electronic publishing

Online content release

Electronic publishing is the production and distribution of content in digital form rather than print.

This includes ebooks, online journals, websites, and digital magazines.

The term emerged as computers transformed the publishing industry, allowing instant global distribution and eliminating printing costs.

The journal moved to electronic publishing in 2005.

formats

EPUB

Digital publication standard

  • PDFFixed-layout document format
  • e-textElectronically stored writing
  • HTMLWeb page code

XML · digital edition · accessible format

periodicals

e-journal

Online academic publication

e-zine · newsletter · digital archive · back issue · paywall · RSS feed

devices

e-reader

Digital book device

  • KindleElectronic reading tablet
  • NookBookseller's e-reader brand
  • KoboE-reader manufacturer from Canada

iPad · tablet · smartphone · e-ink · reading app

distribution

print-on-demand

Production upon order placement

direct sales · preorder · backlist · frontlist · metadata · ISBN

rights

digital rights management

Access control for media

  • DRMDigital content restriction technology
  • copyrightExclusive reproduction rights
  • licensingGranting official permission

territorial rights · watermarking · DMCA · Creative Commons · public domain

platforms

Lulu

Feminine nickname, often playful

multimedia

embedded video

Media player within content

audio narration · multimedia content

academic

preprint

Unreviewed scholarly article

  • DOIPersistent scholarly identifier
  • citationMention of a source
accessibility

text-to-speech

Converting writing to audio

technology

cloud storage

Online data preservation service

synchronization

Opposites
medium/format

electronic publishingprint media

Published physical periodicals

book publishing · newspaper publishing · magazine publishing · printed matter · print

technological era

electronic publishingmovable type

Reconfigurable printing components

hand printing · Gutenberg press · letterpress printing · offset printing · woodblock printing

Family

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