Archive for November, 2010

Episode 14 – eBook Creation Applications. News Nook Color! Listener Feedback eBook Software Adobe InDesign: http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign/ Apple Pages: http://www.apple.com/iwork/pages/ Calibre: http://calibre-ebook.com/ ePub Check: http://code.google.com/p/epubcheck/ ePub Preflight: http://code.google.com/p/epubcheck/ Sigil: http://code.google.com/p/sigil/ eCub: http://www.juliansmart.com/ecub Jutoh: http://www.jutoh.com/ Flight Crew: http://code.google.com/p/flightcrew/ eScape: http://www.infogridpacific.com/igp/AZARDI/eScape%20-ODT2ePub/ Mobipoocket Creator: http://www.mobipocket.com/en/DownloadSoft/ProductDetailsCreator.asp MobiGen KindleGen: http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?docId=1000234621 Storyist: http://storyist.com/index.html eBook Studio (for old eReader files): http://www.ereader.com/ereader/software/ebookstudio.htm MS Reader [...]

Episode 13 – Images. News Costco v. Omega: http://blogs.forbes.com/danielfisher/2010/11/05/costco-v-omega-is-about-much-more-than-cheap-watches/ http://www.teleread.com/drm/supreme-court-hears-arguments-in-costco-v-omega-first-sale-doctrine-case/ comiXology Images in eBooks Should images be used? Color or grayscale? Placement and text flow Dimensions and file size File types eReaders’ abilities to render, pan, and zoon Don’t forget the cover! Next week: creation and management tools. Rate us on iTunes. Send us mail: [...]

Episode 12. Indexes Special guest: Jan Wright: wrightinformation.com, twitter.com/WIndexing Some sound issues as we fgure out recording Skype calls. Indexes (not indicies) and how they can be used in eBooks. No good tools for exporting an index with an eBook Search just doesn’t cut it, we still need indexes We love Grammar Girl Possible evolution [...]

Episode 11 DRM: Digital Rights Management Special guest: original Ninja, Derek Kurth Doctorow’s First Law: “Any time someone puts a lock on something that belongs to you, and won’t give you a key, they’re not doing it for your benefit.” Kindle DRM: encryption key based same as the old mobipocket ePub DRM: Adobe B&N (Adobe [...]