Hey ebook designers! Curious about the usefulness of Node.js for EPUB CSS? Want to know what handy tools are at your disposal? Guest blogger and ebookcraft speaker Baldur Bjarnason has four reasons why you should add Node.js to your arsenal.
The Problem with Prosaic Solutions
Our first guest post of 2015 is from Artie Moffa, who spent six years setting textbooks at a Big Six publisher before switching to the indie scene. In 2014, he started The Yellow Buick Review, an open-source journal of lorem ipsum poetry, to explore best practices for formatting poems in the age of ebooks, which also happens to be the topic he’ll be discussing at ebookcraft this March. Now here he is explaining the unique needs of poetry versus prose.
Sneak Peek: ebookcraft Guest Bloggers
We were able to officially declare this week that ebookcraft 2015 will have 50/50 gender representation. Hooray! #makeit5050. To celebrate, here’s a sneak peek of our lineup of guest bloggers for the new year, culled from the amazing speakers, moderators, and experts hosting a knowledge smackdown at ebookcraft this March.
Registration is Open for Tech Forum and ebookcraft 2015
This week, registration opened for two great conferences in Toronto next March:
- Our annual Tech Forum event
- ebookcraft—now in its second year!—plus new optional workshops the day before ebookcraft
Our shiny new website is packed with more information, so go take a look—and save your spot while the early-bird pricing lasts!
Photo Scavenger Hunt Winners
Last week at Tech Forum and ebookcraft, we ran a photo scavenger hunt through our event app. There were a total of 31 challenges, and by the end of the events, we had over 700 photos to go through! Team ECW ran away with many of the top prizes - see what all of our winners walked away with in this post.
Tech Forum 2014 Wrap-up
The Evolution of Ebook Education
Today’s guest post is from Jordan Knoll, Marketing & Program Developer at eBOUND Canada. eBOUND, a not-for-profit ebook services firm, is co-presenting our upcoming ebookcraft conference. Read on to learn more about the evolution of ebook education at Canadian publishing houses.
The Ebook Unicorn: Standards in Ebook Development
Today’s guest post is from Laura Brady, principal of Brady Type, a full-service book design studio specializing in ebook development, print book production, and general publishing problem solving. She’ll be moderating what promises to be a very lively panel at ebookcraft this March: The Ebook Unicorn.
Intrigued?Turning Art Books into Ebooks
This week’s guest blog post is from Tina Henderson, who has been involved in the design and production of hundreds of books in multiple languages for book publishers, museums, and self-publishers. She has worked with publishers of art books since 1993. Take it away, Tina!User Experience for Ebooks
Today, we have a guest post from Anne Kostick. Anne is a partner in Foxpath IND, emerita president of Women’s Media Group, program director of the Digital Book Awards, and the author of several books. She also has a column, Digital Reading, in which she discusses user experience and related topics in ebooks and e-reading. Take it away, Anne!