Coming full circle: eBooks to eBooks
I’m watching the eBook revolution with tremendous excitement and enthusiasm but I have a strong sense of deja vu. I’m not new to eBooks; essentially I began my career with eBooks and many of the discussions today are part of my road well traveled.
That’s Intelligent (use of) Content!
Penguin books have taken another step to broaden their reach from paper books to, well, everything. In addition to their line of children’s books/apps for the iPad, they have just announced an eBook with a tie-in to an upcoming TV mini-series.
In the Land of Ebook Readers, how low can you go?
It’s an interesting time for those looking to purchase a device, any device, on which to read books.
Webinar audio available – Exactly What NOT to Do When Making the Move from Print Publishing to New Media
If you’d like to hear the webinar “Exactly What NOT to Do When Making the Move from Print Publishing to New Media” with Ann Rockley and Brett Freedman again, or if you were unable to listen in at the scheduled time, it’s now available online.
Webinar: Exactly What NOT to Do When Making the Move from Print Publishing to New Media
Are you considering converting your printed documentation to some form of an eBook? There are pitfalls and problems along the way, but it doesn’t have to be as hard or frightening as some make it out to be. Join Ann Rockley and Brett Freeman as they explain what NOT to do when making the move [...]
SDL Delivers on Dynamic Publishing Vision
For years we have talked about dynamic publishing, but frankly it has been hard to do and we have often had to cobble together a multi-product publishing solution to provide full functionality. SDL has just announced the integration of SDL Trisoft (DITA-based Component Content Management System) and SDL LiveContent (a dynamic delivery engine) to provide [...]
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New books in the 101 Series
Following on the heels of the successful DITA 101: Fundamentals of DITA for Authors and Managers, we're working on three new titles.
Steve Manning is writing Publishing DITA 101, Charles Cooper is writing Metadata 101 and Scott Able is writing Social Networking 101.
Each of these will be an easy to read, yet focused introduction to their own topic areas.
For more information, click here!
DITA 101
If you're in the process of implementing DITA, expect to do so in the future, or just want to learn more about it without having to wade through technical specifications, this is the book for you.
DITA 101 is designed for authors and managers. We've taken our years' of experience helping organizations to move to DITA and training our clients in creating DITA content and distilled it into an easy to read and understand format. Combined with our expertise in developing effective reuse strategies and adopting content management, this book covers everything you need to know to understand DITA from an authors or managers viewpoint.
Now available in hardcopy at at Amazon.com. Click here to order.
Available in hardcopy and PDF format at Lulu.com. Click here to order.
Not sure? Want a peek inside? To get a copy of Chapter 3, Reuse: Today's best practice, click here.
Managing Enterprise Content: A Unified Content Strategy
"This book is destined to become the industry standard for implementing content management" Judith L. Glick-Smith, Amazon reviewer
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