9.0

Quark digital publishing options
The purpose of this topic is to present the digital publishing options available through
Quark® for quick reference. You may want to refer back to this table as you read about
the various aspects of digital publishing referred to in the rest of the document.
Blio eBookePub e-bookKindle eBookApp Studio app and
issues
Media Type
A flexible proprietary
format with a
Blio-branded reader
A standard,
book-centric format
supported by many
readers
A format that lets you
publish in the Amazon
Kindle store
A flexible proprietary
format with a
customizable, brandable
reader
Description
Books and magazinesBooksBooksCorporate and
magazines
Best for
Blio eReaderKindle, Nook, Google,
Apple iBooks
KindleBranded reader
(customizable)
Reader
Multiple desktop and
digital platforms
MultipleMultipleiPadPlatforms
From QuarkXPress®Built into reader
application
Built into reader
application
From QuarkXPressLayout
Text, pictures, video,
slideshows, HTML,
interactivity
Text and picturesText and picturesText, pictures, video,
slideshows, HTML,
interactivity, and more
Content
Distributed by Baker &
Taylor through their
bookstore only
Third-partyAmazon Kindle storeApple App StoreDistribution
QuarkXPress 9.0 and
later
QuarkXPress 9.0 and
later
QuarkXPress 9.3 and
later
QuarkXPress 9.1 and
later
Available for
QuarkXPress?
—QPS 9.0 and later—QPS 9.0 and laterAvailable for
QPS?
No cost for authoring
and publishing in
No cost for authoring;
distribution
No cost for authoring
and publishing in
Varies depending on
number of issues you
want to sell
Cost
bookstore, but Blio may
demand a portion of
the profits from sales
arrangement varies by
distributor
bookstore, but Amazon
may demand a portion
of the profits from sales
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QUARK DIGITAL PUBLISHING OPTIONS