Kristen lectures extensively on issues facing the publishing. Idpf digital book 2014 is for executives and professionals across the publishing industry including senior leaders, marketers, publishers and editors, educators, school district administrators. Conferences, digital book world, direct response, ebooks. At what may well have been the last international digital publishing forum idpf conference, a proposed merger of idpf and the world wide web consortium cast a chill in chicago. Nearly all significant book publishers in the united states, and many from abroad, have booths and exhibits at bea, and use the fair as an opportunity to showcase. I thought it might be helpful to compile a list of conferences in 20 for indie authors, focusing on digital publishing or selfpublishing in general. Overdrives steve potash moves to block idpf merger with w3c. Ieee, via its different bodies, organizes numerous conferences and meetings on a wide range of topics. Idpfs epub work leans heavily on w3cs html5 standard, and idpf has been overachieving with limited infrastructure and resources. The established open content format for ebooks is epub from the international digital publishing forum idpf.
Angela currently serves on the board of directors for bisg and idpf, the international digital publishing forum. The annual digital author and indie selfpublishing. And now, as it turns out, youre looking at the same entity. Bacm research has announced the publishing of reconstructed hitler headquarters war diaries and diarists writings by. After seven months of contentious debate over the merger, the international digital publishing forum, developer of the epub ebook format standard, and the w3c, the internet standards organization founded by tim bernerslee, have officially combined organizations international digital publishing forum president george kerscher, said that the merger. Leading up to bea chicago, digital publishing and web. Thursday marks the second and final day of the idpfs conference this year, and as i get caught up on coverage ive found an article with highlighting.
Idpf holds conference on putting reader first, neglects. Sir tim bernerslee, the inventor of the world wide web and the director of the world wide web consortium, will deliver the keynote address at. The channels, the formats and the opportunities and will take place in chicago at the mccormick center from may 1011, 2016. The 2016 general us publishing industry contact sheet is our most popular annual feature, listing publishers. Registration for digital book world online community events open. This will create a rich media environment for digital publishing that. This activity intends to use epup 3, the current version, as the basis for the actionable data book. Book expo gives me the opportunity to talk with decisionmakers in publishing. International digital publishing forum idpf announces new executive director. The idpf is the body responsible for the development of the. New scientist july 14, 2016 pokemon go shines new attention on trespass laws, constitution daily july, 2016. Previously, angela served four years at the book industry study group bisg, an organization that fosters conversation and consensus across all sectors of the book business. The international digital publishing forum is a global standards organization dedicated to the development and promotion of electronic publishing and digital content consumption. A controversy has been brewing in the world of ebook standards.
Effective january 30, 2017 idpf has combined with w3c. Whether its talking directly to a writer about an appearance in our store or negotiating a deal for publishing a book for the museum, book expo is an important show to make contact with publishing professionals. International digital publishing forum archives porter. Anecdotal information from big trade houses suggests that ebook sales are approaching 3% of total sales. Idpf members include publishers, technology firms, other industry associations, and. Prior to joining nielsen, she was the founder and ceo of bookigee, an innovative data and analytics company in the publishing space.
For the previous edition, see the march 2016 w3c highlights. Since 2004, ipres conferences have been held on four continents. Indeed, in november 2016, the organizations membership voted 72 in. Does the last year of ebook sales represent a pause, a plateau, or a decline in digital and a glorious resurgence of print. The convergence between books and the web is really, really.
Idpf digital book 2014 international digital publishing. Considering the very wide range of digital change topics. Published may 2016 by bill mccoy, executive director, idpf digital publishing has clearly arrived. Top 5 cantmiss digital publishing conferences fresh ink. During a tense community meeting at digital book world on wednesday, the executive board of the international digital publishing forum announced that an. The idpf has just said that sales in june 2009 were up 6% over june a year ago. The international digital publishing forum idpf and the world wide web consortium w3c have proposed to combine. We are not talking about industry conferences here. Jane friedman has been speaking at writing conferences and industry events since 2001. International digital publishing forum the trade and standards. At first glance, this seems a sensible thing to do. At frankfurt, im very pleased to program special events in the business club facility. May, 2016 leading up to bea chicago, digital publishing and web standards set collision course by simon reichley. International digital publishing forum idpf announces.
The channels, the formats and the opportunities january 6, 2016 the theme for our 2016 conference will explore all things digital. At such an event as digital book world or the upcoming idpf digital book conference that im working to program for the opening of bookexpo america, sponsorship is, in fact, very much an order of the day and business people the audience for those events know it, expect it, and use it. Ieee s european public policy organizes various events bringing together leading technologists, scientists, engineers, and policy makers to discuss critical. Idpf close to finalizing w3c merger publishers weekly. Give us publishing perspectives reaching readers event on another day. Hosted in conjunction with book expo america, the largest north american publishing industry conference, idpf international digital publishing forum gathers executives, authors, designers, developers, technologists, and marketers to discuss key. W3c and international digital publishing forum idpf edrlab. Considering the very wide range of digital change topics that should be candidates for discussion at dbw 2016.
Publishings road warriors who gauge the rise and fall of various conferences around the world will remember years when bookexpo america was preceded by the idpfs international digital publishing forum digital book conferenceuntil idpf was made part of the w3c. Tim bernerslee to keynote annual idpf digital publishing conference at book expo america bea, 10 may 2016 in chicago. While other international book conferences like the frankfurt book fair or the london book fair serve primarily as global marketplaces for foreign rights, bea is dedicated first and foremost to. Bookexpo america commonly referred to within the book publishing industry as bea is the largest annual book trade fair in the united states. Web inventor tim bernerslee to keynote idpf at bea 2016. I am a big fan of what the international digital publishing forum idpf is creating with their readium epub reader. It holds workshops and panel discussions on developing business models, training staff, improving discoverability and publishing content for children. Ibpa report from the 2016 american library association. For a time, digicon from the international digital publishing forum idpf ran concurrently with bea. The theme for our 2016 conference will explore all things digital. Idpf holds conference on putting reader first, neglects to put any on panels. For 10 years futurebook, the booksellers annual publishing conference, has tracked, interrogated, and challenged the way the international book business has embraced and rebuffed the digital. Many of the annual conference events and exhibitions targeted to publishing professionals include training and sessions with digital publishing industry vendors.
Electronic books, or ebooks, compete with printed versions, and there is a wide. Bea is almost always held in a major city over four days in late may andor early june. Idpf digital book 2014 is the flagship digital conference at bea and the longestrunning digital conference in the industry. By angela bole, ibpa ceo despite appearing to be one of the lesser attended annual conferences in recent years at press time official ala attendance figures were not available the 2016 ala annual conference has brought a large measure of positivity to the city of orlando, still reeling from the tragic events of june 12. In an interview with potash, who is also founder of the open ebook forum, the. Magazine publishing technology and innovation continue to create new opportunities for publishers. Keynote, featured speakers announced for 2016 childrens. Prior to joining nielsen she was the founder and ceo of bookigee. Thought leadership, best practices, and the gathering of community across the wide world of publishing. Tim bernerslee to keynote annual idpf digital publishing. Both online events are free to the first 1,000 registrants worldwide. Sessions ipg pub summit 2016 independent publishers group.
At bea, i programmed the shows author hub last year, and this year i was program director for the international digital publishing forums idpf digital book conference that opened the trade show. Executive director of digital publishing technology, hachette book group usa. The idpf is beginning work an epub 3 profile known as edupub to address the requirements etextbooks and k20 education sector. Attending conferences is always a good way to keep up with industry trends, learn some new tricks, and network facetoface with others in the industry. At the idpf digital book conference preceding bookexpo america, bill mccoy executive director, idpf discussed todays release of epub 3, an update on what the idpf hopes will become the universally accepted standard format for. Usbased copyright clearance center buys the uks ixxus. The news about trade ebook sales growth continues apace. Digital publishing interest group world wide web consortium. Calendar year sales to date are up about 150% over 2008. Due to sarscov2 we have to cancel ipres 2020 which was planned for september 2020 in bejing and shift the conference to 2021. From june 47, publishers, booksellers, agents, librarians, and authors come together in new york city for bookexpo america bea, the largest gathering of book trade professionals in north america.
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