Digital Publishing

What is Digital Publishing ?

Digital publishing (often referred to as online publishing or e-publishing), is
the publication on the web or on electronic carriers of magazines, e-books, white
papers, reports, or any form of content that is typically long-form.
In short, it is the use of online technology to digitize print material and share
it digitally.
Project Gutenberg
Project gutenberg is an online library of free digital books or e-books.
Project Gutenberg is a volunteer efforts to digitalize, archieve and distribution
library work .
Digitization
Digitization is the process of converting analog form to digital format.In this
process OCR can helps to convert. OCR has invented by Raymond Kurzweil in
1974.
Key Features
These are the features are included in digital publishing
 OCR ( Optical Character Recognition )
 XML ( Extensible Markup Language )
 Cloud-based Digital Publishing Software
 HTML ( Hyper Text Markup Language )
OCR
OCR is a type of software that analyzes the text in the page and converts the
text ( it ) into digital format. It is widely used as a form of data entry from printed
paper.
XML
XML stores data in plain text format. This provides a software- and
hardware-independent way of storing, transporting, and sharing data. XML also
makes it easier to expand or upgrade to new operating systems, new applications,
or new browsers, without losing data.
Why is XML important for digital publishing?
XML is essentially a meta language and its use in publishing is considered
ideal, as it allows to catalog and structure any sort of content. XML is a preferred
format in print and digital publishing due to its interoperability between platforms
and universal standards.

Extensible Markup Language (XML) is a markup language that defines a set

of rules for encoding documents in a format that is both human-readable and
machine-readable.
Cloud-based Digital publishing platform
Digital publishing platform is used to publish and distribute contents in the
digital form of journals, books, magazines etc.. through digital devices such as
computers , laptops , tablets and smart phones .
Cloud based digital publishing platforms are used to publish , distribute and
also stores everything in the virtual space.. You will be access them in anytime and
anywhere.
These are some Top Digital Publishing platforms :
▰ Word press
▰ Joomag
▰ Pratilipi
▰ Suventure
▰ Google play books
▰ Kobo Writing Life

Pratilipi
Pratilipi is the one of the India's largest digital platform .Pratilipi is founded in
2015 . It is a story telling platform. It connecting readers and writers in
12 languages in india.
Suventure
Suventure is one of the top most start –up company in india 2023.
Suventure is a next-generation technology organization that helps clients use
information technology a business enabler.
Html in digital publishing
HTML5 is a markup language for presenting content on the web. HTML4
was released in 1997 and in 2008 HTML5 was released. HTML5 can transform
user interaction with your content, thus making it more attractive.
Examples of Digital Publishing
▰ Digital magazines.
▰ Online newsletters.
▰ Digital catalogs.
▰ Digital brochures.
▰ Presentations.
▰ Online newspapers.
▰ Blogs.
▰ eBooks.
Merits of digital publishing
Cost – Effective
 In traditional Publishing , We need more cost to print the book or article .
But in digital Publishing, no cost for creating the contents
Time - Efficient
In Digital publishing ,We can easily publish the contents within a second
through the internet.
Wider Audience
In print publishing, our audiences are in local . With digital, the focus and
target audience is almost endless.
Easily Editable
CRUD – Create / read / Update / Delete …
We can easily C,R,U,D the contents through the internet before and after
publish the content.
Go Green with Digital Publishing
Digital publishing requires no physical material other than a smart device.
Demerits of digital publishing :
▰ In digital publishing , High cost to publish the contents in internet .
▰ Incompatible Hardware and Software.
▰ Weak Infrastructure of computer and Communication network.
▰ Inconvenient to use. (Reading from screens)
Conclusion
Thus, a digital publishing platform lets you securely distribute your publication to
the whole world.