May 10th, 2011 by Anna von Veh § § permalink
Given that the present/future of publishing is digital (I include POD in this), it would seem a good idea to focus on and develop the potential of (X)HTML5 (strict) and CSS3 for all publishing (print products, EPUB, mobile, etc) rather than going down the DTP and ‘traditional’ XML route.
The argument for this: » Read the rest of this entry «
May 10th, 2011 by Anna von Veh § § permalink
Why publishers need XML
In general, most people in the book publishing industry, particularly in the creative side of the business are there because they love reading and words, love books and are creative, literate and artistically minded people.
This has meant that the craft of creating publications often evolved in an adhoc and unstructured way, with much love and care being given to a book, following a fluid organic process. » Read the rest of this entry «