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?
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Robert Wheaton suggests that publishing’s “old world” business model doesn’t constitute dead weight, but rather a secret weapon.
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.
What if we could start over with EPUB, without worrying about backward compatibility? What would an ebook format look like? Could we make it simpler, more powerful, less maddening?
When ebooks make a publisher’s dream of never having books go out of print become a reality, what editorial, production, and technical obstacles arise?
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.
Learn how Digital Rights Management works by watching an actual EPUB be encrypted! Knowing