Colophon 01 Introduction Industry promises versus reality What this Toolkit provides Whom is this Toolkit written for How to use this Toolkit Who worked on this Toolkit 02 The Basics Layout and structure of a text Possibilities offered by electronic publishing 03 Genres of publication Five genres Three levels of electronic publishing 04 Technologies for electronic reading Reader hardware Reader software File formats 05 Distribution platforms Ebook stores Online reading platforms Print on demand (POD) Pirate platforms: The Pirate Bay, library.ru, AAAAARG, Monoskop Artist and designer-run projects: Badlands Unlimited, KYUR8, artistsebooks.org Ebook stores: Amazon, Apple, Google, Kobo, Sony Online reading platforms: Scribd, Issuu, Internet Archive, website/blog Print-on-demand Pirate platforms: AAAAARG, Monoskop, Pirate Bay, library.ru Artist-/designer-run projects: Badlands, KYUR8, artists ebooks 06 Guide: How to make a simple EPUB Do-it-yourself EPUB from scratch Do-it-yourself EPUB using InDesign Do-it-yourself EPUB using Pandoc Using Calibre and custom plug-ins 07 Towards a hybrid workflow based on Markdown Electronic publishing workflows: desktop publishing and Markdown Database publishing 08 Guide: Hybrid publishing for each genre General considerations Research publication Art/design catalogue Artists' and designers' book Art/design periodical 09 Futurology Technology Reading and book culture The future of publishing culture? 10 Software Catalogue BIS Publishers INC NAI/010 Publishers Valiz Glossary