Content Library
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.
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.
The art of storyboarding
- March 31, 2016
This session is (literally) an illustrated view of storyboarding and how you can leverage its related techniques to organize print-centric content for digital book formats.
Tech as equalizer: We Read Too
- April 1, 2016
The We Read Too app showcases children’s and YA books written by and for people of colour. Kaya Thomas shares why she created it and how the publishers can reach audiences of colour.
So you think you can code 2016
- March 31, 2016
You know a beautifully designed ebook when you see it, and you’ve got the chops to show us how it’s done.
Quality assurance
- March 30, 2016
In this workshop, Joshua Tallent, will teach you how to perform a complete quality assurance test on your ebook files.
Learn how to add papercasting (a process designed to test users’ experiences without doing a software build) to your ebook development workflow to ensure clear interactivity for your readers.
It’s been a big year for standards, from the rollout of ONIX 3.0 to the new BISAC codes for young adult books. Are you up-to-date?
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.
Neha Thanki presents a new-and-improved SalesData released this year, featuring faster processing, more detailed and customizable reporting, and a highly user-friendly interface.
The CataList team has been working hard to deliver new and improved ways to promote, sell, browse, and order books online.
New book tech show & tell
- April 1, 2016
Get ready to geek out with fellow book enthusiasts who have shared their company’s recent innovations.