Ebook Quality Assurance

Introduction

• Why quality assurance is vital for ebooks
• What is quality assurance?

1. Ebook Formats

• EPUB
• Kindle
• Other formats

2. Understanding Ebook Display

• The four elements of ebook display
• Fixed layout vs. reflowable
• Overview of common design elements

3. Validation

• Introduction to validation and EpubCheck
• FlightDeck

4. Retailer Specifications and Devices

• Learn the specifications and devices
• Amazon
• Apple
• Barnes & Noble
• Kobo
• Google

5. Sideloading and Opening Files

• What devices you need for QA
• Applications you need for QA, and updating your software
• Sideloading manually to an ereading device
• Sideloading to apps on iOS or Android

6. Manual Quality Assurance

• Recommended QA workflow
• QA step 1: The big picture
• QA step 2: Fonts and special characters
• QA step 3: Structure
• QA step 4: Images
• QA step 5: Tables and charts
• QA step 6: Front matter and back matter
• QA step 7: Media and interactivity
• QA step 8: Fixed layout
• QA step 9: Accessibility
• Creating your own QA checklists
• How to report issues you find

Conclusion

• Final thoughts and where to go next