Upskilling tips for digital production
This week we are very glad to present a guest blog from our friends at The Publishing Post packed with tips on how team members…
Coding and other skills
Reader analytics for data-smart publishing
Success in publishing can seem like a lottery. In reality, publishing success is driven by specific elements that can be optimised, if properly measured and…
Five steps to tech success: how to select the right tech vendor for your needs
When was the last time you downloaded a new app to your phone? Every day, we make choices about new and existing technologies that will…
Your guide to top resources from Tech Month
So you’ve left Tech Month feeling inspired to start learning to code, but where do you start? Here’s a list of resources from some of…
Side Project Summer: part of your pandemic toolkit?
Well. I didn’t think Side Project Summer II was going to be like this. I thought we’d be building on the strong foundations of last…
SVG is Simply Very Good
Warning: this is an article about the SVG file format. It contains a small amount of code and maths which some readers may find distressing. …
A typesetting goldmine: Peter Kahrel’s online repository of free scripts
At first glance, it may not look like much—but Peter Kahrel’s extensive online repository of free scripts is an essential resource for anyone who works…
Why publishing people make great coders
“Programming is like writing a book… except when you miss a single comma on page 126, the whole thing makes no sense” – Programmer humour…
Get ready for the Day of Code 2019: interview with John Pettigrew
On Friday 22 November 2019, before this year’s Futurebook conference, 40 delegates from across the publishing industry will attend the very first Day of Code…
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…
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…
