This morning, I gave an alternative when necessary and described the drawings that I put online to facilitate the accessibility of the site. As you can see, my job as an author is not always to write and look for a publishing house, sometimes I try to keep a certain logic. This allows me to finalize projects and constantly improve them. How should I do for images on a website? When they are decorative, that is to say, they do not provide textual information, it is preferable to leave the alternative empty for voice synthesizers and when there is textual content on the image, fill the alternative with an appropriate text or comment in an external file when the text is too long. In some cases it is also possible to use captions. No one is immune to mistakes, however, doing this is already a good start. See the preparatory drawings of Fantastic L.A.
Resources on line about accessibility
You will find a whole information to start well your first steps about digital accessibility on this website.
Conference translation and bilingual edition – feedback
I participated to the video conference translation and bilingual edition on the site of Occitanie book, it allowed me to understand several notions about translation. Discover a set of open poems. The texts were inspiring.
Glossary
A glossary page was added on my website to help visitors to read about the notions in link with digital books. Find the page here.
Note books : suggestions and opportunities
When I was studying one of my theatre projects, I consulted many books that allowed me to document myself. There are many ways to go towards greater energy sobriety.
Many of these measures are in the magazine Théâtre(s) N°33 – Printemps 2023.
Lots of documentation also on the page: artcena documentary resources.
Poll 2024
Digital editions aren’t in opposition to other publications. As part of a study that I am carrying out in a print-on-demand approach, I would like to have your opinion.
What format would you prefer?
- 11 by 17 cm
- 14.8 by 21 cm
- 16 by 25 cm
What additional amount do you think is possible?
- From 2 to 5 euros more
- From 6 to 9 euros more
What type of paper?
- It doesn’t matter
- Recycled
- Labeled recycled
What deadlines correspond to your expectations?
- 1 to 2 weeks
- Less than 10 days
You can contact me by email to give me your opinion and if you have any suggestions.
Thank you in advance.
2025 will be a very particular year for the climate, seas and oceans some information on this plateform.
World book exchange service
On the site I approached several times different themes on the evolution of my profession. There is writing on the one hand but also the environment in which it is brought to move. A few months ago, I got a certificat following the follow-up of a course. It outlines the measures to be put in place for better accessibility of content within the specific framework of accessible books and publishing. A large set of concepts has been addressed in a general way. If you are wondering about this, the ABC consortium will provide you with more information.
Did you know that? there is a world book exchange service.
News around accessibility of digital books
As you know, I like to inform you from time to time about digital accessibility. On the site, some notions have already been mentioned about the possibilities it could offer.
Although there are still some efforts to be made, the consortium working for accessible books has published an article demonstrating that progress has been made in the digital field.
You can read the article by clicking on this link.
Some ideas for improvement
As an author, I often ask myself questions about my job. How will it evolve? Am I taking a qualitative approach?
Of course, environmental issues arise in any field of activity. Although digital printing uses the least paper, it still consumes energy.
Authors have a far greater influence than they think on the solutions implemented in the book trade. For example, as was the case in the UK, they can put pressure on publishers to be more transparent about the origin of printed paper and the conditions of reforestation.
That said, it’s by reflecting too on the consequences of mass production in the artistic field that certain ideas for improvement are born. To limit an impact, some solutions are better suited than others. In my opinion, print-on-demand, which has been around for several years now, is a process that should be given greater consideration.
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E-reader and accessibility
As part of the accessibility of digital books, the reading tool is very important. It must be adapted. Currently, very few e-reader models can both read text in audio and allow correct navigation. When I talk about navigation, I mean keys allowing you to move through the text and select actions indicated in the menu.
For my part, I tried a first model that was lent to me some time ago. He read the text of my book, which is quite astonishing and which, for people whose need arises, proves very useful function text to speech. Enlarging sans serif fonts is also an essential feature for reading digital books.