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• Posted Oct. 31, 2016, 10:29 a.m. - 8 years ago

PDF 2.0 due for Release in 2017

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) have announced that PDF 2.0 is (finally) due for release in 2017, 9 …

• Posted Oct. 18, 2016, 11:26 a.m. - 8 years ago

New Dropbox update allows for in-app PDF signing on iOS devices

If you’ve found it frustrating that you can’t sign a PDF “in-app” whilst using Dropbox, you’re sure …

• Posted Oct. 10, 2016, 10:14 a.m. - 8 years ago

File Sharing & Collaboration with GroupMe

If you’re a user of Microsoft’s chat app GroupMe, you’ll no doubt be pleased with the new …

• Posted Oct. 5, 2016, 1:09 p.m. - 8 years ago

A trip down memory lane

We’re celebrating 20 years of Iceni this year – take a trip down memory lane with us back to 1996 …

• Posted Sept. 5, 2016, 10:56 a.m. - 8 years, 1 month ago

Dragon Dictation Suite Update

If you’re a user of Dragon dictation software for Mac then you’ll be pleased to hear that a …

• Posted Sept. 1, 2016, 11:09 a.m. - 8 years, 2 months ago

How to Overcome the 50MB “Send to Kindle” File Size Limit

Do you find yourself frustrated by the 50MB limit imposed by Amazon when trying to send large documents to your …

• Posted Aug. 25, 2016, 9:10 a.m. - 8 years, 2 months ago

Linux celebrates 25 years of being Awesome!

The Linux “Tux” mascot

In the furore of the WWW turning 25 on August 23rd, you might be excused for …

• Posted Aug. 19, 2016, 12:20 p.m. - 8 years, 2 months ago

Confusing Instructions? We Agree!

We love Infix users who tell us what they think – even if it’s not all roses.

One blogger has …

• Posted June 8, 2016, 12:42 p.m. - 8 years, 4 months ago

Launching an E-Book the Right Way

As news comes in that e-book sales are in decline, major publishers such as Random House, Harper Collins & Macmillan are lowering prices worldwide to become more competitive in the digital media market.

This decline in sales does not mean that the consumer appetite has shrunk, but with e-books now readily available across a wide range of platforms (and of course, the sheer scale of authors publishing in digital format), there is more choice for users. With this in mind, it is more important than ever to get an initial book launch right, for all formats, not just digital!

Multi-Format
If you’re launching an e-book, it’s important to bear in mind that your audience want to be able to read the story on a number of devices, whether that be a Kindle, a Nook, iPad or Kobo. All of these use different operating systems, so to ensure usability on a wide scale, releasing the e-book in a format available to all is the best idea, such as a PDF. If you’re distributing the book to journalists then you can’t risk them not being able to read it easily, so making it available as a PDF negates the problem.

Distribution
You need to consider how you will distribute your file(s). In days gone by, CDs and DVDs were used primarily for digital distribution, but this is no longer the case. Cloud sharing is the new CD of the digital world, and if you want to give out something physical, a USB card also works well (these can be branded with an author photo or the cover image of the book).

Digital Protection
If you are sending your book out into the world as a digital file, make sure you protect it from being edited by others. Again, saving it as a PDF goes a long way towards doing this (although we’re the last people to say PDF files can’t be edited). A PDF by its very nature provides document protection and as above, is a portable format (hence the acronym, PDF – Portable Document Format).

Sending a Sample
If you don’t want to give away the whole book, then you can also just include a sample or 2 as a PDF on a file and distribute that, instead. This may also be a good way of enticing new readers on platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.

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• Posted April 6, 2016, 1:17 p.m. - 8 years, 7 months ago

Don’t let an awkward PDF get in the way of a dream home

Mark Moz – Creative Commons

I work for a large real-estate broker and have need of a solid, reliable, easy to …