Thanks to everyone who made it out to the last Code Meet Print Toronto of 2013! We had three fantastic presentations from engaging entrepreneurs who made time in their busy holiday schedules to tell us about their consumer-focused initiatives.
Tech Forum & ebookcraft Mini-FAQ
Reading, Apps, and the Modern Kid
It has been years since Apple coined the phrase “There’s an app for that.” Now, as we head into the time of year when smartphones, tablets, and other app-using devices fly off the shelves, let’s look at which apps and devices are the most popular among Canadians.
As part of our recent study of reading trends among young people in Canada, Measuring Attitudes and Adoption of Digital Content for Kids and Teens, we asked a series of questions about app usage and attitude towards apps as they relate to reading.
#CMPTO Attention to Retail
It’s our last Code Meet Print TO of the year, and we’re turning our attention to those who work up an especially good sweat in December: retailers! We also have a brand new venue for this round, the lovely Hotel Ocho.
ebookcraft Sneak Peek
Library Pricing for Digital Products
With the growing list of ebooks being made available to libraries for patron loan, we’ve seen a lot of experimentation with different publisher payment models, from loan limitations to different up-front pricing for libraries with unlimited loan licensing. If your publishing house has opted for this second option — or even if you have the same pricing for consumer and library purchase, but you want to be clear about this to the supply chain — how do you indicate this in your ONIX record?
The New Reading Experience: BiB IV
Last week at Books in Browsers IV, Baldur Bjarnason gave a talk titled Interactivity Is What You Do that I kept referring back to over the two days of sessions. He pointed out that interactive media isn’t what you watch, hear or read, but is “composed of the meaningful actions the user takes while interacting with your work.”
There are two affirming ideas in this statement. One is that “meaningful actions” has a wide enough scope to include all behaviour. Second is that producers of interactive works build an entire experience, not simply an object, for an audience.Let's Get Digital
Want to know how your digital publishing program measures up? Curious about how, why, and how fast Canadian publishers are going digital?
BookNet’s latest research initiative, The State of Digital Publishing in Canada, will set a benchmark to track the progress of digital publishing in Canada. But first, we need you to tell us about your digital program.
BiB 2013, Here I Come
This is a short note to say that I’m headed to Books in Browsers , which takes place in San Francisco from October 24-26. If you are too then definitely reach out and say hello!
Beyond Browsing and Buying with CataList
BNC CataList is a powerful tool for retailers to discover and order new titles. But did you know it also has some great features to help retailers sell more books? We’ve pulled together a few of our favourite custom uses of CataList for retailers… though publishers and librarians may learn a new trick or two as well.
