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Start with the decision you need to make.
Choosing a reader app? Read the reader-app guide. Reviewing ebook protection? Start with DRM. Planning direct sales, subscriptions or reader data? Choose the guide for that subject.
Publish360 resources
Guides for making digital publishing decisions. Clear information for publisher teams.
Find straightforward guides on reader apps, DRM, direct sales, reader engagement, accessibility and implementation. Each guide explains a specific topic in plain English and helps you decide what to do next.
01 / What these guides cover
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Clear, practical information.
We explain the terms, set out the main options and highlight the questions to ask. When a topic depends on a law, policy or app-store rule, we link to the official source.
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Use the guides to plan next steps.
Bring the relevant guide to your next meeting. It can help you agree who owns the decision, what information you still need and what happens next.
02 / Browse by topic
Choose a topic to see the questions each guide helps you answer.
| Reader apps | How to choose a branded reader app, including ownership, reader experience, catalogue access, selling, app stores and the work your team needs to do. |
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| DRM and ebook protection | How Readium LCP and other DRM options work, how readers get access, and what to consider when choosing an ebook protection approach. |
| Direct sales and subscriptions | How to sell direct, manage subscriptions and access rights, work alongside retail partners and use reader data responsibly. |
| Accessibility, data and operations | How to plan for accessibility, privacy, security, metadata, integrations, launch and keeping your service running over time. |
03 / Common questions
Quick answers about using the resource centre.
Who are these resources for?
They are for publisher teams, including commercial, editorial, technology, operations, marketing, rights and data teams.
Are the resources product documentation?
No. These guides cover the wider decisions around digital publishing. Product pages explain how Publish360 works.
Where should a publisher start?
Start with the question holding up progress: choosing a reader app, protecting ebooks, selling direct, using reader data or checking accessibility and security.
04 / More guides
Readium LCP and ebook DRM guide
Open guideWhite-label reader app buyer guide
Open guideGoogle Play review guide for publisher apps
Open guideApple App Store review and monetisation guide
Open guideCustom build, platform or agency comparison
Open guideReadium LCP, Adobe DRM and social DRM comparison
Open guideSubscriptions and entitlement-management guide
Open guideEbook DRM fundamentals guide
Open guideReader-app platform comparison guide
Open guideEPUB accessibility metadata guide
Open guideDownload: accessibility metadata release checklist
Open guideAccessible EPUB production and QA guide
Open guideData ownership and portability guide
Open guide
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