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This slide deck is for a presentation prepared for the Internet Professional Society of Alabama (IPSA) group. My talk moved quickly as we covered reading formats, ebook creation formats and the current shifts taking place in the world of book publishing, all from the viewpoint of the technologists that attended the meeting.
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Publishing 2.010
A 16th century product, with a 19thcentury business model using 21st
century technology.
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If you’re going to read:
Free eBooks
• h!p://www.mediabistro.com/ebooknewser/free_ebooks/• h!p://www.teleread.com/free-ebooks/• h!p://ireaderreview.com/category/free-books/
What to watch for…
All time favorite…
h!p://pragprog.com/
If you’re going to write a book…
h!p://calibre-ebook.com
h!p://www.createspace.com
smashwords.com
booksonboard.com
If you’re going to keep up…
• @draccah @cyrch @liza @glecharles
• #dbw #ePrdctn #followreader
If you’re going to get rich…
In your spare time:
• Author/editor collaboration• XML tagged layout export to MS Word and
back• Accountants: tackle the chunking math
"ank you for your time.
• Travis Bryant :: Director, Digital Products• [email protected]• twi!er.com/tsutrav• headsubhead.com
