Category Archives: EPub

German publishers botching ePub, at least for the Sony Reader? And that’s just one problem.

Posted on April 6, 2009 by David Rothman

“We’re a bit heavy-hearted to report of plenty of unhappy German-speaking users complaining about the sub-optimal quality of ePub titles they’ve purchased. One cannot help but believe that those book editors in charge were lacking important technical information regarding the current limitations of the Sony Reader. For instance, some simply ignored the size limitation [...] Continue reading →

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No April Fools’ joke apparently: The REAL Cheryl Kaye Tardiff warned against Amazon zapping book reviews

Posted on April 5, 2009 by David Rothman

I’ve just gotten a Tweet from Canadian suspense writer Cheryl Kaye Tardiff. She thanks me for my TeleRead post about Amazon’s war against authors—the evil souls donating free reviews of other writers’ books in return for a little publicity.
Via Twitter, the note came from a cherylktardif account listed with 709 followers. So I’m [...] Continue reading →

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docbook2epub 1.0.1 released

Posted on April 4, 2009 by liza

Two updates to the docbook2epub tool that converts DocBook into ePub:

docbook2epub is now installable with setuptools.
HTML entities in DocBook source are supported

Direct download of version 1.0.1.
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Azardi is now in Release 2

Posted on April 4, 2009 by Paul Biba

We talked about Azardi earlier, and I’ve just gotten an email saying that Release 2 is out. Here is what Richard Pipe, CEO of Infogrid Pacific sent me:
ePub – Read, Check, Edit, Repackage with AZARDI Release 2.
Infogrid Pacific have made a major feature update release to AZARDI, the reference ePub Reader with Release 2. [...] Continue reading →

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E-walkin’: More tips from Laura Dawson

Posted on April 2, 2009 by David Rothman

Kindle owner Laura Dawson, just back from ePub camp, offers more tips on e-walking—which I myself will be doing in a few minutes to keep up with the Kaiser.
Look up when your gut tells you to—it will. Read lightly, so you are aware of your surroundings. Don’t read in the rain. Don’t flinch if [...] Continue reading →

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Parlons formats…

Posted on April 1, 2009 by Hervé Bienvault

Deuxième vidéo mise en ligne du côté de Cap Digital. C’est Hadrien Gardeur (l’un des fondateurs de Feedbooks et membre de l’IDPF) qui nous parle des formats. Ne vous fier pas à sa jeunesse, c’est l’un des grands spécialistes sur… Continue reading →

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Below the fold: Feedbooks’ Hadrien Gardeur talks to Kat Meyer

Posted on March 30, 2009 by David Rothman

Just in case you missed it over the weekend, check out The Digitizers—Hadrien Gardeur, Feedbooks cofounder, ePub advocate and Stanza ally, the latest in Kay Meyer’s Digitizer series. (Photo by Duncan Davidson.)
Also posted earlier: Book marketing tips: Use Librarything to find reviewers for your book, by Robert Nagle.
Coming today or tomorrow: A Q&A with [...] Continue reading →

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My ‘almost’ Kindle II buy—and a few words on reading lights for E Ink machines

Posted on March 29, 2009 by David Rothman

I came dangerously close to buying a Kindle II  last week for $230—a price workable even with my budget and my unhappiness with the K-machine’s DRM. Owning the II would give me a chance to write about DRM in the most direct way, beyond using the Kindle app on my iPod Touch.
The seller said, truthfully [...] Continue reading →

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How to do a cover in EPUBs and Digital Editons

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Paul Biba

The Adobe Digital Editons Blog has an article, Working with the Cover, on covers that should be of interest to anyone preparing their own ebook.

The covers on your books make a first impression. So when you’re creating a cover for a book you’re likely to put in some extra effort to make sure it [...] Continue reading →

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Friendly invitation for ‘curious’ Jeff Bezos: Want to blog here, mix with LONG-TIME e-book owners and get feedback on DRM and other issues?

Posted on March 28, 2009 by David Rothman

The other day, Amazon’s billionaire CEO started working at a Kentucky warehouse that his conglomerate owned.
Jeff Bezos wanted to see his employees on the job and "hear their comments about their work," according to the Lexington Herald-Leader.
Bezo’s "restlessly inquisitive mind has been one of his most prominent and distinctive features," Saul Hansell of the [...] Continue reading →

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