Saturday, February 15, 2014

Aquafadas Announces the Launch of its New Cloud Authoring Tool

Cloud-Authoring

Aquafadas has come up with a new cloud based digital publishing platform dubbed Aquafadas Cloud Authoring. This, Aquafadas claims will make it easy for publishers to convert PDF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF files into apps, ePUBs and Web Reader files. The new platform also offers several convenient features and simple production tools like crop and reorder, as well as unique enrichment features like Aquafadas Guided Reading that allows users  to have “perfect content flow and optimize reader experience.” The cloud authoring platform also offers a one-click export option that makes for an easy means to distribute the final file output, which can be eBooks, magazines, and newspapers across various hardware platforms  which can be tablets, smartphones or the web.

“With the massive print-to-digital undertaking happening in the publishing industry, there is an urgent need for a digital publishing solution that automates tedious file conversions as well as simplifies the distribution processes. This is the essence of Aquafadas Cloud Authoring,” comments Thomas Ribreau, technical director at Aquafadas. “Automation, ease of use and speed are the three main ingredients in Cloud Authoring and they serve just about every digital publisher's needs. With Aquafadas Cloud Authoring, you can quickly and easily repurpose your existing content into an app or eBook regardless of your digital publishing technical knowledge. No additional resources or training needed. Aquafadas Cloud Authoring is the perfect solution for monetizing your existing content with high-quality results.”

What makes the Aquafadas Cloud Authoring tool really simple to use is that it can be accessed from any web browser, which negates the need for Adobe InDesign or other applications. All that the publishers will be required to do is upload files into Aquafadas Cloud Authoring, “fill out the metadata, organize page layout and add enrichments…before purchasing the final product license, users can preview five pages of the document for free.”

As Ribreau puts it, the Aquafadas Cloud Authoring tool can also prove handy for complex digital publishing projects as well. “With a bit of help from Aquafadas, publishers can to tap into Cloud Authoring's workflow engine to facilitate complex jobs such as batch-converting thousands of files or constructing template-driven publications in a matter of minutes, sometimes even seconds,” explained Ribreau.

As for pricing, the Aquafadas Cloud Authoring can be had for a starting price of $130 for every file export. The pricing though is based on the type of licenses purchased.

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Aquafadas Announces the Launch of its New Cloud Authoring Tool is a post from: E-Reader News

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