Everything you could possibly want to know about Canadian publishers, booksellers, and readers in 2018.
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Evolving technologies and ever-increasing demand have led to explosive growth in audio publishing. This panel will discuss the ways audio is transforming their organizations’ strategies and even business models.
The metadata is the message: Balancing best practice with real life requirements in ONIX
- March 23, 2018
Your marketing message lives in your metadata, and that message should be clear. This session offers real-life examples for enhancing your ONIX data, avoiding common missteps, and minding best practice.
By working with startup companies, legacy companies can acquire new lines of business, increase strategic risk-taking, spark innovation, improve their relationships with customers, and streamline their operations.
Larissa Walker (Harlequin) gives a peek at their video marketing strategy: how to boost your online marketing campaigns, drive user engagement, and increase ROI with dynamic, integrated video content.
What do you know about the characters in your lists? Using data to reveal gender bias in contemporary fiction
- March 23, 2018
Turning content into data reveals a discouraging trend of female under-representation constant across time and genre. This presentation provides the data necessary to self-assess the content we’re publishing and self-correct.
A frank discussion on the challenges and opportunities for women in today’s publishing industry.
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.
End of the conveyor belt: A bookstore’s perspective on quality control, support improvements, and user feedback
- March 22, 2018
In addition to a general overview of ebook testing and support at Kobo, this presentation provides some historical context for how processes and reading platforms have evolved at Kobo over the years.
About three years ago, Rachel Comerford began two digital journeys: interpreting, applying, and developing ebook standards; and online dating.