Today’s guest post is from Jordan Knoll, Marketing & Program Developer at eBOUND Canada. eBOUND, a not-for-profit ebook services firm, is co-presenting our upcoming ebookcraft conference. Read on to learn more about the evolution of ebook education at Canadian publishing houses.
The Ebook Unicorn: Standards in Ebook Development
Today’s guest post is from Laura Brady, principal of Brady Type, a full-service book design studio specializing in ebook development, print book production, and general publishing problem solving. She’ll be moderating what promises to be a very lively panel at ebookcraft this March: The Ebook Unicorn.
Intrigued?Turning Art Books into Ebooks
This week’s guest blog post is from Tina Henderson, who has been involved in the design and production of hundreds of books in multiple languages for book publishers, museums, and self-publishers. She has worked with publishers of art books since 1993. Take it away, Tina!User Experience for Ebooks
Today, we have a guest post from Anne Kostick. Anne is a partner in Foxpath IND, emerita president of Women’s Media Group, program director of the Digital Book Awards, and the author of several books. She also has a column, Digital Reading, in which she discusses user experience and related topics in ebooks and e-reading. Take it away, Anne!Smartphone Reading Is on the Rise
Smartphone users are used to reading on their phones: texts, tweets, emails, news, social media sites, blogs… but do they also read books?
As part of a two-year consumer study, BookNet Canada asked book buyers whether they read books on their phone and, if so, how frequently. This question was asked of over 1,000 book-buying Canadians per quarter from the beginning of 2012 up until the end of the third quarter of 2013.
Five New Year's Resolutions
On January 1st, certain New Year’s resolutions are always popular—eat better, exercise more, quit smoking (again), finally write that book—but the start of a new year is a great time for business-related resolutions, too. So if you’re looking to get more out of your book-related business, here are five resolutions that can help you start the year off right.
A Holiday Report from the Research Elves
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Finding Award-Winners on CataList
Canadians love their books. A recent National Reading Campaign survey found that 95% of Canadians read for pleasure, and books are their preferred reading format. But with so much out there to read, how does anyone decide what to pick up next?
Often, avid readers’ holiday wishlists are filled with the winners and finalists of Canadian book awards such as Canada Reads, the Giller Prize, and the Governor General’s Literary Awards. To make it easy for retailers and libraries to find and order Canadian award finalists, we’ve created catalogues for all the major awards on BNC CataList.
#CMPTO Wrap-Up: Attention to Retail
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.
