Collective effervescence
- March 23, 2018
Saadia Muzaffar guides us through an exploration of how leaders in the publishing sector can reimagine their work and its impact, and reconcile that with the realities of business and bottom lines.
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Using the context of his experience as both a publisher and within an all-you-can-read service, Nathan Hull will explore why providing less choice might actually be of more value to the reader.
Ellen Ullman in conversation
- March 22, 2018
A conversation with Ellen Ullman, author of the cult classic memoir Close to the Machine, based on her years as a rare female computer programmer in the early years of the personal computer era.
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.
Readers will listen: Audiobooks and the sound of sales
- March 24, 2017
With a panel of industry experts and innovators, we’ll discuss current developments in the creation and distribution of audiobooks, alongside new consumer data on what listeners expect from us.
Repurposing content
- March 24, 2017
Drawing from case studies of creative and effective ways to give existing content a second life, this panel discussion will show you how to broaden your reach by using the resources you already have.
Inspired by the success of premium episodic television, Molly Barton launched Serial Box. In this session she discusses how their content differs from books delivered in pieces.
Spiders, chatbots, and the future of metadata: A look inside the BNC BiblioShare sandbox
- March 24, 2017
BookNet’s BiblioShare database now holds over 2 million public records – what are we doing with all that bibliographic data?
Robert Wheaton suggests that publishing’s “old world” business model doesn’t constitute dead weight, but rather a secret weapon.
With almost a full year’s worth of top 10 lists under its belt, the Loan Stars program is geared up to continue shining a spotlight on exciting new titles for library staff and their patrons.
Discover tactics and strategies you can bring back to your marketing, publicity, and sales teams to help them create influential conversations that will lead to recommendations and, ultimately, sales.
Understanding your metadata’s journey
- March 24, 2017
In this session, we look at the flow of data and consider some of the best practices you can use to make your metadata more consistent and more robust across various end points.