Content Library
A focused look at activities, purchasing influences, and behaviours of today’s book consumer. Chuck
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.
Kalpna Patel shares what 2024 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2025.
Beth Jefferson puts the spotlight on BiblioCommons.
Digital typography: Font management
- March 30, 2016
In this session, Monotype type designer Charles Nix shares how to bring quality typography to the screen and Champagne Choquer will discuss best practices for font embedding.
Opting out of FXL
- March 10, 2015
Fixed-layout is a print-replica format that serves certain kinds of content really well. But let’s talk about why and how to opt out of this limited format.
New from BookNet Canada for 2017: Standards & certification
- March 24, 2017
Tom Richardson reflects on standards we haven’t yet implemented, especially ONIX 3.0 for print books.
Javascript: Bringing ebooks to life
- March 30, 2016
Nick Ruffilo will dispell the myth that programming is hard, and give you a crash course in using Javascript to transform your ebooks from paper-under-glass into a world of actions, interactions, and life.
This workshop is for anyone who wants to prepare themselves for being hired in a CMS workflow or if you already work in a CMS and want to sharpen your skillset.
Patrick Brown (Goodreads) will discuss lessons learned in the community building business, including what role publishers can play in online discussions.
Websites are built with CMSes that repurpose content, use complex templating systems, and offer many other advantages to flat-file folders. Why should we (or shouldn’t we) adapt that to ebook development?
Just as ebooks shouldn’t be an afterthought to print books, CSS3 animation shouldn’t be an afterthought to storytelling.