Some were safe bets, others were a little more off-the-wall, but as the year draws to a close it is indisputable that the industry has seen dramatic changes.
Condensing the issues faced by publishers into four points was a challenge, but here are the important developments that I think Independent Publishers should know.
Each publisher is different, but there are some issues that are facing almost all publishers. From a digital perspective, the following three points encapsulate the critical challenges facing magazine and digital publishing today:
Topics: HTML, online, pdf, technology, android, app, Blog, Comment, creative, design, digital, digital publishing, ebook, editing, future, interactive, invention, ios, ipad, journal, magazine, media, newspaper, page lizard, publications, publishing, tablets
Try searching for Digital Publishing podcasts in Google, and all you'll find is a weak selection of flopped channels that haven't posted content in over a year. But in our world where digital media is so liquidated and transferable, it's important to take inspiration from every avenue possible.
Topics: technology podcast, all tech considered, best podcasts, Blog, Comment, digital culture talk, digital human, digital podcast, digital publishing podcast, guardian tech weekly, radio 4
This is a severe blow to many publishers who rely on page-turning digital editions. Adobe Flash is still the work-horse for converting PDFs into browser-friendly page-flippers for millions of publications a month.
Hersham Place Technology Park,
Walton-on-Thames,
Surrey,
KT12 4RZ
United Kingdom
(+44) 207 183 3690
Social Media
