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BookNet Canada
November 24, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum

Crash course in EPUB

BookNet Canada
November 24, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum
Crash course in EPUB

Betsy Granger joined the production team at Macmillan Learning just as they began an initiative to move to EPUBs as their standard digital delivery for ebooks. Here's how she caught up, fast.

Tagged: betsy granger, epub, ebook design

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Ainsley Sparkes
November 21, 2017
Research & Analysis, Marketing

Things to know about the holiday book buyer in 2017

Ainsley Sparkes
November 21, 2017
Research & Analysis, Marketing
Things to know about the holiday book buyer in 2017

It's that time of year again. The holidays are coming, and holidays mean more book buyers. We want to help you find them. 

Tagged: book buying, holidays, infographics, canadian readers

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BookNet Canada
November 20, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum

I Got Rhythm: Line height and vertical rhythm in CSS

BookNet Canada
November 20, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum
I Got Rhythm: Line height and vertical rhythm in CSS

Those of us who do ebook production are both impossibly idealistic and gluttons for punishment. We’re always asking for more, and seldom getting it. But changes are afoot, which might someday give us more control over the vertical dimension of our ebooks.

Tagged: eproduction, dave cramer, ebook design

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BookNet Canada
November 14, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum

Tech Forum & ebookcraft 2018: More speaker announcements!

BookNet Canada
November 14, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum
Tech Forum & ebookcraft 2018: More speaker announcements!

We're back to present you with more speakers for our 2018 Tech Forum and ebookcraft conferences!

Tagged: speaker announcements

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BookNet Canada
November 14, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum

Proceed with intent: Bring order to your workflow on the way to accessible EPUBs

BookNet Canada
November 14, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum
Proceed with intent: Bring order to your workflow on the way to accessible EPUBs

Kevin Callahan tells us how to use an InDesign workflow to create born-accessible ebooks.

Tagged: accessibility, kevin callahan

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Alex Liu
November 9, 2017
Research & Analysis

Who is the Fantasy book buyer?

Alex Liu
November 9, 2017
Research & Analysis
Who is the Fantasy book buyer?

Grab a seat and warm up by the dragon fire, because we're back with our sixth Deep Dive study! We're serving up a fresh batch of statistics on the Fantasy book buyer.

Tagged: deep dive, fantasy, research studies

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BookNet Canada
November 6, 2017
Tech Forum

Blockchain for books

BookNet Canada
November 6, 2017
Tech Forum
Blockchain for books

What is blockchain and how could it apply to the world of books?

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BookNet Canada
November 1, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum

What’s coming next in CSS is going to blow your mind

BookNet Canada
November 1, 2017
ebookcraft, Tech Forum
What’s coming next in CSS is going to blow your mind

ebookcraft speaker Jiminy Panoz shares some of the radical changes CSS is currently going through that will help you overcome tough challenges and save you a lot of time, headaches, and Twitter rants.

Tagged: eproduction, jiminy panoz, ebook design

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Zalina Alvi
October 31, 2017
Podcasts

Podcast: True crime

Zalina Alvi
October 31, 2017
Podcasts
Podcast: True crime

Murder, organized crime, and....well, more murder. This month's episode is all about true crime, from recent bestsellers to the evolution of the genre. 

Tagged: true crime

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BookNet Canada
October 26, 2017
Tech Forum

The old and new digital divide​s​

BookNet Canada
October 26, 2017
Tech Forum
The old and new digital divide​s​

Jessamyn West, librarian, community technologist, and Tech Forum speaker, brings us her thoughts about the digital divide and how the concerns are more qualitative than quantitative.

Tagged: digital divide, jessamyn west

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