EPUB Boot Camp: Preparing for the Future

Preparing for the Future: The Big Picture

What is EPUB?
EPUB is an XML-based file format designed to reflow text according to screen size
Value of Open Standard
Good for the Consumer

How does EPUB help the Publisher?
Publishers can reduce costs of conversion. Create EPUB only and send through distribution channels
Format Management
More content available for consumer

Workflow? C over Y our A ssets

EPUB Readers:
Adobe Digital Editions
Sony Reader
Stanza Reader for iPhone
Bookworm Reader
BeBook
eBookwise
Kindle
Mobipocket
FBReader
IPG Azardi

EPUB Workflow Realities Ahead
EPUB adoption and implementation is taking place…not without challenges
Distributors are receiving EPUB and converting to other formats as necessary
For Publishers not all content is a good fit for EPUB

Association American Publishers : EPUB support
HarperCollins Publishers
Harlequin
Simon & Schuster
Hachette Book Group
John Wiley & Sons Inc.
Penguin Group USA
Random House
Macmillan
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Pelican Publishing Company
Cengage Learning
Workman Publishing
Seattle Book Company
National Science Teachers Assoc.
CQ Press

United Kingdom: EPUB support
Random House
HarperCollins
Penguin
Simon & Schuster
Pan Macmillan
Mills & Boon
Waterstones
Cambridge University Press
Oxford University Press
Gardners Books
Taylor & Francis
Value Chain International
WHSmith
and more to come…

Supply Chain: EPUB support
Adobe
LibreDigital
Ingram Digital
OverDrive
eBook Technologies
Publishing Dimensions
VitalSource Technologies
Mobipocket
Aptara
Rosetta Solutions
Innodata Isogen
TexTech
codeMantra
DNAML
Digital Media Initiatives
Smashwords
and many more…

$107,000,000 + SONY, Kindle, Stanza and other readers…how are they affecting Market Growth?

December Wholesale Trade +120% Calendar Year to Date +68.4%

Last 45 Days in eBooks
Feb 5 – Google Book Search for iPhone and Android
Feb 6 – Amazon hints at mobile device solution
Feb 9 – Amazon Kindle 2 Launch
Feb 16 – Adobe Reader Mobile SDK 9
February 25 – Indigo Shortcovers launched
March 4 – Amazon Kindle for iPhone Launch

Last 45 Days in eBooks
March 5 – B&N acquires Fictionwise
Project Gutenberg conversion to EPUB reaches 20,000 titles
March 17 – Sony and Google partner to release 500,000 Public Domain EPUB Books
March 25 – Pragmatic Programmers EPUB
March 30 – EPUB Bootcamp (First One)

What’s Next for EPUB?
EPUB Maintenance Group
IDPF Best Practices Guide
Next Evolution EPUB 3.0

Digital Book 2009 May 11 – 12 in NYC
An eBook Stimulus Plan for Publishing
½ Day afternoon workshops on May 11
Full Day Conference on May 12
www.idpf.org

Michael Smith
IDPF
[email_address] www.idpf.org
905-235-4373

Wiki Address: eBook Business Models & Strategies
http://sites.google.com/site/tocebookpresentation/Home
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EPUB Boot Camp: Preparing for the Future

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