Video Overview: Review and Markup with Adobe Reader

Video Overview: Review and Markup with Adobe Reader

Once upon a time, if you wanted to use the full range of editorial markup tools on a PDF, you had to buy a full-fledged version of Acrobat Professional. Times have changed. You can now do complete markup using the free version of Adobe Reader, which is an excellent...

Writing a Memoir: There is No Ordinary

  It started with a memory—one insistent incident that begged to be revealed. I had the makings an excellent short story. However, as the fragments of memory coalesced, I realized that this incident was not a turning point or milestone, but a catapult that...
Ownership of eBooks

Ownership of eBooks

Unlike those books lining the shelves in your living room, the ownership of books in the amorphous digital realm is much less clearcut. As Michael Kozlowski points out in this article for Good E-Reader, “When Amazon sells you an eBook for the Kindle, they have...
Sinking Piracy. But is DRM Your Best Option?

Sinking Piracy. But is DRM Your Best Option?

At first glance, the proposition seems simple enough. You work hard to write and produce your ebook and, quite reasonably, you expect to be rewarded for your efforts. Common sense dictates that you should take precautions to protect your work. And nowhere does this...
Is Immersion Reading a Gimmick or a Worthwhile Feature?

Is Immersion Reading a Gimmick or a Worthwhile Feature?

The term immersive has become a vaunted catch phrase, an adjective that has been applied to a dizzying range of nouns. To cite just a few samples, you have immersive television, immersive multimedia, immersive encounters, immersive experiences, immersive environments,...
Exploring Ebook Formats—K-NFB Blio (XPS)

Exploring Ebook Formats—K-NFB Blio (XPS)

M icrosoft introduced the XPS format during the Microsoft Windows Vista rollout several years back as a competitor to Adobe’s PDF. This format, based on XML, has been adopted by K-NFB Reading Technology for its flexibility and the capabilitiy of being able to render...

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