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XML Conversion
- XML is vastly used on internet due to its litheness and of its many benefits.
- XML conversion service is a path of tagging data which permits the user to generate tags which are relate to the structure of content or document.
- Generally the data which converted into XML format are compactable for various formats and interface.
- These conversions are normally done by experts, they use advanced tools and state of the art skill to convert files into XML and easily manage the more amount of data for XML conversion.
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EAD Encoding
- Standard for electronic encoding of finding aids for archival and manuscript collections
- Expressed as an SGML/XML DTD
- Supports archival descriptive practices and standards for discovery, exchange and use of data
- Single-level at collection level
- Multiple level descriptions from collection through file and item levels.
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Digital Archiving – Benefits
Digitization contribute to
- Conservation of physical resources
- Enables effective sharing of information and contributes to knowledge flow
- Unlocks information that was previously difficult to access in paper form.
- Use of digital surrogates will reduce wear and tear of originals / made legible.
- Negate the use of originals
- Access to information could be restricted with remote access
- Provide customizable user interface for collaborative working environment
- Faster support regarding any query & question
- Cost saving on paper and time saving in finding information.
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Enhanced eBook Features
Enhanced eBooks go beyond the simple layouts of most ebooks to offer more complex formatting, illustration, and rich media such as video, audio and program-like interactions. As we’ve just seen, updates to the EPUB and Kindle formats — EPUB3 and Kindle KF8 — provide the advanced features needed for enhanced ebooks. A new breed of e-reading devices and apps is emerging to support these new versions.
We’ll take a brief look at some of the more important formats being used today to produce enhanced ebooks in this changing landscape.
• PDF (Portable Document Format)
• Apps
• Fixed layout ebooks
• Web app
And we’ll look at two popular tools for producing enhanced ebooks
• Adobe Digital Publishing Suite
• Apple iBooks Author
These tools and formats are just a small selection of the many options to produce enhanced digital publications. Each of these has solid backing and supporters among the publishing community but this is a field where we’re still some way from having a widely-adopted standard.
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How to Promote Your E-Book?
Try these tactics, making sure that the e-book always is the call to action:
• Post the first chapter on SlideShare.
• Record someone from your team reading the e-book and launch it as an audio book.
• Launch a webinar with the author, featured thought leaders, or brands.
• Create an infographic with the e-book’s tips, tricks, or quotes.
• Turn each chapter into a blog post.
• Write a guest blog post for sites covering the topic.
• Include the e-book in two or three places on your website, such as the home page, resources section, and sidebar call-out.
• Print it or put it on a USB drive and give it away at conferences, booth exhibits, etc.