eBOUND Canada

eBOUND Canada's partnership with @CNIB has helped deliver 990 accessible titles. All from Canadian independent publishers and reflecting a wide range of voices and experiences Thanks to funding support from the Equitable Access to Reading Program (EARP)

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Epub check tool that doesn’t use Java?" Check out the post and please share your insights here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

We are searching for the next Director and Publisher for University of Alberta Press. The posting is up and the deadline is December 10. This is a rare opportunity: please spread the word. bit.ly/3Oe2euf #UAlberta @abbookpub @cdnpublishers @writersguildab @eBOUNDCanada

Congrats to @GroundwoodBooks @_secondstory and their authors for winning the 2024 CCBC Book Awards! 🎉🎉 Find the full list of winners here: bookcentre.ca/news/2024-ccbc…

We are excited to announce the 2024 shortlists for the #CCBCBookAwards! The winners of our eight major awards celebrating Canadian books for young people will be announced on October 28. Head to bit.ly/3XJLLSP to see the full list!

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Use of ChatGPT in creating alt-text descriptions" Check out the post and please share your insights here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

Huge congrats to @coachhousebooks @HouseofAnansi and their authors for being longlisted for the 2024 #GillerPrize 🎉🎉 Check out the full longlist here: gillerprize.ca/2024-finalists/

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Do tables with symbols in need alt text?" Check out the post and please share your insights here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Coding for a stutter in dialogue" Check out the post and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

We're so excited for all our publishers who have been shortlisted for the 2024 Alberta Book Publishing Awards! 🎉✨Find the categories and full shortlist here: bookpublishers.ab.ca/programs/award…

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Threaded Table of Contents" Check out the post and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

In this week’s #GuideFriday, learn how to Incorporate Accessibility into the Editorial Process! This resource, written by @LauraB7 and available on the Accessible Publishing Learning Network (APLN), will help editorial staff in their #a11y journey. apln.ca/incorporating-…

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Conforming to WCAG when there are heading order problems" Check out the thread and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

Congratulations to our publisher @invisibooks and author @dunicnina for winning the Trillium Book Award for The Clarion! 🎺

eBOUND was thrilled to work with the @LPGCanada on accessible ebook conversions for their eBooks for Everyone collection! Check out the full collection here: AllLitUp.ca/Ebooks-For-Eve…

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "Page lists from Word documents using WordtoEpub tool?" Check out the thread and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "How to change highlighted text in dark mode?" Calling all CSS whizzes! Check out the thread and please share your thoughts here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn

📨 New Topic on the APLN Community Hub: "InDesign endnotes" Check out the thread and please share your insights here: apln.ca/community-hub/… #Ebooks #eprdctn #InDesign

Duncan Turner, our in-house expert on accessible EPUBs, talks about our ongoing work—including our @Benetech certification. We all continue to learn about this critical aspect of publishing with the help of colleagues at @ABbookpub and @eBOUNDCanada. bit.ly/3yqRpQQ

Congrats to @bookhugpress @houseofanansi and their authors for making the 2024 Amazon Canada First Novel Award shortlist! Find the full shortlist here: thewalrus.ca/afna-2024/