META: Porting HTTV to Kindle
I'd like to look into having a simpler, eReader version of HTTV (and the similar Penn State book) available this year in addition to the print and regular PDF digital versions of that (and the other thing).
I can build something with internet-available tools but I don't know best practices nor have I been down the e-publishing road before. If you have experience designing something between a magazine and a book for Kindle consumption, I could use your advice and perhaps your assistance with this year's book.
I know a couple of you emailed me offering to help on this before but we weren't ready then.
Email me [my first name] @ [this site] if you think you can help. I'll get back to you over the weekend or early next week.
February 20th, 2015 at 12:18 PM ^
But this seems like the natural progression for HTTV. I tend to get the physical copy, because I still like physical copies of things; but eReaders are becoming (read: already have become and I'm just a curmudgeon) popular, so this seems like a smart move.
February 20th, 2015 at 12:32 PM ^
Will there be a way to retroactively scratch out dumb predictions that don't turn out to be anywhere near accurate? Asking for a friend.
February 20th, 2015 at 12:42 PM ^
Is your friend named "Michael Elkon"?
February 20th, 2015 at 12:43 PM ^
February 20th, 2015 at 12:53 PM ^
I can't help you with this, just here to say I hope this works out. I'd love to have a copy of HTTV on my Kindle.
February 20th, 2015 at 2:42 PM ^
I think this is great idea for those who (shockingly, like myself) have a Kindle or other e-reader.
I like it for the opposite reason than SC likes his hard copy - my physical copies of magazines tend to get coffee stains, crinkles, etc. before finally becoming lost 2-15 days after purchase. This has yet to happen to my device.
February 20th, 2015 at 2:56 PM ^
My knowldge is a year or so out of date, but when we looked around epub options, we discovered that the idea of a strict and standard format is still a dream. It's like the internet used to be, with specific customization needed for certain browsers or in this case epub readers.
http://calibre-ebook.com/ was the tool that kept bubbling to the surface as a way to convert ebooks and get them working on various devices. Amazon also has its own publishing platform specifically for Kindle. We found some specific issues in terms of taking something optimized for a Kindle and tossing it on a Samsung tablet, but if you're not doing anything too tricky the differences aren't horrid.