Web publishing process

The complete web publishing process consists of three stages: obtaining raw materials, producing digital content and disseminating digital content, and earning revenue through the provision of paid copies of digital content.
At present, the key issue in producing digital content for online publishing is how to convert traditional readings into electronic documents. According to statistics, China already has more than 3,000 official newspapers and about 8,000 magazines. It publishes more than 100,000 magazines, books and newspapers every year. Therefore, making full use of existing traditional media resources is much more efficient than rebuilding digital content.

The main way to digitize traditional books is to scan. Beijing University Founder has developed a complete set of application systems that are suitable for web publishing. Beijing Scholars can also provide "high fidelity" digital solutions. Adobe also adapts to the trend of web publishing and develops ePaper's full suite of solutions. Using these technologies, traditional paper content can be converted into digital content in different formats for readers to download and read.

Another way to obtain raw materials for digital content is to use the publisher’s electronic documents directly. At present, major publishing houses in China have implemented computer typesetting and can provide original text documents and pictures very conveniently.

In addition, online submission and collection of online electronic content is also one of the ways to enrich raw materials.

After obtaining the raw materials, online publishers need to process the raw materials according to the finalized final document format. If the final document is in PDF format, you need to use Adobe's software to process the raw materials. At present, PDF is the mainstream format for online publishing, and is dominant in Europe, America, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

The experimental online publishing sites currently appearing in China, such as bbook.net, use self-developed reading software, and personal websites (there are piracy phenomena) eshunet.com “e Book Space Time” uses executable files created through Web Compiler. These methods should not be The mainstream of web publishing in the future.

After the digital content is created, it will be delivered to the reader through paid download. Of course, burning a CD is also a feasible method, but this method is contrary to the original intention of network publishing, involving the cost of logistics, media materials, excluded from this report.
Therefore, the entire web publishing process is:
Prepare raw materials - material processing - generate final documents - Internet pay download

Compared to traditional publishing, the advantages of online publishing are:

1, the use of resources. Internet publishing does not require paper or ink, and is purely electronic, environmentally friendly, and green.

2, logistics. Web publishing does not require transportation, inventory, logistics costs, and inventory is always sufficient.

3, processing and production. The correction, revision, and revision of the digital content published on the Internet are as easy as ones, and there is no need for repetitive filming, proofing, output, binding, and other tedious processes. For short-run and almost out-of-print books, the networked publishing and distribution methods are more practical and feasible.

Since Internet publishing uses the Internet as a transmission medium and does not provide a paper carrier, readers are required to have hardware devices such as a computer or a PDA. At the same time, due to the limitations of display accuracy and the harm to vision, it has hindered the popularity of digital books to some extent.