- the application of the skills of electronic publishing and its mechanisms from the beginning and until the arrival of the source to the target groups.2 - briefing programs used for electronic publishing and the ability to evaluate to determine the most appropriate for the target.3 - the ability to know the areas that should be employed in electronic publishing, media type appropriate for that.

1. CH 1 :INTRODUCTION TO
“ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING”
Dr. Essam Obaid

2. Publishing
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 Publishing is the process of production
and dissemination of literature or
information -the activity of making
information available to the general
public. In some cases, authors may be
their own publishers, meaning: originators
and developers of content also provide
media to deliver and display the content
for the same.

3. Traditional Publishing
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 Traditionally, the selection,
preparation, and distribution
of printed matter—including
books, newspapers,
magazines, and pamphlets
Engraving using the early Gutenberg
press during the 15th century.

4. Advantages and Disadvantages of Traditional
4 Publishing

5. Advantages of Traditional Publishing
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 Visually Appealing;
 Tangible and durable;
 Higher perceived value;
 No access to technology required;
 Greater quality control;
 Accepted norm;
 Valuable, certifiable and collectable;
 Dos not require a power source.

6. Disadvantages of Traditional
Publishing
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 Books are expensive;
 Difficult to find a publisher;
 Costly to publish;
 High printing costs;
 Restricted in Multimedia;
 Distribution is labor intensive and costly;
 Limited number of copies printed;
 Require large storage place;
 Lower profit margin for the author.

7. Concept of Electronic
publishing
DEFINITIONS
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8. Electronic Publishing
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 Electronic publishing (also
referred to as ePublishing
or digital publishing)
includes the digital
publication of e-books,
EPUBs, and electronic
articles and the distribution
of written-information
digitally through CD-ROMs,
DVDs, portable document
files (PDF), or online over
the internet or other
networks.

9. What is electronic publishing?
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 Creation, distribution and sharing of digital
content through a variety of electronic
media (web, CD-ROM, disk).
 True digital publishing - takes advantage
of networking tools and multimedia
capability.

10. Web publishing
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(also known as online publishing )
 The Web is a truly revolutionary advance in ability
to disseminate information.
 Web publishing has disadvantages, however; some
temporary, some inherent.
 It isn ’t free: initial and ongoing costs.
 If you publish on the Web, do it for the right
reasons.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_publishing

11. Electronic Publishing
products :
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12. E-PUBLISHING PRODUCTS
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 CD-ROM  e-journals (Electronic
 Online newspaper article )
 e-books
 Online Catalogue
 Directories on the W eb.
 Online News Sources
 QR code
 Collaborative software
 Audio ,Video
 File sharing
 digital libraries
 Database
 W ikipedia
 Mobile apps .
 Twitter
 Rss (Really Simple
Syndication )  E-mail
 Facebook  Blog
 YouTube  Online Questionnaires … etc

13. Mobile Application
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Kindle eBook reader from Amazon. I pad from Apple
(Assignment_1)

14. QR code (Quick Response
14
code)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QR_code
www.quickmark.com.tw
qrcode.kaywa.com
(Assignment_1)

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16. QR Code (abbreviated from Quick Response Code)
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 is the trademark for a type of matrix barcode (or
two-dimensional code) first designed for the
automotive industry. More recently, the system has
become popular outside the industry due to its fast
readability and large storage capacity compared to
standard UPC barcodes. The code consists of black
modules (square dots) arranged in a square pattern
on a white background. The information encoded
can be made up of four standardized kinds
("modes") of data (numeric, alphanumeric,
byte/binary, Kanji), or through supported extensions,
virtually any kind of data.

17. Advantages and Disadvantages of Electronic
17
Publishing

18. Advantages of e- Publishing
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 1- Speed ,Easily searchable
Rapid communication between the participants in the
network and communicate with each other.
for example, Articles can be put on the Web as soon as
they are ready, without having to wait maybe months
for a space in a journal issue.
Provide Capabilities make it easier for users to search
and access data and information required directly and
very quickly.
Searchability is one of the core advantages of a digital
format, its easier to find research, the fewer duplicated
experiments there will be, resulting in less wasted
time.

19. Advantages of e- Publishing
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2-Interactive:
Electronic interaction with the buyer or user of an electronic
publication, the producer can collect valuable market-
research data very cheaply.
The rapid turnaround time means that articles can be read,
commented on by the journal's readers, and amended much
more quickly than can be done with print. The ease with
which e-mail can be sent, or forms filled in means that there
can be much greater feedback through the Web.
After purchasing the e-book by the publisher, the publisher can
follow up with customers by sending the message them via
e-mail.
It's a great way for a new writer to build a platform or create a

20. Advantages of e- Publishing
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3-Lower costs of review, change and added:
It is
easy to conduct audits and their modifications (add or
delete) the material published electronically, and get the
updated version for publication without significant cost.
Electronic publishing has removed much of the cost and risk
involved in print publishing.
Some statistics that a 70% saving over print costs can be
made, while only a 20% saving can be made as distribution
costs are a low proportion of the final journal price, and even
that saving will be eaten up by extra costs caused by new

21. Advantages of e- Publishing
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 4-Accessibility:
Electronic publishing are accessible to all users regardless of
geographic location.
it is far cheaper for these researchers to get one computer with Internet
access than to subscribe to many journals, so electronic journals will
be a tool for further breaking down the barriers to democratic
research.
For any researcher, availability from a desktop computer means
a significant increase in accessibility, particularly for those
who do not work within easy reach of the library .
Cooperation of authors in the production of electronic material.
Electronic publishing reduces the use of paper and this means
maintaining the trees, which are usually cut off and turned into
papers.

22. Advantages of e- Publishing
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 5- Links ,added value
Links are the mainstay of the hypertext format, and should be
exploited. Not only can papers link to those they have cited,
but with a bit of effort, they can be linked to those that cite
them.
Rather than just recreate a print journal in exact format, which
many of the commercial publishers are doing, advantage
should be taken of all the possibilities of the Web to add
value, for example by using animation, virtual reality and
interactive mathematical charts . Also a large amount of
supporting data can be linked to from the article if the
reader wanted to look more deeply into the results.

23. Advantages of e- Publishing
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 6-Save Time & Storage :
More information can be stored electronically than on paper and e-
Published material can be sent across the globe in a few seconds.
The actual time it takes for a book to get published is much faster than in
traditional publication. Where going the "old-fashioned" way might take
up to two years, e-publishing can be as quick as three weeks to only a
few months after acceptance.
Storage in itself is a great advantage to this form of publishing. Unlimited
space on the internet makes it easy for everyone to maintain files. Plus,
since most e-publications are sent via PDF files, or compatible word
processing docs, it's even quick and easy to go in and make changes to
a publication. Traditional publishers are often unwilling to make changes
to a manuscript because it involves so much extra work.

24. Advantages of e- Publishing
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7- Keep Rights :
Where paper publishers usually try to obtain as many rights a
possible, the e-Publisher usually retains none. That
means the writer keeps the rights to his work and even has
the option to take it to a paper publisher at a later date.

25. Disadvantages of e- publishing
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 Temporary disadvantages:
 We b s e rvic e s no t y e t a v a ila ble e v e ry whe re
 M ny p e o p le will ne e d tra ining to us e this re s o urc e ,
a
e tc .
 Inherent disadvantages:
 I re q uire s c o m p uting e q uip m e nt to us e , e tc .
t
 M ultip lic ity o f Pla tfo rm s (We b -p a g e s c a n e x p e rie nc e
inc o ns is te nc y o f a p p e a ra nc e be twe e n d iffe re nt
c o m p ute r a rc hite c ture s ).
 Updates is not of all Pages.

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 1-Theft of literary and scientific:
The existence of this vast amount of information on the
Internet makes it easy to carry out piracy and robbery.
2-Comfort:
the print paper can be read in any place and on any
position relaxes the reader but the book published
electronically can not benefit from it but only the
existence the computer.
The main disadvantages of digital information are the
limitations of the computer monitor. This leads to
problems with reading , particularly over four or five
screens, annotation and portability

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3- Perishable citation
Once printed, the details of a paper journal remain
constant, thus finding them again is straightforward,
however web sites change their URLs or frequently
disappear altogether.
 4- Costly to publish :
It's true that the overheads are lower for the publisher, but
that doesn't mean the cost of the book itself is less .

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 5- Sales for e-books :
are not as great as they are for paper.
 6-Cost:
There are financial and time costs related to the use of
electronic publishing . The user must have a computer
monitor, software, service provider and browser

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 7-Technical difficulties:
The reader must possess some basic computing and
networking skills in order to take advantage of electronic
 8- Format:
E-publishing initially required readers to have certain
software for e-books.

30. 30 Types of e- publishing

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A - According to the medium:
 1. Hard Discs.
 2. Other magnetic media: Magnetic Tapes.
 3. CD-Rom.
 4. Disks and multi-purpose media and CD-
DVD.
 5. USB ( Universal Serial Bus )
 6. SD card memory - SD ( Secure Digital )
 7. MP3 ( MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 )
 8. MP4 ( MPEG-4 Part 14 )

32. B- according to the type
32 of databases:
1. Bibliographic Databases
2. Full-Databases
3. Reference Databases
4. Statistical Databases or Numerical
Databases

33. C - according to points of access
and m ethods of access to information
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1. Local, Specialized, National Network of
any documents and information sources that
can be obtained from the collaborative
networks at the level of a specific geographic
area (ministry, city ... etc.).
2. Wide Area Network which networks on a
regional level specific.
3. The Internet for public users.

34. E according to points of processing, there are two points
-
of processing the information available electronically,
and they are:
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1.Commercial sources, institutions and
businesses distributed in various regions of
the world, which seeks to p ro fit from
the material made ​available to the information.
2. Sources of institutional no n-p ro fit
organization, such as universities, research
institutes and documentation centers.

35. 35 Electronic Publishing SWOT

36. SWOT analysis
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 SW analysis ) is a strategic planning method used to evaluate the Strengths,
OT
W eaknesses/ Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats involved in a project or in
a business venture. It involves specifying the objective of the business venture or
project and identifying the internal and external factors that are favorable and
unfavorable to achieve that objective.
 Setting the objective should be done after the SWOT analysis has been performed.
This would allow achievable goals or objectives to be set for the organization.
 Strengths: characteristics of the business, or project team that give it an advantage
over others
 W eaknesses (or Limitations): are characteristics that place the team at a
disadvantage relative to others
 Opportunities: e x te rna l chances to improve performance (e.g. make greater profits) in
the environment
 Threats: e x te rna l elements in the environment that could cause trouble for the
business or project

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 The technique is credited to Albert Humphrey, who led a
convention at the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI
International) in the 1960s and 1970s using data
from Fortune 500 companies.
 He compiled market data, analyzed it and showed Fortune
500 companies a system to capitalize on strengths, improve
weaknesses, seize opportunities and avoid threats.
 The publishing industry began to use this system when the
sales of e-readers such as Amazon's Kindle caught its
attention, along with the dwindling sales in bookstores and
the funding problems of library systems across the country.

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39. Electronic Publishing SWOT
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Strengths Weaknesses Opportunities Threats
More control over final Hard to read G reater chance of being Piracy
material published
A bility to add
m ultim edia to a
publication
Better for the Electronic readers are Books-on-dem and will C opyright
environm ent expensive m ake every publication infringement
readily available in
printed form
Higher royalties A ateur m
m aterial is Easy less expensive
, Few sales in a
so abundant, it is distribution saturated market
difficult to get
noticed
Shorter publication C onsum ers reluctant Subsidy e-publishing
times to read from their allows authors the chance
com puter screen to be published for a fee
Global availability
.

40. 40 Glossary

41. Glossary
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 e-book:
An eBook is an electronic (or digital) version of a book. The term is
used ambiguously tor refer to either an individual work in a digital
format, or a hardware device used to read books in digital format.
Some users deprecate the second meaning in favor of the more
precise "e-book device“.
 Print-on-Demand (POD)
Print-on Demand is an new method for printing books which allows
books to be printed one at a time, or on demand. This method
helps publishers from the process of doing a traditional print run of
several thousand books at a time.

42. Glossary
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 Scanning:
The process of translating art work into a digital form that can be
recognized by a computer and the instrument used for such
conversion is called scanner.
 Optical Characters Recognition (OCR)
Is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of
handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text.
 Portable Document Format (PDF)
is an open standard for document exchange. This file format,
created by Adobe Systems in 1993, is used for representing
documents in a manner independent of application software,
hardware, and operating systems.

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