Content Library
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.
There are three iron laws of the information age: creativity, freedom, and business. You can’t attain any kind of sustained commercial, creative success without understanding these laws.

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?
By thinking about books in terms of the competition for a customer’s time and as a leisure activity, we may be able to capitalize on some of digital’s natural advantages.

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.
Learn how many work hours SalesData has saved the industry, how many POS system integrations it supports, and the data trends we were able to identify using it.
How consumers buy continues to evolve. Consumers have never been so powerful, and they’ve never been so connected.

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.

Bundle up: Everything you need to know about ebook bundling
- March 12, 2015
Many publishers are interested in bundling ebooks and print books, but don’t know where to start. Mary Alice Elcock (BitLit) presents insights into the book bundling market.
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.
In this presentation, Nathan Maharaj (Kobo) weighs in on what Kobo has learned about the relationship between price points and reading habits.







