section_path: Recent developments
section_name: Recent developments
paragraph_text: Recent developments
  
  Accessible publishing uses the digitization of books to mark them up into XML and produce multiple formats to sell to customers, often targeting those who experience difficulty reading. Formats include a variety of larger print sizes, specialized print formats for dyslexia, eye tracking problems, and macular degeneration, as well as Braille, DAISY, audiobooks, and e-books.
  
  Green publishing means adapting the publishing process to minimize environmental impact. One example is the concept of on-demand printing, using digital or print-on-demand technology. This cuts down the need to ship books since they are manufactured close to the customer on a just-in-time basis.
  
  A further development is the growth of online publishing, where no physical books are produced. The author creates an e-book and uploads it to a website, from which anyone can download and read it.
  
  An increasing number of authors are using niche marketing online to sell more books by engaging with their readers online.