FLOE-187: Research and create use cases for EPUB 3

Description

Research and create use cases for EPUB. Find out how people create and use EPUB 3 so we understand how best to write a guide.

For example, creators may be starting with content in a Word document and then creating EPUB 3 from that, or perhaps some sort of publisher workflow. Depending on their workflow, the Inclusive EPUB 3 guide will be different.

Another important question to answer is to uncover if there is a gap between the EPUB standard and what is being implemented in the workflow by content creators.

We need to find out what those workflows are so we can write more effectively.

Work should be documented on this wiki page: http://wiki.fluidproject.org/display/fluid/(Floe)+Inclusive+EPUB

Comments

• beth.mejsullivan commented 2014-06-18T19:53:59.889-0400

  1. Rough Draft of software that creates EPub3 #

  (Source CNET 2012)

  Amazon’s epublishing platform https://kdp.amazon.com/signin
  https://kdp.amazon.com/signin

  MobiPocket
  http://www.mobipocket.com/en/downloadsoft/productdetailscreator.asp - DIY

  Cailbre
  http://calibre-ebook.com/ - DIY

  Smashworld
  http://www.smashwords.com/
  “is very much a DIY operation. You bring your Word file and cover image, upload it into the company's "Meatgrinder" tool, and in a matter of minutes, you create your e-book in just about every format you'd want.”
  Smashwords provides free ISBNs

  Books Baby
  http://www.bookbaby.com/
  "Smashwords is great," she said. "But BookBaby is for someone who wants a little more hand-holding through the process."

  Barnes and Noble’s PubIt
  http://pubit.barnesandnoble.com/
  PubIt includes a free conversion tool that takes your Microsoft Word, TXT, HTML, or RTF files and automatically converts it to an EPUB file, which you then upload to Barnes & Noble's eBookstore (alternatively, of course, if your e-book is already an EPUB file, you can just upload it directly through PubIt).

  Lulu.com
  The main benefit Lulu offers in the e-book realm is that it's one of the designated aggregators for Apple's iBookstore.
  It appears that Lulu doesn't charge you anything to create an e-book (it offers an EPUB conversion tool and eBook Creator Guide), but like some competitors it offers fee-based premium services.

  Booktango

  http://www.pcworld.com/article/252223/how_to_publish_an_ebook_step_by_step.html
  How to publish ebook (2010/2)

  iBook Author

  InDesign

  http://www.digitalbookworld.com/resources-going-from-indesign-to-ebook/#tools (November 2013)
  Blue griffon - http://www.bluegriffon-epubedition.com/

  Inkling - https://www.inkling.com/habitat/

  Oxygen Xml - http://www.oxygenxml.com/

  http://www.publiwide.com/products/products-pages/epub-3-publishing-suite.html

  Jutoh
  http://www.jutoh.com/bookv2/html/section-0024.html

  Sigil
  https://code.google.com/p/sigil/

  http://www.epubor.com/epub-builder-freeware.html

  1. Top eBook Publishers contacted (based on Forbes and Digital Books World information) #

  Penguin Random House global
  penguinrandomhouse@penguinrandomhouse.com
  Emailed

  HarperCollins Canada
  DigitalProductFeedback@HarperCollins.com
  Emailed

  Amazon (have own priority software or need to use 3rd party software to convert from epub3 to kindle compatible format)
  Not emailed

  Simon & Schuster Canada
  http://pages.simonandschuster.com/readerinstructions/
  Emailed using “See more at: http://www.simonandschuster.ca/about/contact_us#sthash.VsVGct8f.dpuf” link

  Kensington Books
  jdinas@kensingtonbooks.com
  emailed

  Harlequin Ebook Support
  EbooksCustomerService@Harlequin.com
  emailed