Electronic Publishing

Description
Uses
Benefits
Additional Information

Description

Electronic publishing is the distribution of materials through electronic media such as diskettes, CD-ROM, and the Internet. Electronic publishing can be used to replace or complement traditional publishing on paper.

Uses

Any material that can be published on paper can be published electronically. Some examples are:

Catalogs
Brochures
Manuals
Data Sheets
Reports

If you have not published your materials yet, you might want to consider only publishing them electronically. If electronic publishing meets all of your publishing needs, avoiding traditional publishing will save you a considerable amount of time and money.

On the other hand, if you have already published your materials on paper, you might want to consider switching to electronic publishing to free yourself from the burdens of traditional publishing. We can convert your paper materials to electronic format for you.

However, if your materials must be in paper format, you can also offer flexibility by also having them in electronic format.

Benefits

Electronic publishing offers many benefits over traditional publishing. Some of these benefits are listed below.

Mass production costs are reduced or eliminated. For example, mass producing CD-ROMs is very cost effective when compared to mass producing a paper catalog. Also, mass production costs are eliminated if publishing your materials on the Internet meets all of your publishing needs.

Revisions are easier and cheaper. Making changes to an electronic master is much easier compared to traditional publishing. If Internet publishing is used, revisions have little or no cost.

Postage costs are reduced or eliminated. Sending a diskette or a CD-ROM costs much less than sending a bulky catalog. Postage costs are eliminated with Internet distribution.

Storage needs and costs are reduced or eliminated. CD-ROMs or diskettes take up much less room than bulky printed materials. The savings are significant if your materials are in large quantities. For Internet publishing, only disk space is required, which has minimal cost.

Search capabilities can be added to your materials. This can save readers a considerable amount of time by helping them quickly find what they are seeking.

Interactivity can be added to your materials. Your materials can be presented in a more intuitive manner with links to each section so that readers can quickly jump to the sections in which they are interested. Also, where appropriate, information can be conveyed through interactive demonstrations and presentations that can be incorporated into your materials (see our Multimedia Development section for more information).

Your materials can be enriched. Where appropriate, audio, video, or animation can be added to your materials to make them more interesting.

Your company's image will be improved. Distributing your materials on diskettes, CD-ROMs, or through the Internet gives your company a high-tech and modern image. Such use of technology also makes your company seem bigger.

Additional Information

We can design custom labels and covers for your diskettes and CD-ROMs. We also offer several packaging options.

We can duplicate diskettes and CD-ROMs in any quantity you wish.

CD-ROMs can be mass produced in different shapes. For example, they can have the shape and size of a business card.

If you are interested in making your materials more effective by enriching them with multimedia and interactivity, please see our Multimedia Development section.

If you are interested in publishing your materials on the Internet, you will need a website. Please see our Web Desing, E-Commerce, and Web Hosting sections for more information.

Your initial consultation is free, and you will have no obligation to purchase our services.

If you have any questions, or if you would like to schedule a free consultation, please don't hesitate to contact us.