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== Conclusion ==
The main problem at this moment is that a lot of software is just not standards compliant and does not provide sufficient documentation. Many things simply don't work, and other things only work when using proprietary methods. Epub proved to be the most problematic format to create, as most epub readers have very limited support for layout and styling. This may not be a problem because users are not used to their ebooks looking pretty, but it is quite disappointing for designers. The other output formats gave much better results, but the overall lack of standard compliantness made the process much more time consuming than it should be.

Overall, this workflow proved to work well. We needed some time to get used to the process, but it already appears to be a viable alternative to traditional workflows. The biggest challenge is probably that every member of the development team needs a fair bit of technical skill together with an eye for design. If such a team is available, this process can streamline the entire publication process.