Guest Editor's Introduction: Electronic Publishing Technologies

T his special issue surveys electronic publishing technologies interpreted in the broadest possible sense. Electronic publishing, like all publishing, is concerned with the dissemination of information for public sale or use. Recent changes in the supporting hardware base-particularly low-cost workstations and personal computers with reasonable screen resolution of 70-100 dots per inch and laser printers with moderate resolution of 300-600 dpi-have enabled widespread application of electronic publishing concepts. Current electronic publishing technology both allows traditional publication to be done better and has introduced a new media never before possible.