Over the summer of 2018, the Association of Canadian Publishers conducted a baseline survey to measure the diversity of the Canadian book publishing workforce. This session shares the highlights.
2019
In this workshop, we present the CSS authored at Macmillan as a case study and explore alternative ways to code and style complex content with CSS, with a focus on grid and media queries in EPUBs.
Jordyn Martinez (Simon & Schuster Canada) demonstrates how to sift through the piles of data — from backlist and comp sales to forecasting popularity — to find the pieces that will really sell your book.
Can machines improve the storytelling process? Monica Landers and Mary Brendza (StoryFit) show how an AI-powered analysis can help storytellers visualize their stories and share real-life examples to support publishing decisions.
Ashleigh Gardner (Wattpad) talks about how new technologies — such as machine learning — are creating new opportunities to discover and publish marginalized voices.
Chris Saynor (EDItEUR) shares how Thema, the subject category scheme for the global book trade, can be used to identify and improve the discoverability of titles suitable for a more diverse and inclusive audience.
From the definition of accessibility requirements, to the actual production, to testing and metadata editing, accessibility needs to be taken into account through the entire production workflow.
This workshop includes hands-on training in assembling audiobooks from sample audio, QAing tablemates’ audio, and understanding required metadata.
How do we shift from “gatekeeping” towards “spacemaking”: a process that solicits, supports, and develops the work of marginalized writers and professionals?
eBOUND Canada conducted a study using a sample of ebooks from Canadian publishers to gauge the efficacy of adding audience-driven keywords to the metadata. These are the results.
These panelists have one goal: Get more books into the hands of readers. They talk about their efforts in working together to support book sales in ways that are creative, collaborative, and constructive.
Jennifer Baker (Minorities in Publishing podcast) interviews author and founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity, Jael Richardson, on craft, publishing, and formulating equity within the literary community.