Publish_BB-mw2-8-15 Kristi-final
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Power Tips from Graphics provides tips for digital publishing. It suggests to stay current, consider various uses like trainings and reports, and weigh the benefits like availability on demand and cost effectiveness over printing. Know your audience's equipment and needs. Leverage technologies like eBooks, forms, and responsive layouts. Engage users with rich media. Focus on relevant content and make accessible, user-centric products. Map out the publishing process and obtain copyright permissions.
Publish_BB-mw2-8-15 Kristi-final
- 1. Power Tips from Graphics
- 2. Electronic alternatives to distributing materials that were traditionally paper-based products. What is digital publishing?
- 3. Stay Current! GPO = Government 1 PrintingPublishing We live in a mobile-centric world Make your product available on demand Office
- 4. 2014 eBook Publishing Trends 2 DCL and Bowker 2014 Digital Publishing Survey. Numbers have been rounded up in this figure. Non-fiction Technical content Training info Business- oriented Fiction Other Textbook Poetry Cookbook 37% 34% 30% 16% 13% 12% 11% 5% 4% Stay Current!
- 5. Consider the Many Uses2 Trainings Toolkits Technical reports Presentation materials
- 6. Weigh the Benefits3 Products are available on demand Gather data about product usage Cost-effective alternative to printing Product can be more engaging for the user
- 7. Weigh the Benefits 3 Source: Internet World Stats www.internetworldstats.com.stats14.htm Numbers have been rounded up in this figure.
- 8. Is digital publishing right for my project?
- 9. Know Your Audience4 Who is your user? What equipment and software is available to the user? What actions does the user need to take during or after using the product?
- 10. Leverage Emerging Technologies5 eBookPDF Fillable forms User feedback Industry standard Responsive layout HTML-based User interface customizable Large text documents Annotate Embed rich media Navigation/bookm arks Searchable 508 accessible Fixed layout Transferable
- 11. Engage Users with Rich Media6
- 12. Focus on Relevant Content7
- 13. Make Accessible, User-Centric Products8
- 14. Where do I start?
- 15. Map Out the Publishing Process9 Determine your distribution plan Determine your product type Determine where ancillary products will live Conduct a needs assessment Come to agreement on the creative brief
- 17. Power Tips for Digital Publishing 1 Stay current 2 Consider the many uses 3 Weigh your benefits 4 Know your audience 5 Leverage emerging technologies 6 Engage users with rich media 7 Focus on relevant content 8 Make accessible user-centric products 9 Map out the publishing process Obtain copyright permissions 10
- 18. Questions?
- 19. Thank you