Content Library
Crafting the art (e)book
- March 5, 2014
Explore digital art book projects that worked well or not so well. You’ll leave with a better understanding of what art book publishers want and how to give it to them.
Everything you wanted to ask a retailer about pricing but your legal department was afraid to ask
- April 1, 2016
As the agency pricing model continues to become the norm Ryan O’Sullivan (Kobo) reveals learnings from Kobo’s experiences as an international retailer.
State of ebook production
- March 11, 2015
In the field of ebook development, the ideals are clear–one open standard format, universally accepted–but the reality is harshly different. Are we close to the one format to rule them all?
Backlist keywords
- March 23, 2018
This session will give you deeper insights into what keywords are, how they work, and what you can do to join the keywords revolution.
Mike O’Connor discusses the tools book publishers need to adapt in this new environment and the advantages and disadvantages of a variety of new business models.
Games and gamification
- March 8, 2012
Jon Ingold discusses what games are, why they work, and what makes for a good one. Watch this video to learn how gaming can help publishers (and other players) bring their content to the market.
How consumers buy continues to evolve. Consumers have never been so powerful, and they’ve never been so connected.
Escape from the Forbidden Zone: Smuggling green and inclusive tech past the gatekeepers
- February 3, 2026
This talk offers practical, optimistic strategies to smuggle sustainability and accessibility into digital spaces.
This presentation recaps what’s happened with BiblioShare in 2021 and shares who’s using our service and for what, data on ONIX 2.1 vs. 3.0 records, and asset categories and their growth.
BookNet’s Pamela Millar presents all the new and upcoming projects (like Loan Stars) that are innovating to help publishers and libraries work together towards their common goal: getting books into the hands of readers.
Encouraging grassroots innovation at a legacy publisher
- April 1, 2016
When you’re working at a big publisher, what kinds of innovation can you introduce in ebook/digital processes while still keeping up with the day-to-day work?