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    Ebook and digital production

    Ken Jones

    Frustrated with EPUB? You need OMGPUB!

    For illustrated publishers, interactive EPUB has never really worked. Typical reflowable EPUBs are too plain and simplistic and although visually rich and interactive EPUBs are…

    Ken Jones September 30, 2019
    4 Comments
    Anna Cunnane

    What publishers need to know about git (distributed version control system)

    Git is a free to use distributed version control software for tracking changes in software development. However, the benefits of using a fully-fledged version control…

    Anna Cunnane August 28, 2019
    Bee Kapitan

    Top 5 tips to publish your interactive content with confidence

    Beyond creating a cover and converting an MS Word file, ebooks are evolving – exponentially. Yet, bridging the gap between traditional print methods with digital…

    Bee Kapitan August 27, 2019
    digital publishing

    EPUB 3.2 – What is it and should we care?

    EPUB is the open standard that defines exactly what an ebook can be, and EPUB 3.2 – the first real update to the EPUB format…

    Ken Jones May 19, 2019
    creative cloud

    Happy New CC 2019. Adobe updates its creative cloud software

    Ken Jones runs Circular Software. He was Technical Production Manager and Publishing Software Trainer for Penguin and Dorling Kindersley for many years and now offers software,…

    Ken Jones October 29, 2018
    Your proof

    What does your proof actually prove?

    proof /pru:f/ noun • a trial impression of a page, used for making corrections before final printing. verb • make a proof of (a printed…

    Ken Jones June 16, 2018
    creative cloud

    CMYK is not a colour

    Ken Jones runs Circular Software. He was Technical Production Manager for Penguin and Dorling Kindersley for several years and has since advised publishers such as…

    Ken Jones April 30, 2018
    book buzz

    The first Unplugged event of 2018: Talking Production

    Abbie Headon is BookMachine’s Commissioning Editor and runs Abbie Headon Publishing Services. She champions fresh approaches to solving the industry’s challenges and can be found…

    Abbie Headon February 22, 2018

    Making a groundbreaking animated and interactive children’s storybook

    This article is by Ken Jones of Circular Software. Ken is running the Understanding eBooks day on 25th April 2018. I’ve been involved in making beautiful…

    Ken Jones February 7, 2018
    creative cloud

    Smart, scalable and responsible print production [Ken Jones interview]

    Ken Jones was Technical Production Manager for Penguin and Dorling Kindersley for several years and has since advised publishers such as Parragon, Nosy Crow, Walker…

    Norah Myers January 31, 2018
    Heather O'Connell

    Smart, scalable and responsible print production [Heather O’Connell interview]

    Heather O’Connell has more than 20 years experience in the publishing industry and worked her way up from controller to senior management positions at Penguin…

    norah myers January 29, 2018
    Contract proofing

    Contract proofing: why adopt the latest profiles?

    Jamie Robinson has been at f1 colour for 24 years, rising through the ranks to Managing Director. Over that time his passion for colour and…

    Jamie Robinson January 28, 2018

    The top 10 most useful ebook writing software

    The age of handwriting your ebook and typing it up later is long gone. While I am a lover of beautiful stationery, an ebook writing software can be much more useful.

    Zsofia Macho December 5, 2017
    1 Comment

    How to share advance copies of ebooks to those without a suitable device

    I was talking to a customer about their ebook publishing programme last week and heard that they are looking for a simple way to send…

    Ken Jones September 28, 2016
    2 Comments

    Metadata expert insights: Azar Hussain

    Azar Hussain is Head of Data at Faber & Faber. His key responsibilities include managing the internal and external flow of data and developing and…

    BookMachine Staff August 7, 2016
    1 Comment
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