Multi-format
publishing
oreilly.com/ebooks
toccon.com
tocfrankfurt.com
toc.oreilly.com
twitter.com/toc
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Why
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Overheard via email
“I wonder if we accelerate this Pocket
Guide into an iPhone app for 1.99.. and at
least get mindshare and some market
presence while our other books are coming
out. I bet this could boost our iPhone
apps visibility too...”
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How
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• Standards-based
• Modular
• Abstraction layers
• Small pieces, loosely joined
• Easy to collaborate
• OK to make mistakes (easy to revert)
• Automate the tedious
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DocBook
XML
PDF Safari
Books EPUB iPhone
(web)
Online
PDF
(print) Kindle Android
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XML
Document
XSLT XSL
Processor Stylesheet
XSL-FO HTML EPUB
XSL-FO
Processor .Mobi
iPhone
Web PDF Print PDF
Android
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Research Report
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XML View
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Version Control
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XML-based title mgt.
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Same doc in browser
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Open Metadata
http://opmi.labs.oreilly.com/
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Open Feedback
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Open Catalog
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More information
• http://bit.ly/recreading
• tocfrankfurt.com
• toc.oreilly.com
• radar.oreilly.com
• toccon.com
• oreilly.com/ebooks
• twitter.com/toc
• twitter.com/andrewsavikas
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