edge functionality that is fully specified, free, open, and interoperable. ReadiumRead more
Digital content has transformed information consumption in ways one would have never imagined. Accessing and consuming content has seen a 360o flip in every industry, but nowhere is it more evident than in the publishing industry. When it comes to eBooks, what according to you makes or breaks the deal? Is it the content orRead more
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