Electronic Publishing

ALSO CALLED: ePublishing, Web Publishing, and Online Publishing
DEFINITION: Electronic publishing on demand (EPOD) is the use of a digital printer to create a book. EPOD books often have relatively small print runs, even single copies, sometimes causing the method to be derisively referred to as vanity publishing.

Modern printers are able to print a 300 page  … 
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ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING DEFINITION (continued): …  book in less than a minute and then bind it in less than five minutes. Books may be sold and then printed, the inverse of the traditional model in the publishing industry. Exceptional efficiencies of scale are attained by this method, as publishers no longer have to maintain inventory, deal with remainders or disappoint readers or authors with out-of-print books. An author can publish a book without high traditional upfront costs, lowering the barrier to market entry.

As a result of these efficiencies, … 
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