iBooks Author, Digital Book World, And The Rise Of Voice And AI
The news that Apple is formally discontinuing iBooks Author is no surprise to those following the software, but it certainly does mark the end of an era, and the beginning of a new one. On the heels of selling a previous business, the year 2014 saw me learning new skills and picking up the trail of new interests. Publishing had always been one of those, as I viewed with fascination the fact that anyone could publish a book, for the first time in human history, with mitigated
Q&A with DBW 2019 speaker Charlotte Abbott (Founder, FutureProof Content Strategy)
I recently had the privilege of sitting down with publishing industry veteran and Digital Book World 2019 speaker Charlotte Abbott. She's the founder and director of FutureProof Content Strategy, and works with clients to create stories that drive results. Check out her interview below - enjoy. Let’s start with a summary of your publishing career. Are we still in publishing? My evolution from book editor to business journalist to content and audience strategist has taught me
Finding The Joy In Publishing
First of all, watch this video, which is part of an inspiring tweet from earlier this week that went viral and got viewed millions of times: What you just watched is Alice Chigumira, a former Zimbabwean refugee into the United Kingdom and advocate for women's rights, open up a Christmas present to find her own book staring back at her. It's a remarkable, joyous video that feels fortunate to be able to peer in on. Acquiring Digital Book World has been an equally joyous experie
Digital Book World 2018 Award Finalists Announced
We are pleased to announce the Finalists for the Digital Book World 2018 Awards - part of the DBW 2018 program and the largest publishing awards program in the world. We received an incredible number of submissions, from all over the world. As we culled through them, we made decisions on some categories which could be combined with others, and some categories which did not end up with enough volume to justify Finalists, and were removed. Every Finalist was selected from among
Q&A with Lisa Lucas, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation
The mission of the National Book Foundation is to celebrate the best literature in America, expand its audience, and ensure that books have a prominent place in American culture. I had a chance to sit down with Lisa Lucas, their dynamic Executive Director, who has led the organization in a direction of growth. Below are the highlights of that interview, and we've also included a video (hosted on National Book Foundation's website) which provides a phenomenal view into the gre
The DBW Challenge! A Game For Attendees And Exhibitors Alike
Almost from the very beginning of acquiring Digital Book World, we have referred to an "exhibitor game" which would serve to incentivize attendees to visit more exhibitors during Digital Book World 2018 than they might have otherwise. We're pleased to be able to reveal many more details about this game, which is officially called The DBW Challenge. Attendees will be able to accumulate points over the course of the conference, which will be redeemable for prizes at the DBW 201
Q&A with Andrea Chambers - Director, NYU Center for Publishing
NYU's Center For Publishing provides incredible leadership within the publishing industry, providing an education which promotes the type of blended skill set necessary within a tech-oriented, high-velocity career in this rapidly changing field. We had a chance to ask Andrea Chambers, the Director for NYU's Center For Publishing, a few questions about the program and how she looks at the changing landscape within the industry. She'll also be attending Digital Book World 2018,
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
Amazon named Presenting Sponsor of Digital Book World 2018
Since acquiring Digital Book World last year, we've been working diligently to expand the array of companies participating in the conference. We wondered: how can you have an event called Digital Book World, without having the biggest and most major tech players present? We are very pleased to announce today that Amazon will be a Presenting Sponsor of Digital Book World 2018 - the first year in this conference's proud history that Amazon has been a sponsor. Amazon's participa
The DAISY Consortium joins forces with Digital Book World to talk accessibility
One area where trade publishing, independent publishing, and non-traditional publishing (such as publishing internally within corporations, or university presses) all align is in the need for published content to be as accessible as possible, to as many people as possible. We're fortunate to live in an age where our technology makes it feasible to make content broadly accessible, but we're also fortunate to live in an age where our society recognizes the need for such effort
