Content Library
Future-proofing publishing: Lightweight technologies publishers should be watching right now
- March 7, 2013
Robert Wheaton talks about some lightweight technologies that publishers should be watching.
Canadian book-buying behaviour
- March 8, 2013
BookNet CEO Noah Genner presents BookNet Canada’s most recent consumer insights.
Learn about the different kinds of book recommendation engines are out there, how they work and what went into the creation of Discovereads
The challenge of ebook discoverability in a print world
- March 8, 2012
Evan Schnittman (Bloomsbury) talks about why bestsellers dominate ebook sales and why the longtail is a long way from a reality for ebooks.
Laura Dawson walks us through the publishing process from acquisition to final sale, demonstrating the output of metadata at each stage of the process.
Insight into Sesame Workshop’s experience creating Sesame Street ebooks and apps as well as their global expansion in digital media.
Liz Ross tells us how publishers and booksellers can use geolocal marketing to redefine the path to purchase.
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.
EPUB 3 and accessibility
- March 8, 2012
As publishers get deeper into digital, accessible data is not a niche but an imperative.
Accessibility best practices
- March 8, 2012
Sarah Hilderley shares the best practices that can make content accessible to people with reading disabilities.
The transmedia revolution
- March 24, 2011
In this interactive session, we examine the explosive growth of enhanced e-books and book apps and the new storytelling techniques now available.