How to Find the Best Ebook Format
As a book designer, I understand the desire to mirror a book’s print design with its ebook counterpart. But as an ebook reader and developer, I know that print publications are different enough from...
View ArticleHow to Make Ebook Design Count
I got into the ebook development game when a typesetting client was seeing terrible results from their machine-made ebooks. Content was garbled and the books were ugly. It was impossible to open a book...
View ArticleSome Tips to Make Your Ebook Look Great
In my previous post, I offered a few ideas on how to make ebooks feel unique by taking advantage of some visual design cues. But I neglected to mention one crucial step: test, test, test your EPUB and...
View ArticleEPUB Accessibility 1.0: New Opportunities for Authors, Publishers and Readers
The EPUB Accessibility 1.0 standard makes publications available to many readers who can’t access print materials. It’s a marriage of technology and content, and can serve as a means to expand and...
View ArticleNew Digital Book Accessibility Certification Program Announced
A new Accessibility Certification Program offers a straightforward mandate for the international publishing industry: Make accessible books available to everyone who wants them at the time and place of...
View ArticleIt’s the Law: Accessibility Mandated For Digital Books
New legal mandates require most published material to be accessible for those with disabilities. Books without accessibility features will be at a competitive and legal disadvantage. Retrofitting...
View Article9 Reasons Why We All Need Accessible Ebooks
Books are designed to be read—but can your books be read by everyone? New accessibility (A11Y) EPUB3 standards open the door to many underserved populations. Kevin Callahan offers 9 reasons why...
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