From Print to Ebooks: A Hybrid Publishing Toolkit for the Arts

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CONTENT CONTENTS 01 INTRODUCTION

Industry promises versus reality What this Toolkit provides Whom is this Toolkit written for How to use this Toolkit Who worked on this Toolkit

02 THE BASICS Layout and structure of a text What is an electronic text? Possibilities offered by electronic publishing

03 GENRES OF PUBLICATION

Five genres Three levels of electronic publishing

04 TECHNOLOGIES FOR ELECTRONIC READING

Reader hardware Reader software File formats

05 DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMS

Ebook stores Online reading platforms Print-on-demand (POD) Pirate platforms Artist and designer-run projects

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