Publishers now have the power to convert their print publications into digital editions quickly and easily by themselves thanks to 3D Issue Manager. 3D Issue has given power to the publishers with an innovative software solution that seamlessly creates a digital edition in a matter of seconds. Publishers have complete control in creating their edition, exactly the way they want it.

The stand-alone software solution has changed the face of digital publishing, allowing publishers the ability to create their own digital editions, adding a number of features to further heighten the readers “interactive” experience. What makes 3D Issue Manager different is that they are no longer paying for a service but rather have complete ownership over the digital edition production process. No experience in programming is needed – it’s that easy.

The concept of creating the software solution arose out 3D Issues experiences of the digital publishing market. Sarah Diffley of 3D Issue states “We were working in print publishing and were looking for a more effective way to introduce potential advertisers to our publications and reduce our admin and subscription fulfillment costs. A number of service-based companies were already in the market of digital publishing but none that sold the digitalization process as software. The cost of going digital with such service providers far outweighed the benefits we would have gained, so we addressed the issue ourselves. As a result 3D Issue Manager was born.”

The simplicity of the process is due to the 3D Issue Converter which allows you to simply select your PDF and click convert. The 3D Issue Converter will automatically output the searchable digital publication in both online and offline formats. All you have to do is drag and drop it online.

A number of features add to the functionality of the software. Page-flip animation, archiving, keyword searching, video and audio streaming, web and email links, downloadable off-line editions, automatic text extraction, and member only access are only a few of the many features this software has on offer.

What makes 3D Issue Manager stand out in the digital magazine market is that it allows you to create host and manage your digital editions by yourself without requiring programming experience.

Sarah continues, “This is only the beginning for 3D Issue Manager. We continually work to improve our software for customers. We are already working on a new version of 3D Issue Manager which will have many new and exciting features such as automatic URL and email detection, crop-mark remover, landscape conversion, FTP uploading and much, much more”.

Auckland, New Zealand – Mike Reeves-McMillan’s novel City of Masks may be set in the Renaissance, but he’s promoting it in distinctly 21st-century ways. The former book editor has set up a weblog, echoing the journal format in which the story is told. It features the author reading his own work in a podcast, which can be subscribed to for free through online services like Apple’s iTunes and Podiobooks. He intends to release the recordings as an audiobook when complete.
The cover illustration and the incidental music for the podcast were both sourced from the Internet for free, with the permission of their creators.
“I approached several publishers with the manuscript, but because it didn’t fit their neat genre categories they didn’t know what to do with it. So I decided to publish it myself – something that has become much easier in just the past couple of years,” Reeves-McMillan says.
“It’s a tremendous time to be creative. There’s so much that you can do for little or no money that there just aren’t any excuses left for not putting your work out in the public arena. You can connect directly to your audience, without going through a gatekeeper like a big publisher or record label.”
City of Masks is a swashbuckling adventure in a setting like Shakespeare’s Italy - complete with twins – except that law and custom requires everyone to wear a mask and act in character with it at all times.
The action revolves around the innocent-minded envoy of a foreign power, sent to the City to get him safely out from underfoot. However, he soon becomes caught up in the intrigues of the city, including the activities of a mysterious serial killer.
City of Masks is available in printed form from Lulu, CreateSpace and Amazon.com, from C-Side Media and in audio podcast from Podiobooks.

CONTACT: Mike Reeves-McMillan
Skype ID: mikereevesmcmillan

masks@csidemedia.com
http://city-of-masks.blogspot.com