As publishers, we’ve become experts at managing change, and in some cases we’ve come to embrace it. We’re no longer just experimenting; we’re strategizing and planning for the future.
Publishing
Wattpad and Sourcebooks have tested out a number of publishing experiments together, and in this session, they reveal what they’ve learned.
Supersize your sales data basics by looking at how successful businesses leverage their data, how to use numbers to answer your questions, and how use your data for experimentation and flexibility.
A panel all about the Canadian market for e-singles
Laura Dawson walks us through the publishing process from acquisition to final sale, demonstrating the output of metadata at each stage of the process.
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.
Sales analysis workshop
- March 6, 2013
Erin Creasey runs a sales analysis workshop.
Self publishing and new opportunities in the book publishing sphere.
This panel of librarians provides us with valuable insight into how libraries work, from budgets and collections to patron and e-lending statistics.
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.
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?
Alex Jansen discusses the difficulties, successes and the workflows of producing Pop Sandbox’s highly original works. He also shares insights and lessons learned on integrating narrative and interactivity.