Digital publishing, is also rightly known as electronic publishing or e-publishing, is any type of publishing that involves making information or entertainment by digital means. That's a pretty simple definition and it isn't necessarily limited to the Internet.
The electronic publishing process is sort of like the traditional publishing process but is different from this way of publishing in two ways: The first way is it does not include a printing press to print the final product and secondly it tries to avoid the distribution of the physical product. Just because the content is electronic, it may be distributed over the internet and through E-Book shops. The consumer may read the published content on a website, in an application on a device, or in a PDF on a computer.
Due to electronic publishing often requiring HTML or a code to make the app work,, the average jobs of people involved in publishing and printing, like typesetters and book designers have changed. Designers must know more about mark-up languages, the different varieties of reading devices available, and the ways in which the readers read the product.
In the near future, new design software will become available for designers to publish content in this standard without having to have knowledge about programming or coding, such as Adobe Systems' Digital Publishing Suite and Apple's iBooks Author.
The most commonly found file format for digital publishing is .epub, being used in many e-book formats, .epub is a free and open standard available in many publishing programs. A second common format is .folio, which is used by the Adobe Digital Publishing Suite to create content for Apple's iPad tablets and apps.
Copyright laws are currently in full force for printed books. Electronic publishing brings up a new variety of different questions in relation to copyright. E-publishing often includes more than one author, and more access, since it is published online. This opens up more opportunities for plagiarism or theft.
Some publishers are trying to change this. For example, HarperCollins has limited the number of uses that one of its e-books can be given in a public library. Others, one known as Penguin, are attempting to incorporate the different elements of the e-book into their publications instead.
Credit goes to - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_publishing
Some publishers are trying to change this. For example, HarperCollins has limited the number of uses that one of its e-books can be given in a public library. Others, one known as Penguin, are attempting to incorporate the different elements of the e-book into their publications instead.
Credit goes to - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_publishing
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