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On this July 23rd, digital publishing experts Mike O’Connor, Robert Hayashi, Sean Cranbury, Christopher Odom, and Michael Smith will come to SFU and share their expertise and experiences in one of the only industries to boom in the last eighteen months. To join them, check out our Digital Publishing workshop.

While most publishers are beginning the process of digitizing their back lists, digital technology has gained a toe hold in helping publishers market their front lists as well. No longer are titles digitized and pushed through select channels to have the process stop there. Content can be moved, indexed and combined with other publishers or books.

The pedigree of this line up includes a founder and publisher of Insomniac Press, a vice-president of Indigo Books & Music, past president of the Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario, chief technical officer at LibreDigital, freelance writer and blogger, Director of Creative Awareness, social media strategist, former director for Access Copyright and the Canadian Copyright Institute, a leader in the digitization of hundreds of thousands of books per year for Microsoft Live Search Book, the executive director of the International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) and almost a century of cumulative experience.

This two-day workshop, presented in conjunction with the Association of Book Publishers of BC, will consider success stories such as Japan’s $220 million in sales with Manga – it will also learn from some of the less successful initiatives.

It discusses channels of distribution and the markets that are not being fully explored and developed, such as India where a significant majority of those attending universities speak English and whose market is primarily digital. Publishers need to have a defined digital strategy, much like their business mandates and business plans.

This workshop will provide answers and prompt questions to get the information you need to create your own digital roadmap. If you are not doing something, you may find you will soon be playing catch up. By the end of the two days you will understand the phrases and definitions and identify what kinds of formats best suit your needs. Some key points you will learn: • Determine which formats can best deliver your content • Determine business objectives for an initial foray into digital publishing • Determine your requirements from third party service providers • Understand XML • Discuss the pros and cons of DRM • Hear what the future of publishing may look like

For more information and registration have a look here.

We hope you can come and be part of this summit with some of the greatest minds of the industry.