Electronic Books and ePublishing

1 : eBooks.- 1: evolution not Revolution.- 2: Once and Future History of eBooks.- 3: Centering the User in the eBook Design.- 4: The Medium as Message: It’s a Book.- 2: ePublishing.- 5: Searching for Metadata.- 6: Protecting Content in a Digital Age.- 7: A New Print Economy?.- 8: A View from the Gallery.- 9: Oligarchy of New Media.- Appendix A: Sorting through the Standards.- Importance of Standards: A Last Resort?.- Reader Wars.- Do Users Care About Standards?.- Are there Rules and Guidelines to Follow?.- OEBF Publication Structure: A Brief Tour.- Electronic Book Package.- Examples of OEBF Book Package Mark-up.- Keeping Up with the Standards.- Association of American Publishers (AAP).- Book Industry Communication.- Book Industry Study Group.- Editeur.- Electronic Book Exchange (EBX).- Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF).- Appendix B: Keeping in Touch with the Industry.- Information Merry-Go-Round.- Public and Publishing Organizations.- Association of American Publishers (AAP).- Book Industry Communication.- Book Industry Study Group.- Brown University Scholarly Technology Group.- Copyright Clearance Center.- Editeur.- International eBook Award Foundation.- Library of Congress.- National Institute of Standards and Technology.- United States Copyright Office.- Industry Groups.- Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF).- Print On Demand Initiative (PODI).- Academic and Individual Websites.- Chartula.- ebooknet.- ePublishing Connections.- Inkspot.- Journal of Electronic Publishing.- Journal of New Media.- PlanetPDF.- Appendix C: Creating eBooks with Microsoft Word.- Microsoft Reader.- Microsoft Reader Plug-in for Word.- Using the Microsoft Reader Plug-in for Word.- Suggested Reading.- Appendix D: Creating eBooks with Adobe Acrobat.- Acrobat Reader(s).- Acrobat Features andAdvantages.- Acrobat Catalog.- Suggested Reading.