The 8th ElPub attempts to keep the tradition of the seven previous international (annual) conferences on electronic publishing, held in the United Kingdom (1997and 2001), Hungary (1998), Sweden (1999), Russia (2000), the Czech Republic (2002) and Portugal (2003), which is to bring together researchers, lecturers, developers, industrials, businessmen, entrepreneurs, managers, users and all those interested on issues regarding electronic publishing in the most different contexts. These include human, cultural, economic, social, technological, legal, commercial and any other relevant aspect that such an exciting theme encompasses.