CDES 283 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Desktop Publishing, Electronic Publishing, Epub
14 Nov 2016
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Digital publishing revolution- a timeline: project gutenberg by michael hart 1971, desktop publishing revolution of the 1980s using stand alone programs. Adobe indesign: web publishing revolution of the 1990s and early 2000s using web technologies. Javascript: electronic publishing revolution of the last few years to the present both stand alone programs and web technologies, adobe indesign, epub, pdf, html5. E-readers: built for reading novels, very simple, technology which replicates printed page, no backlighting. Lightweight: typically only 6 to 8 ounces. Largest selection of digital publication formats: digital replica. Computers: becoming less common, desktop e readers like amazon cloud kindle. Mobile phone: requires reflow so epub and html5 are the best for these phones, many people don"t like to read on these small screens. Future devices e paper: epaper devices underdevelopment, may be as thin as a sheet of copier paper, may be rolled as a scroll, may be folded and be placed in wallet or purse.
