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• Secrets of ePub: Out-of-line XML islands and fallbacks

  
  Threepress: Digital tools for 21st century publishing — Authority: 527
  This is the first in a series of posts describing some of the lesser-known features in the ePub spec. Many of them aren’t implemented by any readers, yet, but can provide some interesting functionality. The first is “fallbacks.” As ePub developers know, only a small handful of content types are supported by ...
  16 hours ago

• Lulu’s Labors Lost?

  
  Munsey's Technosnarl — Authority: 110
  So, I saw the bit about Lulu “partnering” with Ingram to “sell mainstream books” in addition to Lulu’s self- and micropress offerings on I think ireaderreview , and it’s been bugging me for a couple of days. See, if you’re adding Ingram to your “bookstore,” by incorporating their catalog for sale ...
  1 day ago

• Lucidor: a good ebook reader for Ubuntu

  
  Computer Borders — Authority: 106
  This week, in our Linux Page (in Spanish) we have posted a new ebook (in EPUB format) reader for Ubuntu: Lucidor . This software is not a simple ebook reader but it also allows you to search ebooks through an embedded search engine which is able to scan Google Books, epubcatalog.org, Lexcycle, Feedbook and – of ...
  2 days ago

• Command-line epubcheck results without epubcheck.jar

  
  Threepress: Digital tools for 21st century publishing — Authority: 527
  Most of the time, command-line users will be able to run the epubcheck Java binary without issues. But sometimes mysterious problems occur — this happened to me on OS X before upgrading to Snow Leopard. So while it’s a bit awkward, you can use the remote epubcheck API combined with some XSLT to get the same ...
  2 days ago

• This weeks classic ebooks converted to epub

  
  Her Ladyship's Quest — Authority: 110
  Since finally deciding to add yet another format to my ebook offerings, I have been pecking away at the new conversions. I reason by doing a little bit all the time, I will get my growing collection of classic genre works and nonfiction entirely available in the epub format. This weeks accomplishments: Dracula by ...
  3 days ago

• Foxit’s eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

  
  F-Default — Authority: 561
  Foxit’s eSlick isn’t exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader , and a more flexible option than the Kindle . We looked around and have yet ...
  4 days ago

• Foxit’s eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

  
  RSS fabriek — Authority: 462
  Foxit’s eSlick isn’t exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader , and a more flexible option than the Kindle . We looked around and ...
  4 days ago

• Foxit’s eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

  
  Technology Pundit — Authority: 164
  Foxits eSlick isnt exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader , and a more flexible option than the Kindle . We looked around and have yet to ...
  4 days ago

• Foxit’s eSlick ereader now supports EPUB, puts Kindle to shame

  
  Technology Blog — Authority: 169
  Foxit’s eSlick isn’t exactly the most exciting ereader of all time, but now things have changed slightly with the addition of EPUB support, making this $259.99 device a more affordable (although less pretty) alternative to the Sony Reader, and a more flexible option than the Kindle. We looked around and have yet ...
  4 days ago

• Charleston eBook Preconference - eBook standards session

  
  No Shelf Required — Authority: 513
  Yesterday at the Charleston Conference we hosted a preconference on eBooks, titled “eBooks: Not just another binding.”  Carolyn Morris from Coutts, James Galbraith from OCLC, Janet Fischer from PCG Industries, and Sue Polanka from Wright State University organized the preconference.  There were 5 sessions on a ...
  4 days ago

• Free web-based ePub validator

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Threepress Consulting has a free, web-based ePub validator. You upload a DRM-free document and validate it against epubcheck 1.0.3 and epubprefilight 0.1.0. After it’s validated you can use thier Bookworm ePub reader to check it. Epubpreflight has been updated and now checks or content files that are empty or ...
  4 days ago

• Building Selection to Boost Author Success

  
  Lulu Blog — Authority: 462
  Dan Brown. Malcolm Gladwell. Emeril Lagasse. They all have something in common with you: They’re on Lulu. You’ll now find their works — and about 200,000 other eBook titles from traditionally published authors — in the Lulu Marketplace. We’ve added them through agreements with Ingram and other distributors ...
  5 days ago

• More eBooks for ChiZine Publications

  
  Finding Free eBooks — Authority: 129
  These are a few more ebooks Ive formatted in mobi and epub for ChiZine Publications . They are also available in pdf and paperback. If you purchase the epub or mobi editions, I get a small percentage of that purchase price. They are all DRM free. The quality of these books is top-notch and Im fortunate to be ...
  5 days ago

• Web-based ePub validator adds Preflight and API

  
  Threepress: Digital tools for 21st century publishing — Authority: 527
  Our web tool for using the open-source epubcheck validator got a quick refresh: Now includes epubpreflight results EpubCheck’s lesser-known companion checks for additional issues like content documents that exceed 300K, which can’t be loaded on the Sony Reader. The complete (short!) list: Content files ...
  5 days ago

• Lulu Adds E-Books

  
  Family Matters — Authority: 118
  In addition to publishing printed books in any number of sizes and bindings, Lulu has always included a PDF download option. Now, you can also offer your publications in e-book format which offers both multi-device support (iPhone using Stanza, Sony, PC, Mac and more) and digital rights management (copy protection). ...
  6 days ago

• Lulu now sells EPUB

  
  TeleRead: Bring the E-Books Home — Authority: 662
  Received this email from Paul Durrant and it should be of interest to anyone who is self-publishing: The subject is the news. Lulu now allows upload and sale of ePubs. DRM is optional. Lulu have revised their prices. Lulu used to sell PDFs on a straight 20% margin. Lulu now sell both PDFs and ePubs on the basis of ...
  6 days ago

• Version 3 of SCHEMA ST4 With Significantly Expanded Features

  
  Your Story — Authority: 158
  Finding Reuse Potential – Reducing Translation Costs
  6 days ago

• New ePub Zen Garden contribution: Modern 1

  
  Threepress: Digital tools for 21st century publishing — Authority: 527
  Thank you to Reese Dunn for this nice use of CSS typography and generous white space:
  6 days ago

• E-book reader explosion

  
  OwenKelly.net — Authority: 113
  According to Mitch Ratcliffe at ZDNet.com, "there are approximately 52 e-reader devices coming to market in the next 12 months". I am therefore about to embark on a quick research project, with a group of students, aimed at creating a simple workflow for getting a range of material online in epub format.
  6 days ago

• New Lulu eBooks are Here!

  
  Lulu Blog — Authority: 462
  Last summer, while sitting in a team meeting reviewing numbers (bear with me, it gets better), an intriguing stat caught my eye: 70% of our authors make their print books available as downloads, and those authors sell 30% more books than those who offer print editions only! Even without a “real” eBook ...
  6 days ago

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