Seems like there's a new EPUBCheck, thanks for the heads up Apple
https://github.com/w3c/epubcheck/releases/tag/v5.0.1
#eprdctn #epub #ebook #ebooks

Two notes on what we've been working on recently.

1) We maintain Project Gutenberg's Ebookmaker software. Version 0.12 has matured over the past year, and we recently pushed out a 0.12.29 release. It's a complicated codebase that's over 10 years old, and it has to be compatible with 70,000 works in the backfile - HTML5 and EPUB3 files for every book are regenerated every month! https://github.com/gutenbergtools/ebookmaker/ #ebooks #publicdomain #eprdctn

#introduction I’m Jon. I work as the digital publishing manager for Quarto managing their ebook program, with a long history both in both print and digital. I’m looking to stay connected with #eprdctn folks and those who’ve moved here from Twitter.

Ended up using the free Moon+ Reader app for Android on my ageing tablet. Took multiple annoying steps to get the books loaded, but once they're there it's a nice reading experience with a lot of options to tweak. Will probably get the paid version after finishing the first book.

You have to REALLY want to avoid Amazon and other walled gardens to put up with it, though. 😬

#ebook #eprdctn #MoonPlusReader

Trying out Moon+ Reader on Android and while the reading experience seems solid for regular ebooks, getting those books to the right place so you can read them is really annoying. I can totally understand anyone who sticks with their Kindle and whatever they can read via Amazon. 😞

Moon+ also supports comics formats, which is a nice bonus, but I've purposefully avoided reading comics digitally over the years, so I don't have anything to test it with.

The future sucks.

#eprdctn #ebook

Any #eprdctn people on here?

I'm ready to go all in on #Shadowrun and don't want to deal with Amazon or B&N for ebooks. What's your favorite #epub #ebook reader for Android?

NOTE: This is specifically for reading the novels, not the game itself.

https://www.shadowruntabletop.com/legends-e-pub-fiction/

@baldur uhhhhh, this has some very intriguing implications for publishers who are using a variety of Adobe products...and contractors, freelancers, and more. #eprdctn

Hello #ebook / #layout #InDesign experts, google-fu is failing me, anyone know is it possible to search an #indd for [any value] of a style attribute (i.e. regex \d+ or .*)? Need to find inclined text, but some is 10°, some is 11°, some is godsknowwhat°... #help #eprdctn

Hello #ebook / #layout #InDesign experts, google-fu is failing me, anyone know is it possible to search an #indd for [any value] of a style attribute (i.e. regex \d+ or .*)? Need to find inclined text, but some is 10°, some is 11°, some is godsknowwhat°... #help #eprdctn

#introduction 👋🏽

I'm Iris. I was told an introductory post here would be helpful for meeting new friends--

I am a former #publishing professional now working in #highered. I have experience in ebook development (#eprdctn) + #a11y. Basically, nowadays I focus on content development & content architecture for CMSes.

I #stream #art, #indie #videogames, & more on #Twitch at twitch.tv/irisamelia.

Some hashtags for ya: #comics #animation #starwars #dogs #food #piano #travel #acoa #grief #tarot

💜

New instance, new #introduction. I am just an ordinary GenXer trying to live #carless in #YYC. I am learning French and Dutch in case I can make an escape. I don’t post much, more a listener than a talker, more booster than tooter. I am interested in #climate #cities #urbanism #cycling #transit #basicincome #craftbeer #coys #history #science #statistics #books #writing #publishing #eprdctn #a11y #knitting and of course #cats.

Je suis très peu assidue sur les réseaux quels qu'ils soient mais je passerai peut-être plus souvent une tête ici :) et (ça tombe bien) en guise de présentation, il se trouve que je viens juste d'écrire un truc qui raconte à quoi je passe mes journées de graphiste #ebook, si vous êtes intéressé·es par les #ebooks #epub #epub3 #ProductionNumerique #FabricationNumerique #eprdctn (et si vous cherchez quelqu'un pour votre #ProdNum, surtout n'hésitez pas à me contacter :))
https://lesbeauxebooks.com/blog/2022/11/08/comment-faire-un-epub-avec-indesign/

Je suis très peu assidue sur les réseaux quels qu'ils soient mais je passerai peut-être plus souvent une tête ici :) et (ça tombe bien) en guise de présentation, il se trouve que je viens juste d'écrire un truc qui raconte à quoi je passe mes journées de graphiste #ebook, si vous êtes intéressé·es par les #ebooks #epub #epub3 #ProductionNumerique #FabricationNumerique #eprdctn (et si vous cherchez quelqu'un pour votre #ProdNum, surtout n'hésitez pas à me contacter :))
https://lesbeauxebooks.com/blog/2022/11/08/comment-faire-un-epub-avec-indesign/

Things I would not wish upon my worst enemy: change the status of a e-book on the iTunes store through the web interface. Slow as molasses and loads of unnecessary clicks, which in turn leads you - very slowly - to even more unnecessary clicks. The exact opposite experience to Apples end user interfaces. #ebooks #eprdctn

@baldur now that's just a mean thing to post for those people stuck in #eprdctn ;-)

Fell off the birdsite wagon today -- who else needs Jiminy on mastodon? #eprdctn

twitter discussion under #eprdctn (= e-production) about link rot issues for epub publishing:

- https://twitter.com/noteon/status/963815941950799873
- https://twitter.com/hashtag/eprdctn?f=tweets&vertical=default

apparently amazon and apple are checking links inside books and complains if broken.

a proposed solution is to modify links and made them unactionable 😱

seriously, publishers and authors have no idea of #webarchiving, we need to raise awareness.
i wrote this a while ago https://literarymachin.es/epub-linkrot/

Is there #eprdctn on the fediverse? Just ran into a book source which has 100 differently named files that are all identical to this.

wysiwyg is great, wysiwyg LaTeX even better...

https://mathstodon.xyz/media/BBOQHdd7ObL8foYyQG4

RT @Simon_Collinson@twitter.com
I am officially speaking at a conference next year for the first time ever. Come and heckle: http://techforum.booknetcanada.ca/speakers/simon-collinson/ #eprdctn