In case you didn’t know, the Tech Forum website features a repository of all the content we’ve created and shared as part of our event throughout the years. Here is a list of the 10 Tech Forum sessions that were the most popular in 2023.

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Trendspotting: Book subjects on the move in the Canadian market

Are Canadians still buying backlist? Are we letting go of mysteries and thrillers but walking into the embrace of Romance? Monique Mongeon and Ampersand’s Pavan Ranu dig deep into the data to show you the book subjects on the move and uncover the relationship between trends in gift product and whether they’re similar to subject trends in books!

Diversity in Canadian Book Publishing: Findings from the 2022 baseline survey

In this presentation, representatives from the Association of Canadian Publishers discuss findings from the recent Canadian Book Publishing Diversity Baseline Survey digging into data around race, gender, sexuality, salary, and more. They highlight where the publishing industry has improved in terms of diversity, what areas still need work, and how we as publishing professionals can continue to identify any challenges or opportunities for building inclusive workplaces.

Book industry state of the nation 2023

Join BookNet Canada’s President and CEO Noah Genner for an in-depth presentation of the most recent data on Canadian book buyers, readers, and consumers.

How to make accessible ebooks: A workshop for beginners

Non-technical? No problem. This workshop is for everyone who wants to learn how to make accessible, ready-for-the-market ebooks, regardless of their department or previous experience with ebooks.

What makes #BookTokers tick: Everything publishers need to know

With over 175,000 TikTok followers combined, this panel of successful BookTokers share insights into their world — how they choose the books they feature in their videos, what they wish publishers knew before approaching them for partnerships, how their reading habits have changed since amassing a significant following, and much more.

The year of testing dangerously: The EPUB 3.3 story

A new version of EPUB 3 is here, but it's nothing to fear. Find out what it means for ebook creators, what's changed since EPUB 3.2, the testing process, the surprising things we've learned about EPUB, and what comes next.

Let's judge a book by its cover: A panel about book cover design

The best and brightest cover designers (and one bookseller) debate what makes good design shine, revisit their best-of lists, and consider the covers that could have been.

Live Podcast Recording: Minorities in Publishing

Jennifer Baker of the Minorities in Publishing podcast conducts a live interview with author, columnist, and founder of the Festival of Literary Diversity (FOLD) Jael Richardson on craft, publishing, and formulating equity within the literary community.

Retail panel: Pandemic-era booksellers one year later

Join Stacy Batchelor (Fable Book Parlour), Kerri Doyle (Books & Shenanigans), and Meghan Desjardins (River Bookshop) in conversation with Tim Middleton and Lauren Stewart of BookNet and learn what it’s like to evolve as a retailer without a “before time” to reference.

The art of promoting books on social media: The publisher’s perspective

In this session, social media experts from five Canadian publishing houses share their insights into what goes on behind the scenes — how they plan their content, what platforms they prefer, their tips and tricks for efficiency, and so much more.

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