BNGO Books

05/26/2022

Have a book editor in your life? Here's a can't-miss addition to their reference shelf from the Editorial Freelancers Association:

Ebooks and Editors: What You Need to Know

Ebooks need extra – and different — love than their print siblings. Editors can build new manuscript development skills to create usable, readable, and accessible EPUB ebooks.

This EFA booklet provides info, tips, and best practices, such as: what is an EPUB?; the thorough implementation of style sheets; the essentials of accessibility, from heading levels to color usage to image descriptions; the many varieties of italic and bold; and collaboration with design, production, and ebook developer colleagues.

You can find my booklet, along with many more EFA publications, here: https://lnkd.in/gpuaB_xM

10/04/2018

Upcoming webinar!

eBooks for Designers (Streaming Archive of Webinar) Presenter: Kevin CallahanRecorded Running Time: approximately one hourPrice: $35.00

08/31/2018

Calling all editors: diversify your job description. Learn about ebooks!
https://www.the-efa.org/product/diversify-your-editorial-offerings-all-about-ebooks-for-editors-webinar-series-sep-5-12-19-26/?platform=hootsuite

04/17/2018

Editors can have a lot of input in making accessible ebooks, and it's not difficult. Learn more in my hour-long webinar next Wednesday, April 25, hosted by the Editorial Freelancers Association. https://www.the-efa.org/product/making-accessible-ebooks-webinar/

02/09/2018

New article for epubscecrets.com: Why I Include Page List in My EPUB3 files. It's easy, for one thing. http://epubsecrets.com/why-i-use-page-list-and-how.php?sthash.iPrNUKFd.mjjo

Robust navigation is a hallmark of EPUB3. Along with the reading system table of contents and the inside-the-book contents, Landmarks and Page List add value and functionality. They’re simple…

02/03/2018

Confessions of a Bone Woman: Realizing Authentic Wildness in a Civilized World, by Lucinda Bakken White. Published by Wild Woman Books. Interior print (top) and ebook adaptation designed and produced by BNGO Books.

02/03/2018

We're Taking Fire: A Reporter's View of the Vietnam War, the Tet Offensive, an the Fall of LBJ, by Peter Arnett, published by The Associated Press. Print (top) and ebook editions designed and produced by BNGO Books.

02/03/2018

2018 got off to a great start, with these new titles designed and produced by BNGO Books. First, We're Taking Fire, by Peter Arnett and published by the Associated Press, commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Tet Offensive, including dozens of AP photos. Then, a new book by Lucinda Bakken White: Confessions of a Bone Woman. In both cases, BNGO designed and produced the print and ebook edition interiors. Click on the logo and scroll through BNGO's page to see samples and find more information.

01/02/2018

I finished 2017 with the cover article in InDesign Magazine: how to build accessible EPUB3 files with InDesign.

Issue 104 of InDesign Magazine include articles on accessible EPUB, Adobe Spark Post, Cacidi Charts CC, and Jostens Monarch

01/02/2018

I'll be presenting a 4-week webinar to the Editorial Freelancers Association beginning Jan 10, 2018. All things ebook (or e-book).

The ebook marketplace has settled down, and ebooks have found their niche. They won’t disappear; in fact, there’s a lot of work going on to make them better looking, better performing, and with more accessibility than their print counterparts. This 4-week webinar will address:

11/16/2017

To whet your appetite for my session at ebookcraft next March, here's something I wrote about getting your InDesign workflow in order on the way to an accessible export.

Kevin Callahan tells us how to use an InDesign workflow to create born-accessible ebooks.

10/17/2017

I'm happy to say I'll be speaking at ebookcraft (again!) next March in Toronto. Simply Accessible: The Straightforward Path from InDesign to EPUB. Here's more info:

Have you heard? Tech Forum is back for its 12th year and ebookcraft for its fourth. And every year they get better and better. This year we're pleased to announce a fantastic first round of speakers.