Content Library
Creating a roadmap for accessibility
- March 23, 2017
Learn how to develop a practical roadmap for creating accessible ebooks that’s customized to the unique considerations of your press and workflow.
Learn how to fix your backlist bestsellers, to shine them up to a newer EPUB specification and ready for the diverse needs of a broad spectrum of readers.
#StandardsGoals for 2024: What’s new for BISAC
- April 25, 2024
BookNet Canada’s representative in the BISG Subject Code Committee updates us on the recent additions and changes made to the BISAC list.
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.
In January 2022, we convened a panel of retailers, all of whom launched their bookstore during the pandemic. Where are they one year later?
In this presentation, BookNet Canada’s Kalpna Patel shares what 2023 brought for the Loan Stars program, and what’s in store for 2024.
BookNet Canada Project Manager Tim Middleton recaps the highlights from 2023 for the BNC BiblioShare project.
Jordyn Martinez (Simon & Schuster Canada) demonstrates how to sift through the piles of data — from backlist and comp sales to forecasting popularity — to find the pieces that will really sell your book.
Moving pieces: Industry initiatives you don’t want to miss
- March 31, 2021
Join industry colleagues for an essential speed round of notable projects, initiatives, success stories, and experiments that originated over the past year. Catch up, stay informed, and learn what’s next.
What makes #BookTokers tick: Everything publishers need to know
- February 17, 2022
This panel of successful BookTokers shares insights into how they choose the books they feature in their videos, what they wish publishers knew before approaching them for partnerships, and more.
On again; off again
- March 23, 2017
In this talk, we take a look at some of the key bits of technology being used by phase-shifting applications, and how they (and other ideas) may have a possible use in Portable Web Publications.
Inclusivity, diversity, and harmonizing the metadata supply chain: Standards at EDItEUR
- March 20, 2019
Chris Saynor (EDItEUR) shares how Thema, the subject category scheme for the global book trade, can be used to identify and improve the discoverability of titles suitable for a more diverse and inclusive audience.