Content Library
End of the conveyor belt: A bookstore’s perspective on quality control, support improvements, and user feedback
- March 22, 2018
In addition to a general overview of ebook testing and support at Kobo, this presentation provides some historical context for how processes and reading platforms have evolved at Kobo over the years.
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.
What Thema can do: Leveraging metadata to support the discoverability of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis publishing and books by Indigenous authors
- January 22, 2026
A conversation about the latest developments and additions made to the subject classification system, Thema.
The in-house digital shift
- March 24, 2011
How will current business models, organizational structures and job descriptions change to meet the demands of a new way of doing business?
Richard Nash explains how the publishing business is shifting from manufacturing to service, a change vastly more disruptive but also offering vastly greater opportunity than the shift from print to digital.
A first-hand look at how these publishers designed content marketing strategies tailored to their audiences’ needs, with detailed case studies showing what worked and what didn’t (and why).
Our panel covers the state of standards compliance and speculates on the best path forward.
Publishing in the age of globalization: The wonderful, the worrisome, and what’s next
- March 12, 2015
In a rapid-fire overview of the global publishing landscape, Ed Nawotka, considers the macro-trends and some of the micro-trends at play.
Hugh McGuire (BookOven) and Mark Lefebvre (Titles Bookstore) explore how to improve the book supply chain, from publishing to bookselling.
Lucy Scinocca gives a guided tour through Harlequin’s MyRewards loyalty program, including what the team has learned in their first year of building brand ambassadors.
Dominique Raccah (Sourcebooks) guides you to transform your publishing company through innovation and digital entrepreneurship.
Debate: Does ebook design matter?
- March 31, 2016
Check your biases at the door as ebook experts make things personal at ebookcraft’s first debate: “be it resolved that ebook design is insignificant.”