At its most basic level, metadata is about 5W1H—the who, what, where, when, why, and how of a data set, object, or resource (such as an article, a book, or a journal). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Turning roadblocks into building blocks—that, and sheer determination—drives India’s digital solutions industry, where obstacles to achieving speedier, smarter, more secure, and seamless workflows to meet publishing demands are many and varied. Making challenges into solutions, embracing new... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
In 2014, the International Digital Publishing Forum executive director, Bill McCoy, spoke to 'PW' about the organization’s goals, influence, and success in advocating for accessibility in publishing and how ePub 3 will push its agenda forward. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Scholarly publishing is the bedrock of scientific communication worldwide. In the last couple of decades, we have seen scholarly publishing encountering both challenges and opportunities, much of these due to radical technological developments and new business models such as Open Access (OA). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Education has finally started moving. And like events at the edge of a black hole, where the laws of physics stop working, this transformation of education from its traditional methodology is taking place so quickly that it is already happening before we are even aware of it. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Collectively, digital solutions vendors in India are functioning like a major hospital. Most of the time, they are expected to jump in at critical moments to bring urgent solutions to publishing projects, much like emergency medicine personnel handling trauma and unscheduled patients. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
When it comes to popularizing AR, much of the credit goes to Pokémon Go, released in July 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Maintaining the status quo is anathema to any digital solutions player. Not only is the competition always snapping at their heels but the client base (i.e., the publishing industry) constantly demands something new, unique, and robust to keep the workflow energized, audiences engaged, and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
Welcome to the 12th annual report on the India-based digital publishing solutions industry. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
An online and collaborative authoring and publishing services platform, AuthorCafe, a TNQ start-up, has been in public beta since January 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Pressing deadlines, tight budgets, and complex requirements are just some of the usual issues digital solutions providers have to face as they move from sketchy project briefs to error-free deliverables. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In developed nations, print newspapers are under siege with fairly steep decline in circulation. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
In the rapidly growing book and journal industry, STM publishing plays a key role in helping scientists and authors communicate their research results and innovations to the society. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The digital solutions industry is very much a product of its time. Its end consumers—especially those who tote mobile devices and demand information on the go—are the ones whose changing preferences have created such disruptive companies as Airbnb, GoFundMe, Snapchat, and Uber. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Take a surgeon from 30 years ago, put her in an operating theatre today and she won’t know what to do with all the machines she has at her disposal. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Everything is different, and yet the same. Think about Polaroid cameras, which were first replaced by digicams and later smartphones for snapping instant photos. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
What went into the initial stages of planning and executing a digital publishing project? Which area posed the biggest challenge? What happened after the project was near completion? Here, 18 digital-solutions providers talk about their unique projects and give a broad idea on the type of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Over the years, the learning industry has been working on various options to find answers to two core questions: "Just how does one make learning more effective?" and "What is the best way to keep learners engaged and motivated with the content?" Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Today, the evolution of cloud technology has erased all doubts that kept publishers from adopting cloud in their digital transformation strategy. They have realized the benefits of cloud for creation and delivery of digital products such as ebooks across multiple device platforms, workflow... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
It is obvious that publishing is in the midst of a cataclysm. If we can summarize this upheaval in just one line, it would be that publishing is moving from circulation and readership metrics to an engagement metric. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]