Adobe has announced its newDigital Publishing Suite , a solidification of host service and viewer engineering science that enable publishers to create , publish , optimize , and sell their digital content forthwith to consumers , via content retailers , or in roving marketplaces such as the Apple App Store .
The Digital Publishing Suite , unveil at Adobe’sMAX 2010 conference , is expected to be uncommitted commercially in the second quarter of 2011 , offering both a Professional and Enterprise Edition .
Based on Adobe CS5 , and particularly InDesign CS5 , the Digital Publishing Suite will facilitate the design and obstetrical delivery of publications accompanied by e - commerce technology and analytics reporting . The rooms will work in colligation with InDesign CS5 , PDF , and HTML5 to let newspaper publisher create layouts , build young degree of interactivity in InDesign , distribute digital editions , and optimize editorial and advertising cognitive content for a complete digital publishing workflow .
The Digital Publishing Suite will corroborate the Adobe Content Viewer for iOS and Adobe AIR so readers can get at publication on tablet such as the Apple iPad and other devices .
The Digital Publishing Suite features four go-ahead services plus the viewer engineering .
The Production Service get publishing house upload articles directly from InDesign CS5 into a hosted service where they can collaborate on design , assemble editorial and advertising content , add issuance and clause metadata , and preview the issue as it will appear in final publish form on the background and tablet devices . The Production Service will support a range of file data formatting , including PDF and HTML5 .
The Distribution Service stores , hosts , and distributes digital content across pill devices and desktops . newspaper publisher can publish and fulfill issues across devices and screen resolution with cross - platform viewers and give notice reader when a new powder magazine issue is uncommitted for purchase or download .
The E - commerce Service enables in - app purchase of single issues and subscription through retailer platforms or fluid marketplaces such as the Apple App Store and others such as Android Market or Google Apps Marketplace . Publishers can make merchandising programs such as photographic print and digital content bundles and enable lecturer to purchase content directly from within the cartridge app on their gimmick . lector can purchase contentedness once and register it on their background or tab devices .
Additional information about the Digital Publishing Suite is available on theDigital Publishing blogand onTwitter .
Pricing and availability
Pricing for the Professional Edition is gestate to be $ 699 per month plus a per - issue fee that scale concord to intensity . For that price , publisher can enter the Digital Publishing Suite and make applications for all of their titles and publications . The Enterprise Edition is a custom , multi - year platform accord that gives publishing company access to engineering for integration of back - oddment services such as subscription management , print fulfillment , and eastward - Department of Commerce . Adobe also offers professional services to support enterprisingness level undertaking .
Professional publishers that want to deploy and sell commercial applications prior to ecumenical availability of the Digital Publishing Suite can join theAdobe Digital Magazine Publishing Prerelease Program . A trailer release of the tally - on digital publication technologies for InDesign CS5 is available atAdobe Labs . Adobe is already working with publishing house such as Condé Nast and Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia to create dynamic digital magazines .
