The Publishing Innovation Awards Introduce the QED Seal August 9, 2011 | DBW | 0 New categories, new distinctions for ebooks, enhanced ebooks, and apps, plus the all-new QED.
Good, Better, Best: An Ebook Reader’s Review of Formatting & Design July 25, 2011 | Matt Mullin | 0 DBW Roundtable: 8/4 | Topic: The Top Common Ebook Design Mistakes Ebook Readers Review of Formatting and Design [ 1:02:21 ]
Ebook Specific Cover Design: Size and Resolution July 22, 2011 | DBW | 1 Piotr Kowalczyk | “Designing for a screen means designing in smaller resolution – and this is a big opportunity.”
Designing Better Ebooks (Roundtable 6/30/11) June 23, 2011 | Matt Mullin | 4 DBW Roundtable: 6/30 | Topic: Improving What Publishers Release Into the Digital Marketplace Designing Better Ebooks [ 1:01:41 ]
Reflecting on Magazines for a New Generation April 22, 2011 | Yvette M. Chin | 5 Digital publishers should not lose sight of basic principles such as good reporting, engaging writing, or authentic voice.
Digital Reading: The Infinite Variety of Experience April 11, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 0 Anne Kostick | Can a Quilt Show Inspire Digital Book Innovation?
Digital Reading: The Web Gives Important Feedback February 28, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 0 Anne Kostick | “There’s a warm reception for long-form writing and reading on the Web, and that’s good news.”
Reader Experience and Ebooks: What UX Experts Can Teach Publishers February 22, 2011 | Matt Mullin | 0 DBW WEBcast, presented live on 3/31 at 1pm ET / 10am PT.
Digital Reading: A Designer Deploys His Left Brain February 11, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 0 Anne Kostick | “Interactive designer Craig Mod shows how the concept of the book page can burst open when reconstructed on an iPad screen.”
What Happens When an Ebook Gets Updated? February 7, 2011 | DBW | 0 India Amos | “It’s all fine and nice to mouth off about the importance of QA, until you’re responsible for it…”
Digital Reading: Thinking on Both Sides of the Screen February 4, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 3 Anne Kostick | “Kindle Gets It Almost Right”
Inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards Winners January 25, 2011 | DBW | 4 Congratulations to the winners in the categories of Fiction, Non-fiction, Reference, Children’s, and Comics.
Digital Reading: Users’ Habits Should Inform Design January 21, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 2 Anne Kostick | “The primary goal of digital-book development should be creating good user experiences.”
DBW Publishing Innovation Awards Finalists January 18, 2011 | DBW | 1 The inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards will be presented on Monday, January 24th, 2011.
Digital Reading: Are We Experienced? January 13, 2011 | Anne Kostick | 1 Anne Kostick | “Publishers, not just device makers, need to find out how to fold user experience into the design and editorial mix.”
InDesign to Ebook: Resources January 13, 2011 | Colleen Cunningham | 12 Colleen Cunningham | “ePub Resources and Tools for Beginners”
2010 DBW Publishing Innovation Awards Longlist January 10, 2011 | DBW | 2 Organizers of Digital Book World 2011 have announced the longlist for the inaugural Publishing Innovation Awards.
Ebook 202: Design/Production Intensive WEBcasts November 2, 2010 | DBW | 2 Instructor: Joshua Tallent, Founder/CEO, eBook Architects
Ebook 102: From Print to Enhanced Ebooks/Apps October 14, 2010 | DBW | 2 WEBcast: A walkthrough of the development and production process from print to enhanced ebooks and apps.
Transmedia 101 for Publishers and Authors September 14, 2010 | DBW | 8 Transmedia 101 for Publishers and Authors will be webcast live on Tuesday, October 12th @ 1pm EDT / 10am PDT
Transfatty Media September 14, 2010 | David Marlett | 0 By David Marlett | “How much ‘trans’ is good for the media? How much is too much?”
DBW Weekly Roundup: 9/10/10 September 10, 2010 | DBW | 0 The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.
DBW Weekly Roundup: 7/16/10 July 16, 2010 | DBW | 0 The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.
eBooks vs. Apps: The Pros, Cons and Possibilities July 12, 2010 | DBW | 1 DBW WEBcast: What are the development opportunities, challenges and costs of enhanced eBooks and Apps?
From Print to ePUB: Exporting Sidebars July 6, 2010 | Colleen Cunningham | 4 By Colleen Cunningham | “Are there better ways to set off sidebar content in an ePUB file besides text size, indents, and white space?”
Enhanced Ebook University (E2BU) July 2, 2010 | DBW | 0 Focusing on the unique issues publishers (and authors) need to understand to craft competent enhancements that satisfy readers and sell books.
From Print to ePUB: Transforming Your Workflow June 28, 2010 | Colleen Cunningham | 7 By Colleen Cunningham | “The designer must be able to let go of some design control and put content first, before design.”
Enhanced Ebooks Today: What, How and Why June 15, 2010 | DBW | 8 E2BU WEBcast: What we should expect in a basic ebook, and what is an “enhancement”?
DBW Weekly Roundup: 6/11/10 June 11, 2010 | DBW | 0 The most interesting news, commentary and tweets related to publishing that you may have missed, from all over the digital book world.
Book Designers Launch Twitter Discussion: #ePrdctn May 3, 2010 | Colleen Cunningham | 5 By Colleen Cunningham || “Anyone producing digital publications is welcome to follow along and join in.”
Digitize Your Career: Design & Production Forum April 26, 2010 | DBW | 4 From MS Word to InDesign to XML, the transition to a digital workflow is fraught with challenges, some technological, some financial.
Enhanced Opportunites for Publishers via HTML5 April 13, 2010 | DBW | 0 By Keith Fahlgren || “A very incomplete introduction to some of the new things that HTML5 and related specifications might bring.”
Digital Comics: Level the Playing Field, Part I March 31, 2010 | DBW | 8 By Jim Fallone || “Converting to digital means everyone starts from scratch.”