Case Study: The Vatican preserves historical archives and reaches digital readers with Aptara

The Vatican publishes 13 eBooks with Aptara

The Vatican sought to provide wider digital access to its vast historical archives for a younger, global audience. They partnered with digital publishing vendor Aptara to develop a content strategy and convert their legacy printed materials into a more relevant digital format.

Aptara's solution involved transforming the Vatican's print editions into enhanced fixed-layout eBooks optimized for the Apple iPad, which preserved the original pagination and imagery. As a result, thirteen eBooks of Pope Benedict XVI's addresses were published and made available on the Apple iTunes Store. Aptara helped the Vatican take crucial first steps in preserving its delicate historical content and engaging a modern readership.

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