Introduction to Third-party Production of Born-Accessible Ebooks
When working with a conversion house or other third-party producer of ebooks, it’s important to talk about accessibility features. This introductory guide shares some questions you should ask to help determine a producer’s current accessibility practices. The producer’s answers should give you insight into their understanding of accessibility and their capacity to implement best practices.
Suggested Prerequisite
Before reading this, you might want to review:
Understanding Third-Party Producer’s Accessibility Practices
In order to be sustainable, born-accessible publishing needs to involve the whole team: everyone — from the author to the distributor — has a crucial role to play. The ebook producer — whether a large conversion house, an independent contractors, or even a printer — is no exception. Some ebook producers are more knowledgeable about accessibility than others so discussing accessibility before they get started will help set the stage for the creation of highly accessible ebooks.
Here are some questions you can ask to help you determine a third-party producer’s current accessibility practices. Their answers should give you a better understanding of what the producer knows about accessibility and what they have the capacity to implement.
Checklist: Questions for Ebook Producers
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Next Steps
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Preparing a Book for Conversion
Ebook Workflow Guide: In-house Production of Born-Accessible Ebooks
To prepare a book for conversion, with accessibility in mind, the steps covered in Ebook Workflow Guide: In-house Production of Born Accessible Ebooks should be followed (if you use Word and InDesign for your manuscript…
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Standards and Best Practices, Step-by-Step
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Final Quality Assurance (QA) Pass
Quality Assurance of Completed Ebooks
Once your ebook has been created, it is time to do a quality assurance check for accessibility. This resource contains both simplified and advanced checklists to help you review your ebooks.
Subject(s): Ebook Production
Resource Type(s): Checklist