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The 7th edition of Creativ’Book and the 20th edition of La Nuit du Livre are set to take place in Paris on December 2nd and 3rd, 2025. EDRLab will be following this event closely as it brings together two key aspects of the French publishing industry: technological innovation and editorial craftsmanship. What is Creativ’Book? As the only trade fair in […]| EDRLab
We are delighted to announce that EBSCO has joined the EDRLab community, marking a significant milestone in our mission to create an open, accessible, and secure digital reading environment for publishers, libraries and their patrons. This partnership underscores a shared commitment to removing barriers to digital content access and developing solutions that respect both users and institutions. EBSCO has recently […]| EDRLab
The path to high-quality ebooks is increasingly being driven by accessibility, as reflected by the intense activity of the W3C’s dedicated publishing task force. Despite these significant efforts, awareness of and communication about real-life initiatives often fall short. The Accessibility Summer School is an event designed to address this issue by showcasing the substantial work and numerous initiatives underway to […]| EDRLab
We are excited to announce the release of Thorium Desktop 3.2, featuring a range of enhancements and new features designed to refine and enhance your reading experience. This update focuses on improving usability, accessibility, and performance. Here’s a detailed look at what’s new. Print PDF documents Users can now select and print multiple pages of a PDF document. An efficient […]| EDRLab
The Publishing Maintenance Working Group at W3C has recently released a survey targeting the ebook industry and related to the evolution of EPUB 3. This survey is seeking advice on a question that arises from the natural evolution of the Web. The question, in summary, is what the consequences would be of EPUB3 allowing textual content to be formatted as […]| EDRLab
New EU accessibility laws mandate that digital books meet specific standards for readers with disabilities, with three principal axes: informing the reader, allowing reading with alternative rendering (such as audio and braille), and enabling visual layout adjustments to meet individual needs. Accessibility of new releases can be achieved by updating the workflow, but updating an extensive collection of backlist titles […]| EDRLab
The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) is an international community developing standards and guidelines to enhance interoperability and accessibility of digital publication technologies, initially on the web, now with a borader scope. The W3C Publishing Working Group, a W3C-restricted members group, focuses specifically on standards related to digital books, such as EPUB and Audiobooks. Its scope is to incrementally improve the […]| EDRLab
At EDRLab, we are willing to accompany the digital book industry in harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to optimise digital publishing and reading. Our vision is to use AI to develop more immersive, accessible, and engaging reading experiences, all while offering innovative tools for industry players, from publishers to resellers, to manage and enhance their content effectively. We […]| EDRLab
The Digital Publishing Summit is coming back, June 16-17 in Dublin, Ireland!| EDRLab
Quality Education (SDG 4) By advocating for open standards and developing inclusive digital content, our work aims to ensure that educational materials are easily distributed and accessible across a variety of platforms and to a wide range of audiences. This not only seeks to enrich the educational landscape but also to bolster the foundation for lifelong learning—a concept that is becoming increasingly crucial in today’s fast-evolving world.| www.edrlab.org
We’re dedicated to open source software and open standards for the publishing sector, worldwide| www.edrlab.org
EDRLab's annual Summit information| EDRLab
