Are we biased towards long books?
- March 24, 2017
Journalist Hillary Frey spent a year with her company Matter Studios trying to understand why the publishing industry has shied away from fast, timely reads, and searching for ways to produce them.
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Learn how Digital Rights Management works by watching an actual EPUB be encrypted! Knowing
Bionic bookselling
- March 24, 2017
Discoverability is alive and well; what’s dead is the notion of a single user experience of any discovery journey.
BNC research roundup
- March 24, 2017
Looking at recent research on sales trends, consumer behaviour, digital publishing, and more, Noah Genner offers data-driven, actionable insights to better inform your next business decision.
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.
Demystifying the inner workings of Amazon keywords
- March 24, 2017
Take a deep dive into the mysterious world of Amazon keywords using lessons learned from one publisher’s journey to uncover the online retailer’s inner workings and enhance discoverability.
E-production without borders
- March 23, 2017
With the field of e-production in transition, there is both uncertainty and the potential for exciting new opportunities for ebook designers and developers.
ebook apps from the inside out
- March 23, 2017
An exploration of the past, present, and future evolution of ebook reading applications and how that impacts and informs the art and craft of creating ebooks.
ebook usability from the library’s perspective
- March 23, 2017
Pull back the curtain on what librarians love about ebooks, why ebook recommendations often come with both raves and caveats, how certain types of books and users are best served by print, and more.
Automating ebook production can seem daunting, but there are a lot of tools that can help. Get a first-hand look at a successful case study and get some practical guidance for building functions that work.
The art of storyboarding
- March 31, 2016
This session is (literally) an illustrated view of storyboarding and how you can leverage its related techniques to organize print-centric content for digital book formats.
The ebook developer’s toolbox
- March 31, 2016
Developing beautiful, functional ebooks for a variety of reading platforms requires a unique combination of knowledge. In this talk, you’ll see some of the essential skills every ebook developer should have.