What is publishing? July 31, 2009
Posted by doctorhowie in e-book, e-journal, e-zine, internet/web, PDF, printing, publishing.Tags: e-book, e-journal, publishing, writing
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Seems a ridiculous question perhaps?
Well in days gone by, publishing referred to getting a book or magazine printed so that it would reach a wide audience. In some cases this was done for educational purposes, in some cases it was done to make money.
The concept of getting your ideas to reach a wide audience is as valid today as it has ever been. The purposes of publishing for education and for income remain.
However, the audience can now be wider than ever and is more easily accessed, thanks to computers and the internet.
These days, publishing is not restricted to physically printing something and making it available to others. Publishing includes material posted on the internet (like e-journals*, e-zines*, e-books*) and material available in digital or electronic form (PDFs** and CDs).
So let your creativity roam free, and get publishing!
* e-journal = electronic journal; e-zine = electronic magazine;
e-book = electronic book
** PDF = portable document format (does not care what operating system you computer uses)
