The Columbia Guide to Digital Publishing

Book Overview

The first comprehensive guide to all aspects of digital publishing, from rights to eBooks, to accessibility, to content management.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231124996
• ISBN13: 9780231124997
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 750 Pages
• Weight: 2.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.0" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

An Excellent Introduction if you are New to the Field

The first sentence of this book says: 'Today, virtually all publishing is digital to some extent, whether content is delivered electronically or in print.' He is right, and this large (750 page) book covers virtually every aspect of the digital aspect of document production, manufacture, distribution and everything else. The book is produced by a group of people with experience in all aspects of the industry. They are consultants, analysts, professors, authors, printers, journalists, and come from industry, universities, consulting and publishing firms. Most of the book is on the technical aspects, the hardware, software communications that allow the creation, management and distribution of digital documents. The last part of the book is on marketing, copyrights and so on. I believe this area is a bigger problem than the authors admit. Yes, copyright law has been extended to cover electronic publishing, but how do you handle web sites in Nigeria or China that simply don't follow the rules? What is to keep them from selling your material on their web site? An overall excellent book for someone new to the field. It is getting a bit dated, and a new edition would be nice to have.