Content Library
Demystifying the inner workings of Amazon keywords
- March 24, 2017
Take a deep dive into the mysterious world of Amazon keywords using lessons learned from one publisher’s journey to uncover the online retailer’s inner workings and enhance discoverability.
Creating a roadmap for accessibility
- March 23, 2017
Learn how to develop a practical roadmap for creating accessible ebooks that’s customized to the unique considerations of your press and workflow.
BNC research roundup
- March 24, 2017
Looking at recent research on sales trends, consumer behaviour, digital publishing, and more, Noah Genner offers data-driven, actionable insights to better inform your next business decision.
Bionic bookselling
- March 24, 2017
Discoverability is alive and well; what’s dead is the notion of a single user experience of any discovery journey.
Learn how Digital Rights Management works by watching an actual EPUB be encrypted! Knowing
Many books, particularly non-fiction, would be more useful to readers as digital products. Witness the live development of such an app and walk away with the skills needed for innovation at any publisher.
Are we biased towards long books?
- March 24, 2017
Journalist Hillary Frey spent a year with her company Matter Studios trying to understand why the publishing industry has shied away from fast, timely reads, and searching for ways to produce them.
A11y from the start: How to produce born-accessible ebooks in a collaborative workflow
- March 22, 2017
This practical workshop demonstrates how editors and designers can ensure books are on target to meet accessibility guidelines, while actively adding value to your digital content and enhancing the reading experience.
In this workshop, you’ll learn why UTP chose the XML-first route, what the workflow actually looks like, and the benefits and growing pains they’ve seen over the years.
When ebooks make a publisher’s dream of never having books go out of print become a reality, what editorial, production, and technical obstacles arise?
What if we could start over with EPUB, without worrying about backward compatibility? What would an ebook format look like? Could we make it simpler, more powerful, less maddening?
The ebook developer’s toolbox
- March 31, 2016
Developing beautiful, functional ebooks for a variety of reading platforms requires a unique combination of knowledge. In this talk, you’ll see some of the essential skills every ebook developer should have.