Where Tablets Are Headed, Publishers’ 5 Mobile Design Sins, The Atlantic’s E-book Strategy, Adobe’s Latest DPS Update, How Nat Geo’s Bellows Navigates Change, DPS Tip: Preview Folios With Adobe Content Viewer
Welcome to TFP’s weekly roundup of interesting and noteworthy stories from the publishing world. This week, we’re discussing the tablet market, creating content for mobile, Adobe DPS Release 26, and more.
- According to an analysis of mobile ad data, iPad users accounted for 81.9% of North American tablet web traffic in March. Could Apple’s market dominance have anything to do with mobile competitor BlackBerry’s assertion that tablets’ popularity will wane in just five years?
- Digiday spoke with three mobile design firms, who identified “five deadly sins” that many publishers commit when orchestrating their readers’ mobile experience. See if you’re guilty of any of them, and find out how to right those wrongs.
- The Atlantic announced that it has launched a line of e-books that will include both original long-form content and curated archival material. Its first nonfiction e-single is available now through Amazon’s Kindle Singles store for $1.99.
- Adobe presented a webinar this week about the latest update to its Digital Publishing Suite—Release 26. Read a summary of its new features on the TFP blog to find out how the new version will affect your app development efforts.
- Melina Bellows’ career “left turns” have taken her on an interesting journey so far, from interviewing Oprah to leading a successful turnaround at National Geographic Kids. Read more, including her take on the publishing industry, on TFP’s Women in Media Blog.
- The Adobe Content Viewer is an essential tool to preview layouts and simulate how a DPS app will behave for the user. Learn more about it on TFP’s DPS Tips blog.
- MAX 2013, Adobe’s conference for creative professionals, is just around the corner, on May 4-8 in Los Angeles. Expect some news on upcoming updates, new products, and further transition to the cloud. Can’t attend in person? Then sign up to watch the free online keynotes.
This Week in Publishing appears every Friday on the TFP blog. Every week we compile interesting and noteworthy stories from the publishing world and put together a wrap-up to help our readers stay up-to-date. Think we missed something great? Leave a comment below and let us know.
Posted by: Gina Barrett