Recommendations for Typesetting Books in Adobe InDesign Intended for ePub Conversion (English and Polish))

Do you want your book’s conversion to ePub format to go smoothly, without wasting unnecessary time (and therefore money)? Below are a few simple guidelines worth keeping in mind already at the typesetting stage.

Legibility and Text Adjustment in Ebooks

Text adjustment in ebooks is one of the key aspects of accessibility, but its effectiveness depends on many factors, like the way the file is prepared, technical limitations of ebook readers and good practices in designing content. Editors, programmers and ebook creators should aim to make digital books as flexible and adjusted to users’ individual needs as possible.

Math Formulas in Accessible Ebooks

Introducing math formulas into ebooks is a significant challenge in the context of making them accessible for all users, including those who use screen readers. It is of vital importance to use the right content format, e.g. MathML, which contains mathematical logics of formulas and influences the quality and accessibility of mathematical content.

Multilingual Ebooks and Their Accessibility for Assistive Technologies

Ebook accessibility is key to comfortable use of ebooks by people who use assistive technologies. Editors and publishers can improve ebook accessibility a lot by using the right editorial techniques and by formatting EPUB files correctly. In this article, we focus on language problems and multilingual ebooks and tell you how to make sure an ebook’s content is displayed correctly.

Best Practices for Accessible Tables and Graphs in eBooks

Tables and graphs are an inherent part of many publications, such as research papers, textbooks or reports. They contain condensed information and enable readers to gather and analyse data quickly.

The Importance of List Accessibility in Ebooks

Even though CSS makes it possible to modify list appearance in many ways, you should bear in mind that this should not affect a list’s accessibility.

Making Images Speak: How to Write Alt Texts for Ebooks

Imagine a book full of beautiful illustrations, amazing pictures and informational graphs. Each page is full of attractive visuals which make the text more engaging. But have you ever wondered how a blind person would use this book? How to convey this beauty and information to someone who cannot see?

Accessibility and the Blindness We Overlook

At least 2.2 billion people globally experience vision impairment. That’s one-quarter of the world’s population—not a small group. These individuals are our aging parents who struggle with small print, our children with dyslexia who prefer listening to text, our colorblind partners, our nearsighted friends—and even ourselves after a long day.

How Blind Individuals Navigate Ebooks: A User’s Experience

Ebooks are one of these technological solutions which make literature and knowledge more available for blind individuals. Thanks to modern tools, such as speech synthesisers and screen readers, they are able to read on their computers or smartphones. This technology enables them to navigate chapters, paragraphs or even single words or letters. What does this process look like and what technical solutions affect the comfort and efficiency of reading?

Semantic HTML: What it is and why it matters in ebooks

Semantic elements are elements of the HTML language which determine the structure and purpose of website content and digital documents, such as ebooks. Unlike non-semantic elements, used mainly for formatting, the purpose of semantic elements is to convey information about the function and meaning of each section of the document.