Electronic Books and ePublishing, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2001 A Practical Guide for Authors

Since the advent of personal computers, experts have predicted the paperless office, the rise of the electronic book, and the mass communication effect of the World Wide Web as the beginning of the end of the book. However, trends show that sales of paper increased with sales of computer networks - people have been trained to read books, and are more familiar with the act of picking up a book and reading than looking at chunks of information.
There are many publishing applications that enable you to create sophisticated electronic books and distribute your electronic books to your readers via the World Wide Web or electronic book reader with ease not seen before in the publishing industry.
Electronic Books and ePublishing shows you how to design electronic books using the book metaphor. The information presented in this book is a culmination of the author's experience as an author and researcher, and includes valuable information gathered through user surveys, user focus groups, usability testing and participation in industry groups and standards organisations.

1 : eBooks.- 1: evolution not Revolution.- 2: Once and Future History of eBooks.- 3: Centering the User in the eBook Design.- 4: The Medium as Message: It’s a Book.- 2: ePublishing.- 5: Searching for Metadata.- 6: Protecting Content in a Digital Age.- 7: A New Print Economy?.- 8: A View from the Gallery.- 9: Oligarchy of New Media.- Appendix A: Sorting through the Standards.- Importance of Standards: A Last Resort?.- Reader Wars.- Do Users Care About Standards?.- Are there Rules and Guidelines to Follow?.- OEBF Publication Structure: A Brief Tour.- Electronic Book Package.- Examples of OEBF Book Package Mark-up.- Keeping Up with the Standards.- Association of American Publishers (AAP).- Book Industry Communication.- Book Industry Study Group.- Editeur.- Electronic Book Exchange (EBX).- Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF).- Appendix B: Keeping in Touch with the Industry.- Information Merry-Go-Round.- Public and Publishing Organizations.- Association of American Publishers (AAP).- Book Industry Communication.- Book Industry Study Group.- Brown University Scholarly Technology Group.- Copyright Clearance Center.- Editeur.- International eBook Award Foundation.- Library of Congress.- National Institute of Standards and Technology.- United States Copyright Office.- Industry Groups.- Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF).- Print On Demand Initiative (PODI).- Academic and Individual Websites.- Chartula.- ebooknet.- ePublishing Connections.- Inkspot.- Journal of Electronic Publishing.- Journal of New Media.- PlanetPDF.- Appendix C: Creating eBooks with Microsoft Word.- Microsoft Reader.- Microsoft Reader Plug-in for Word.- Using the Microsoft Reader Plug-in for Word.- Suggested Reading.- Appendix D: Creating eBooks with Adobe Acrobat.- Acrobat Reader(s).- Acrobat Features andAdvantages.- Acrobat Catalog.- Suggested Reading.

Provides extensive usability data on what users want in an electronic book Includes CD-ROM containing the electronic version of the book