eBook Conversion into Web-Ready ePub for a Publishing House in NJ, USA

The Solution.

A thorough review of all the eBooks received, followed by proofreading and error correction was done. Henceforth the Books were converted from PDF to ePUB format and uploaded on the client’s data base.

Technology / Software.

Digital e-Book Validator, Adobe Acrobat Pro, Adobe Digital Editions

Challenges.

• 10,000 pages had to be converted into ePUB format.
• Identifying typographic mistakes was also a challenge, and every mistake that was detected had to be verified before correction.
• The e-Book content was to be checked in the digital e-Book validator provided by the client.

Benefits.

• The client can now reach out to a wider client base – i.e. to all those who prefer to read books via mobile devices.
• The electronic publication format content is easy to access, has the look can feel of a book and is ready for web publishing.
• Moreover the ePUB reader can optimize text for the display device used.

The Solution.

Client provided the set of 10,000 pages of the Book in PDF format and an eBook development guide over a secure FTP server. Team at Hi-Tech reviewed and analyzed the ePUB conversion needs thoroughly. The processes were then set and executed flawlessly.

The Most Important and Critical Process was Proofreading.

• The e-Book content was checked against the source PDF documents by a dedicated team of proofreaders.
• In case any discrepancy was found, it was immediately noted in the online database.
• It was ensured that content/information in the PDF exactly matched with that in the eBook.
• A note of Missing paragraphs or pages was immediately made in the online database.
• The entire content is verified by the proofreaders through the project-specific checklist.
• Logical checks are applied by the proofreaders to trace any error.
• Team ensured that the fonts of the entire e-Book content were as per the client’s font policy. If any mismatch was detected, it was noted in the online database.
• The Print-ready PDFs were then converted to Web-ready ePDF.
• The content was then set as per CSS guidelines for ePUBS.
• 100% error free eBook content was created.