Tech Forum focuses on technology and collaboration in the book industry
Presented by BookNet Canada
Popular Sessions
Monique Mongeon updates us on what 2022 brought for SalesData and LibraryData.
Give them what they need: A case study of what retailers can accomplish with good metadata
- June 8, 2023
Kieron Smith from UK’s Blackwell’s & Wordery shares insights into how they leverage the power of good metadata.
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This presentation explores critical aspects of image descriptions and alt text, including a discussion of the collaborative effort needed to create inclusive digital content.
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Future Book(s): Sharing Ideas on Books and (Art) Publishing
- September 27, 2023
A webinar that delves into the future of the book with Pia Pol, the publisher and co-director at Valiz.
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Redefining the book supply chain: A glimpse into the future
- November 30, 2023
In this talk, Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
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Book industry state of the nation 2023
- April 20, 2023
Join BookNet Canada’s President and CEO Noah Genner for an in-depth presentation on the Canadian book market.
Can machines improve the storytelling process? Monica Landers and Mary Brendza (StoryFit) show how an AI-powered analysis can help storytellers visualize their stories and share real-life examples to support publishing decisions.
BookNet Canada Bibliographic Manager and general standards person, Tom Richardson provides your yearly standards overview with a focus on metadata basics.
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Applying content marketing hacks from Tech to Publishing
- April 4, 2023
This webinar will show you how to create meaningful content marketing plans that maximize your impact while taking into account your time and budget-strapped realities.
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Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack?
- December 5, 2023
Join this group of professionals as they come together, ready to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work.
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Project Manager, Tim Middleton shares what happened with BiblioShare in 2022 and what’s to come for 2023.
Towards an accessible digital publishing ecosystem
- July 10, 2020
Accessibility is becoming increasingly important in the publishing industry. This presentation provides an overview of the different aspects involved for all the players who want to embrace accessibility.
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Recently Added Sessions
Show and tell: What’s in your tech stack?
- December 5, 2023
Join this group of professionals as they come together, ready to share the hi- and lo-tech tools that drive efficiency in their daily work.
RegisterRedefining the book supply chain: A glimpse into the future
- November 30, 2023
In this talk, Book Industry Study Group Executive Director Brian O’Leary suggests visionary ideas about the book industry as it could be.
RegisterFuture Book(s): Sharing Ideas on Books and (Art) Publishing
- September 27, 2023
A webinar that delves into the future of the book with Pia Pol, the publisher and co-director at Valiz.
RegisterBook industry state of the nation 2023
- April 20, 2023
Join BookNet Canada’s President and CEO Noah Genner for an in-depth presentation on the Canadian book market.
How has the face of the Canadian publishing industry changed over the past four years? Are we a more diverse sector than we were in 2018?
Applying content marketing hacks from Tech to Publishing
- April 4, 2023
This webinar will show you how to create meaningful content marketing plans that maximize your impact while taking into account your time and budget-strapped realities.
Register
Let’s judge a book by its cover: A panel about book cover design
- September 15, 2022
The best and brightest cover designers working today (and one bookseller) debate what makes good design.
Social media experts from five Canadian publishing houses share what goes on behind the scenes.
Trendspotting: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market
- February 9, 2023
This webinar will use the most up-to-date data to reveal the emerging trends in the types of books Canadians are buying.
Moving pieces: Industry initiatives you don’t want to miss
- March 31, 2021
Join industry colleagues for an essential speed round of notable projects, initiatives, success stories, and experiments that originated over the past year. Catch up, stay informed, and learn what’s next.
Accessibility Focused Sessions
This presentation explores critical aspects of image descriptions and alt text, including a discussion of the collaborative effort needed to create inclusive digital content.
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How to make accessible ebooks: A workshop for beginners
- June 22, 2022
This workshop is for everyone who wants to learn how to make accessible, ready-for-the-market ebooks, regardless of their previous experience.
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Working towards eBooks for Everyone
- November 17, 2022
All about the Accessible eBooks from Literary Presses project.
Audiobooks are often considered “accessible by default,” but in reality audiobooks aren’t fully usable by everyone in their current state. In this presentation we demonstrate the possibilities of audiobook accessibility.
This session is a pause-and-take-stock look at ebooks and accessibility, looking closely at: what work has been done up to now, the work that is going on at present, and what’s left to do.
Towards an accessible digital publishing ecosystem
- July 10, 2020
Accessibility is becoming increasingly important in the publishing industry. This presentation provides an overview of the different aspects involved for all the players who want to embrace accessibility.
This session covers accessibility issues in mainstream audiobook formats, the relevance of the DAISY standard for audiobooks, the new audiobook standard, and a discussion of various automated tools.
This session covers the partnership project between NNELS and independent Canadian publishers aimed at identifying and preventing accessibility barriers.
This presentation will prove that the way to accessibility in digital publications can be paved no matter what the situation, and why it should be the publisher’s concern.
Learn how to fix your backlist bestsellers, to shine them up to a newer EPUB specification and ready for the diverse needs of a broad spectrum of readers.