[RNLD] What's missing?

[Claire Bowern]

lulu.com will do this - is that the sort of thing you're after?
Claire

On Wed, Sep 19, 2012 at 8:07 AM, Andrew Cunningham
<lang.support at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Jasmin,
>
> That is possible. We've been looking at something similar. It would need
> an intermediatory file format that could then be converted to various ebook
> formats and to a appropriately typeset PDF file for print on demand
> services. The necessary building blocks and conversion tools exist.
>
> Initial steps are to build a simple to use GUI for authoring the content
> in the intermediatory format (probably xml based)  and develop XSLT and
> XSL:FO files or leverage of existing conversion tools.
>
> A.
> On Sep 19, 2012 5:44 PM, "Jasmin Morley" <jasmin.morley at adelaide.edu.au>
> wrote:
>
>>  If I had a web-based wish it would be an online publishing site. People
>> I work with want to make ebooks (readers, song books, etc...) that they can
>> sell on itunes. Wouldn't it be great if there was somewhere they could set
>> up a private or group account, and upload texts, images and other media to
>> create a book (the way some websites let you make your own photo books).
>> Then they could either publish it as an ebook or order print copies from a
>> cheap printer or publisher.
>> Jasmin
>>  ------------------------------
>> *From:* Daryn McKenny [daryn at acra.org.au]
>> *Sent:* Wednesday, 19 September 2012 1:34 PM
>> *To:* Piers Kelly; r-n-l-d
>> *Subject:* Re: [RNLD] What's missing?
>>
>>    Also www.ourlanguages.net.au
>>  *
>> *
>> *Regards
>> *
>> *Daryn
>> **
>> *
>>    From: Piers Kelly <piers.kelly at gmail.com>
>> To: RNLD <r-n-l-d at unimelb.edu.au>
>> Subject: [RNLD] What's missing?
>>
>>    Hi all,
>>
>> Apologies for cross-posting.
>>
>>
>>
>> Below is a quick-and-dirty audit of existing web resources for Australian
>> languages.
>>
>>
>>  Please tell me! Is there a general or particular demand out there for a
>> web-based resource that is *not* already being met by these sites?
>>
>> If Tinkerbell granted you one web-based wish what would it be?  Eg, Do
>> we need a broad public discussion forum for languages? More email lists?
>> Something else?
>>
>>
>>
>> *Site*
>>
>> *Service*
>>
>> *Main audience*
>>
>> RNLD
>>
>> Archived email list for issues in language endangerment and technical
>> questions about language documentation; links, news etc
>>
>> Linguists, language activists
>>
>> AIATSIS
>>
>> Austlang, Aseda, Ozbib, Language and People Thesaurus, etc.
>>
>> Speakers, linguists
>>
>> Language centre websites (various)
>>
>> Information about Australian languages at a regional level. Some have
>> online dictionaries and other resources.
>>
>> Speakers, public
>>
>> Facebook
>>
>> Language-specific social networking groups
>>
>> Speakers
>>
>> David Nathan’s site
>>
>> Links to web resources for Australian languages including newspaper
>> articles
>>
>> Public, linguists, speakers
>>
>> Wikipedia
>>
>> Numerous detailed entries on Australian languages
>>
>> Public, linguists, speakers
>>
>> (NB. Obviously linguists and speakers can be one and the same, and
>> everyone is a member of the public!)
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>>
>>  Piers
>>
>>
>>
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