scholarly journals Alexandra Dane and Millicent Weber, Eds.: Post-Digital Book Cultures: Australian Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jodie Lea Martire
Keyword(s):  
Digital Book

Conceptual solution for digital book definition

2016 ◽  
pp. 70-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Deener
Keyword(s):  
Electronic Document ◽  
Document Type ◽  
Document Structure ◽  
Digital Books ◽  
Digital Book

Digital books are considered as an electronic document type: ‘digital book’ term is defined; structure of digital books is analyzed in accordance with document structure.

scholarly journals Designing Rich Interactive Content for Blended Learning: A Case Study from Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Didik Dwi Prasetya ◽  
Aji Prasetya Wibawa ◽  
Tsukasa Hirashima ◽  
Yusuke Hayashi
Keyword(s):  
Blended Learning ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Digital Publishing ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Asynchronous Learning ◽  
State University ◽  
Content Model ◽  
Instructional Content ◽  
Digital Book

Blended learning is a hybrid of traditional face‑to‑face and different types of online learning services. Blended learning offers synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences that combine the conveniences of online courses while maintaining in‑person contact. Blended learning addresses the needs of students who are unable to attend classes entirely, but who nonetheless demand opportunities for personal interaction. The appropriate instructional content design becomes one of the crucial components to support the success of blended learning activities. This study proposed the development and practical use of document‑based rich and interactive content in EPUB3 to provide an exciting instructional content model. EPUB3 is a digital publishing standard with prosperous features and flexible implementation that is widely accepted in academic and industry. The EPUB3 digital book content was integrated into a Moodle learning management system to support synchronous and asynchronous blended learning environments. A questionnaire was applied to find out the learners' responses and involved 155 undergraduate students at The State University of Malang, Indonesia. The questionnaire results showed the developed content model was feasible and suitable to be implemented in a blended learning environment. Students seem interested and enthusiastic about being involved in various learning activities that add new experiences.

scholarly journals FOTODIM—Software for Sizing of Photovoltaic Systems

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 137
Author(s):  
Daisy Regina dos Santos ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Camargo Nogueira ◽  
Felix Augusto Pazuch ◽  
Francielle Pareja Schneider ◽  
Jair Antonio Cruz Siqueira ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theoretical Basis ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Photovoltaic System ◽  
Photovoltaic Systems ◽  
Internal Rate Of Return ◽  
Computational Tool ◽  
Present Value ◽  
Grid Systems ◽  
Digital Book ◽  
Isolated Systems

This study addresses the development of a computational tool for the sizing of photovoltaic systems interconnected to the grid (grid-tied) and isolated (off-grid) systems. The calculations for the sizing were obtained from the CRESESB Engineering Manual for Photovoltaic Systems, the GREENPO Photovoltaic Systems Technology, Design and Installation Manual, and the BLUESOL Solar System Introduction Digital Book. With knowledge of the latitude, longitude and altitude data of the site, the tool calculates the angle of the modules for better absorption of the photovoltaic radiation. For systems connected to the grid, it is also necessary to provide information on the consumption of the building to be serviced by the photovoltaic system. For isolated systems, in addition to information on the site, it is necessary to know the demand and consumption of the building. Decision-making criteria are based on economic analysis, according to indexes such as Net Present Value (NPV), Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and Discounted Payback. The screens developed for the sizing tool and examples of sizing of both photovoltaic systems are presented as results, through tables and graphs. The developed software is reliable, and all calculations have theoretical basis.

scholarly journals Washington Hotline

2019 ◽  
Vol 80 (11) ◽  
pp. 633
Author(s):  
Shawnda Hines
Keyword(s):  
Digital Content ◽  
World Conference ◽  
The Public ◽  
Book World ◽  
Digital Book ◽  
Local Campaigns

ALA leads national #eBooksForAll campaignAccess to digital content has long been a sore spot for libraries. When Macmillan Publishers announced an eight-week embargo on new eBook titles sold to libraries, the public outcry was extraordinary. In response, ALA launched the #eBooksForAll petition campaign at the Digital Book World conference in September. Coverage of libraries proliferated in news outlets across the country as more and more library systems led their own local campaigns to oppose Macmillan’s new policy. Just days before the embargo took effect on November 1, 2019, ALA hand delivered more than 160,000 signatures to CEO John Sargent.

The digital book

2014 ◽  
pp. 181-196
Author(s):  
Jon Bath ◽  
Scott Schofield
Keyword(s):  
Digital Book

Institutions, platforms and the production of debut success in contemporary book culture

2021 ◽  
pp. 1329878X2110361
Author(s):  
Claire Parnell ◽  
Beth Driscoll
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Alliances ◽  
Book Industry ◽  
Success Stories ◽  
Literary Journals ◽  
Reader Reception ◽  
The Media ◽  
Burial Rites ◽  
Digital Book ◽  
Marketing Material ◽  
Book Culture

Bestsellers, defined by the high sales numbers they achieve and the hype they generate, are success stories that periodically galvanise the contemporary book industry. Most publishers actively seek to produce bestsellers, using a range of strategies. Contemporary bestsellers, particularly from peripheral markets and by debut authors, are produced through the strategic joining of two co-existing modes of capitalism: conglomerate capitalism and platform capitalism. This article analyses the publication pathways and reception of two debut bestsellers by Australian authors: Hannah Kent’s Burial Rites and Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz. To analyse these case study titles, we constructed publishing histories, collected five media reviews for each book from reputable publications and literary journals, and scraped the top 100 reviews on Goodreads. These case studies show how the particular textual qualities of each book, highlighted in publishers’ marketing material, shape the media and reader reception of each book, and the mechanisms and strategic alliances with traditional institutional and platform networks at work in producing success in post-digital book culture. Bestsellers show the logics and systems of an industry in flux, and the strategies that can support a debut work to reach a mass audience.

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