crafting the art (e)book - ebookcraft 2014 - tina henderson

Crafting the A rt (e)Book

Tina Henderson • @ tinahender • tina @ tinahenderson.com

W hy ar t books?

W hat is an ar t book?

What is art?

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W hat is an ar t book?

W hat is an ar t book?• book of photographs• artist’s book• graphic novel• art textbook• children’s book

W hat is an ar t book?• book of photography• artist’s book• graphic novel• art textbook• children’s book• exhibition catalogue• catalogue raisonné

W hat do ar t book publishers want?

W hat do ar t book publishers want?

Quality

W hat are ar t book publishers doing?

W hat are ar t book publishers doing?

ExperimentingResearching

Formats / Tools

Formats / Tools

Web

Web (OSCI)

Custom app

DPS app

Multi-Touch iBook

Inkling

Fixed layout epub

Reflowable epub

PDF

Cai Guo-Qiang ’s Odyssey

A frican Cosmos

Cesnola

Content

Questions to ask your clients

Questions to ask your clients

• What assets do you have or can you acquire?• What’s more important: wide distribution or

layout control?• Have rights been acquired to use the images in

an ebook?• Have ebook licenses been acquired for the fonts?

Thank you