E-Publishing

The Future of the book? E-publishing and digital storytelling – watch on demand

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
4 February 2013

The future of the book. What are the opportunities around digital story telling and e-publishing? This on demand to watch masterclass will give an insight into some of the issues and opportunities raised by digital (or self) publishing. Whether you’re a reader, writer, author, publisher, or professional who creates or curates written work in the [...]

Posted in: Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Beginner, Dance, Digital Strategy, E-Publishing, Festivals, Heritage, Intermediate, Literature, Music, Roadshow, Screen, Theatre, Visual Arts 2 Comments »

Top tips on e-publishing

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
25 January 2013

These top tips by AmbITion Scotland lead consultant Hannah Rudman review the main e-publishing platforms and considerations when planning a digital publication. It is relevant to any cultural, heritage or arts organisation that has print publications such as catalogues, text and guide books, non-fiction books, etc.

Posted in: Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Dance, E-Publishing, Festivals, Heritage, Intermediate, Literature, Music, Screen, Theatre, Visual Arts

Kindle Guildelines for Publishers

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
24 January 2013

As of January 2013, these were the most up-to-date guidelines on publishing for Kindle. If you prefer to learn via video, then YouTube has a huge range on the subject of publishing for Kindle. You will be able to find the latest version by signing in with an Amazon account to Kindle Direct Publishing - this [...]

Posted in: AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), E-Publishing, Literature

Digital R&D podcast: education & learning

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
6 November 2012

#artsdigital podcast from Arts Council England 5: Dave Patten, Head of New Media, Science Museum; Max Whitby, Co-Founder and CEO of Touchpress; and Kirsten Campbell-Howes, Director of Learning, at digital agency Soda join John in the studio to debate hot topics including: whether technology can and should replace teachers and the traditional structures of learning, [...]

Posted in: Accessibility, Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Apps & Mobile, Beginner, E-Publishing, Education & Outreach, Heritage, Intermediate

You too can Make:IT:Happen!

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
4 July 2012

This is Lesley Anne Rose, Creative Producer of Stellar Quines who, following their AmbITion Scotland experience have really made IT happen for their theatre company by grasping the opportunities afforded by digital technologies. The picture also shows Hamish Allison, Managing Director at Freakworks at the Freakworks Studios in Edinburgh with whom Stellar Quines are working [...]

Posted in: Accessibility, Advanced, AmbITion Scotland (2011-2013), Analytics, Tracking & SEO, APIs & Open Data, Apps & Mobile, Beginner, Client Relationship Management, Content Management Systems, Crowdsourcing, Digital Archiving, Digital Audio & Video, Digital Strategy, E-Publishing, Education & Outreach, Environmental Sustainability, Fundraising, Gaming, Intellectual Property & Contracts, Intermediate, Marketing, Open source, Policy, Project Management, Social Media & Communities, Streaming, web/simulcasting, Ticketing, Websites, Hosting, Cloud

TheKnowledge: Publishing

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
29 May 2012

TheKnowledge – Digital Strategy in Culture by Art of Digital London has an excellent guide to digital/e- publishing. Thanks @aodl!

Posted in: Digital Strategy, E-Publishing, Literature

Case Study in Innovation: Edinburgh International Book Festival

Avatar of AmbITion By AmbITion
20 October 2011

Following its initiation at Culture Hack Scotland, this case study video maps the development of a hack into a fully operational mobile site launched by Edinburgh International Book Festival this summer.

Posted in: APIs & Open Data, Apps & Mobile, Digital Strategy, E-Publishing, Festivals, Literature

Content & Consolidation 2: Bing, Project Canvass, Newspass, and Disney’s Facebook App for tix

Avatar of AmbITion By AmbITion
29 June 2010

Microsoft’s Bing has been around for just over a year, trying to cause a revolution in the search and location services market. But it hasn’t got the market share that I expected. So it was with great interest that Microsoft this week rolled out Bing Entertainment, a dedicated hub within Bing that hosts film clips [...]

Posted in: E-Publishing, Social Media & Communities, Ticketing

Nielsen’s latest survey: most online content should be free, but some should be valued (case in point: NT Live!)

Avatar of AmbITion By AmbITion
18 February 2010

With the San Francisco Chronicle’s online offering today reporting on Nielsen’s new survey that 85% of internet users want online content to be free, cultural organisations could begin to panic about what the business model is for digitising their product… However, as ever, I’m not panicing, and am quietly confident Nic Covey, Nielsen’s director of [...]

Posted in: Digital Archiving, Digital Audio & Video, Digital Strategy, E-Publishing, Gaming, Marketing, Social Media & Communities, Theatre

Hannah Rudman’s 2010 predictions

Avatar of Hannah Rudman By Hannah Rudman
8 January 2010

First off, did I get my predictions right for 2009?! Read them here. I predicted the rise in interest around cloud computing and this has certainly happened, with good options around for personal computing. Read my other company, Envirodigital’s summary of cloud computing at end of 2009. We’re not quite there yet with applications and [...]

Posted in: Apps & Mobile, Crowdsourcing, Digital Archiving, Digital Audio & Video, E-Publishing, Gaming, Websites, Hosting, Cloud

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