BISG print-on-demand seminar: challenges in print world remain
Our friends at BISG recently held a webinar on printing on demand, and a number of issues confronting the book industry and paper shortages were mentioned. Digital Book World has added a new breakout track for Digital Book World 2019 called Print Book World, designed to cover best practices and current trends related to the print industry and how these issues interact with digital. Within this new track is David Hetherington, VP - Global Business Development, Books Internatio
Castlingo: a great tool for publishers to create Alexa skills with zero code
Thanks to our partner Witlingo, a company based in the DC area which develops voice experiences for brands, Digital Book World has access to a new service called Castlingo. This service makes it easier than it has ever been before for publishers and content creators to create their own Alexa skill, without knowing any code whatsoever. Compliments of a special arrangement lasting through December 8, Castlingo is available for FREE. You can use it to create an Alexa skill right
New Wiley / Lumina Datamatics partnership highlights importance of rights management to modern publi
It's not enough with modern publishing efforts to provide tools for creating content. For many, providing rights clearance and ecosystem-wide protection against piracy is increasingly essential. Back in 2011, Steve Jobs and Apple correctly surmised that textbooks were in dire need of disruption, and in early 2012 (after Jobs had passed away), Apple rolled out iBooks Author as the solution which could be used by educators to create digital textbooks. One of the critical reason
Digital Book World Interview: Scribd CEO Trip Adler on returning to an unlimited-reading business mo
The world of digital books is changing rapidly. Apple is preparing for another run, Walmart and Rakuten have partnered to offer the Kobo reading device in stores, Google just launched a new audiobook service to compete with Audible, and the ecosystem of companies offering services related to publishing or content creation continues to swell. Innovation is alive and well. One of the more interesting companies located squarely at the center of publishing and technology is Scrib
Digital Book World 2018 announces first speakers and program structure; Super Early Bird passes go o
Digital Book World 2018 announces first details of the upcoming conference October 2-4, 2018, including the first batch of speakers and the
