ENTRIES TAGGED "breaking the page"
Images and text need to get together
Publishing tools should address the obvious, like layering text over images.
Callouts and captions enhance visuals, but some publishing tools make it difficult to mix images and text. That needs to change.
9 digital book-making tools
A survey of tools for creating apps and ebooks.
As a preview for his upcoming free webcast, Pete Meyers offers a quick overview of digital tools used for app and ebook creation.
Augmented reality and books, together at last?
Four vastly different projects marry augmented reality with publishing.
Here are four examples that illustrate how books and other publications are starting to use AR to power their pages.
Edits as a storytelling device
Toggling edits on and off in ebooks could reveal deeper layers and intent.
The omissions and alterations behind books are often telling, and with a little technical know-how that information could be woven into ebooks.
10 innovative digital books you should know about
A look at 10 envelope-pushing digital books.
These days, Peter Meyers is knee-deep in digital books. Here he shares 10 of the best digital / interactive texts he's run across.
Part book, part film, part website
A web-based documentary creates a new kind of reading experience.
Peter Meyers has been writing about and helping create digital books for about 15 years, and during that time he hasn't seen anything as innovative, as well executed, and as plain lovely to look at as "Welcome to Pine Point."
What ebook designers can learn from Bible-reading software
A deep dive into the ebook innovations of Logos Bible Software and Glo Bible.
Pete Meyers has been kicking the tires on two reading systems — Logos Bible Software and Glo Bible — both of which are filled with reader-friendly ebook features.
3 ways to improve ebook note taking
It's time for ebooks to evolve beyond their basic note-taking tools.
Ebook note-taking needs attention. The upside is that the ereader company that builds the best tools could also create a competitive advantage.
Skimming on the digital side
How digital publications can make browsing easier.
The use of strict print design elements in digital content locks readers into systems that aren't user friendly. A little rethinking can go a long way toward solving that problem.
What's new? Alerting readers to ebook revisions
Thoughts on how to distribute and spotlight key ebook changes.
Plenty of publishers offer free downloads each time an author makes a big change to an ebook file, but what’s missing is a reader-friendly system that lets everyone know what’s new.