Yep, Adobe do! New & Notable Features Coming to InDesign for Publishers
At the recent annual star-studded Adobe MAX conference, there was lots of talk and demos of the company’s truly amazing advancements in Generative AI and…
Book Production & Operations
Discover emerging tools and services for book publishers and hear from leading Production and Operations Directors about what works for them.
The Production & Operations Topic on the BookMachine Blog is supported by Geethik Technologies, Lumina Datamatics and Typefi and Circular Software.
Show Me the Money: Making a Business Case for Accessibility in Small and Large Publishing Organisations
As the European Accessibility Act (EAA) and similar legislation start to trickle in to wider awareness, staff at publishing houses are increasingly getting to business…
5 Ways to Make Your Books More Accessible: Producing Large Print Titles
Hundreds of thousands of books are published every year, yet finding large print versions can be challenging for those who need them. The World Health…
Essential tips and tools to guide your ePub accessibility journey
This is a sponsored post paid for by Westchester Publishing Services UK Accessibility in publishing is rapidly becoming a focus for publishing professionals. Particularly for…
What’s Next for Sustainability in Publishing? Attending BookMachine Unplugged May 2023
Two Oriel Square colleagues, Claire and Helen, attended our BookMachine Unplugged: The Publishers’ Sustainability Survival Guide live event in Blackwell’s Bookshop, Oxford in May 2023. …
How to Choose the Best File Format for Digital Publishing
This is a sponsored post paid for by Typefi In the publishing world, it’s impossible to talk about content without talking about formats. From blog…
How Do You Account for DEI in Educational Publishing?
This is a sponsored post paid for by Lumina Datamatics The intention of every academic institution is to ensure robust learning outcomes for their students.…
Publishing Lessons from the Long History of the PDF
This is a sponsored post paid for by Typefi The Portable Document Format (PDF) has come a long way since it was launched by Adobe…
Better productions by cutting out wasted effort
It can be difficult and time-consuming to learn new things as a way to get better at your craft. Writing, producing, directing, recording, editing –…
The future of publishing: how technology is shaping the publishing industry
With the advent of new technologies, the publishing industry is changing. This means that there are, amongst others, new opportunities for automated book production. Automating…
The need for closed captions and transcription in web accessibility
Studies have thrown up some interesting statistics, which can change the way content creators choose to look at their offerings. One of these claimed that…
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: more than buzzwords
No matter where you sit in the creative process, an awareness of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) and its application can make a difference in…
What is alt-text and what should publishers be aware of?
Alt-text stands for Alternative Text, which uses words to accurately describe visual content to a reader and provides a context of the subject. It is…
How to get better accessibility from InDesign
[Sponsored post by our 2022 partner Circular Software] Ken Jones of Circular Software offers information and good news for InDesign users struggling to make accessible ebooks. Adobe InDesign…
Four things royalty software companies won’t tell you
When publishers take on new software like royalty management systems, it’s vital to get a full understanding of every aspect. But most companies tend to…
