BookNet Canada is developing a Shopify plugin that will pull rich bibliographic data from BiblioShare into Shopify, allowing small businesses access to the same data available to larger retailers.
Marvin is an ebook reader built in close collaboration with the reading community and is based on the premise that incredibly powerful mobile technologies can be used to create richer reading experiences.
Neelan Choksi will highlight the lessons learned after launching Stanza.
Neil De Young and Mike Smith share what the transition to the IDPF epub standard has been like for Hachette as well as a wider view of the current ePub landscape.
Susan Danziger (DailyLit discusses her experience with different business models, including sponsorships, advertising, and paid books.
Gary Cosimini (Adobe) will discuss how publishers can realize the full potential of XML content management and retrieval, transforming their operations.
Aideen O’Leary-Chung and Amy Wilkins share more on the heart-pounding passion Harlequin is bringing to the digital space.
Drawing from two recent reports on distribution and digital publishing in the Canadian market, Craig Riggs will explore the variety of options and strategies currently in use.
Michael Serbinis (Indigo) shares how Shortcovers is designed to be more than just another eBookstore and how readers are responding to reading digitally.
Join Neelan Choksi and Michael Neujahr as they demo the latest technology for ereading.
Michael Tamblyn (BookNet Canada) describes six initiatives that could make things better for publishers, readers, and others with an interest in the future of the book.
Brian O’Leary, one of the principals of the StartWithXML 2009 conference, will present the business case that underpins “why” publishers should embrace XML.
