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From Fanfiction to Publishing

By Alexandra Burns

June 9, 2021 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

From Fanfiction to Publishing

While it is true that editing is a crucial aspect of publishing, it isn’t the only aspect. The publishing industry has a place for every bibliophile out there—even fanfiction writers.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: AO3, beta-reading, books, Cassandra Clare, coding, Design, eBooks, Editing, Editors, fandom, Fanfiction, fanfiction.net, fans, Harry Potter, hobby, Job, publishers, publishing, Reading, SEO, The Mortal Instruments, writers, writing

Ebooks Are for Everyone: Making Accessible Ebooks

By Megan Crayne @megancrayne

February 24, 2020 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Ebooks Are for Everyone: Making Accessible Ebooks

Inclusive publishing, or making print books more accessible for readers with disabilities, is becoming easier with the development of ereaders, smartphones, and even braille displays for ebooks. When it comes to producing ebooks at Ooligan, we should be making sure our designs are accessible and following industry guidelines so that we can bring our books to as many readers as possible. So how can we accomplish this?

Filed Under: Design, Manager Monday Tagged With: accessibility, accessible, accessible ebooks, accessible publishing, coding, digital, digital publishing, ebook, ebook coding, eBooks, epub, inclusive publishing, publishing

XML Coding: Where Digital, Editorial, and Design Collide

By Kaitlin Barnes

September 2, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

XML Coding: Where Digital, Editorial, and Design Collide

During my time at Ooligan, I have been told by multiple people that XML coding is the portion of the Ooligan workflow that they are most unfamiliar with and therefore most anxious about volunteering for. It’s not hard to see why XML seems daunting or confusing: the work is done by the editorial department, but it requires coding tags one would expect to see in the digital department, and the product is used exclusively by the design department. It’s easy to get lost in all of that. If the work requires coding, why isn’t it done in the digital department? If the product is only used by the design department, why don’t they do the work? To help clarify, here’s a crash course in XML.

Filed Under: Digital, Manager Monday Tagged With: code, coding, Collaboration, collide, collision, crash course, Design, digital, Editing, editorial, tags, xml

Escaping the Need to Know Everything

By Kaitlin Barnes

March 11, 2019 by OoliganPress Leave a Comment

Escaping the Need to Know Everything

It’s no secret that the publishing world has a fear of digital technology. Ebooks especially are still often treated as the red-headed stepchild of the publishing world—a wild, untamed format that only those with high-level, specialized skills can attempt to conquer. The fact of the matter is, however, this simply isn’t true. Anyone who sets their mind to it can master the art of creating ebooks, yet most remain afraid to try. Specifically, people seem to be afraid they don’t know enough to even make an attempt.

Filed Under: Digital Tagged With: coding, digital skills, eBooks, Google+, The Ocean in My Ears

XML Coding: Bridging the Gap Between Editing and Design

By Amylia Ryan @amylia_ryan

February 1, 2017 by Digital Content Leave a Comment

XML Coding: Bridging the Gap Between Editing and Design

What is XML, anyway? Is it some fancy new coding language I have to learn? Why do we use it? Why is it part of the editing department?

Filed Under: Editing, Publishing Tagged With: coding, Editing, Ricochet River, Robin Cody, xml

Fear of eBooks in Publishing

By Emily Einolander emilyeino

November 21, 2016 by Digital Content 1 Comment

Fear of eBooks in Publishing

Over the last year of taking classes in the publishing program, I’ve developed a drinking game to gauge technophobia. It’s best to play this game on the first day of the term, when we’re all introducing ourselves and stating why we’re here. Drink every time: Someone zealously praises a book as an “artifact” or an […]

Filed Under: Manager Monday, Publishing Tagged With: code, coding, digital, eBooks, skills

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