The new technology accelerated production and kept Elsevier’s project on budget. Together, the team designed and developed highly structured content-a necessity for flexible, reusable content. Aptara’s team included content architects, who scoped the eBooks’ enhancements CSS experts, who created the custom styles and HTML5 experts, who managed the conversions. Templated page designs simplified output. All stakeholders could see and edit the status reports, which were shared daily to ensure open and frequent communication. Managed the processing and delivery of all 675 titlesĪptara’s vigilant project management ensured adherence to the new processes while maintaining content quality.Įmploying just-in-time process engineering, the project-specific tools delivered the entirety of the backlist at precisely scheduled intervals.Aptara developed the custom workflow in collaboration with Elsevier and Inkling, and its content technology engineers created scheduling and production tools (xPublish, Highlight Proofreading, IDMapper, PXED, a table of contents creator, and a Greek entity checker) that: Tackling the project required designing a new workflow, processes, and new scheduling and production tools. Aptara partnered with Inkling to meet the project’s aggressive schedule and budget. SolutionĪptara, which has created more than 800,000 interactive eBook pages using Inkling’s Habitat publishing platform, was Elsevier’s choice for design and production. Challengeįor the launch of Elsevier’s new Student Consult and Expert Consult portals, 675 interactive medical eBooks based on print counterparts had to be produced in just 7 months.Įlsevier envisioned eTextbooks with rich media, social learning links, on- and offline search capabilities, and real-time content syncing across iPads, iPhones, PCs, and Macs. Founded in 1880 as a small Dutch publisher, Elsevier has evolved into a global publishing empire that provides more than 20,000 products to the healthcare, science, and education verticals.
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