Yesterday was part 2 of the BISG's 3-part webcast series, Evolving Metadata Practices: Latest Research on Workflow, ROI, and the Transition to ONIX 3.0. Part two was called, Understanding Metadata ROI: Inisghts from Nielsen's White Paper, The Link Between Metadata and Sales. Jonathan Nowell, from Nielsen BookData, presented data about the findings described in Nielsen's white … [Read more...] about Understanding Metadata
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The BISG’s Metadata Research Project
Today I listened to the first of three webinars hosted by the BISG about metadata. The series is called Evolving Metadata Practices, and today's webinar was on A Research-Based Understanding of the Current Metadata Landscape: Full Results from BISG's Metadata Research Project. … [Read more...] about The BISG’s Metadata Research Project
Understanding Metadata
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One of the first talks I went to at BookExpo America (BEA) this year was called, Understanding Metadata in the Digital Age. Bill Newlin, the publisher of Avalon, an imprint of Perseus, and Fran Toolan, the chief ignitor of Firebrand, presented. For this blog post, I will be focusing on external metadata (that goes in to feeds and on websites, for example) for ebooks (metadata … [Read more...] about Understanding Metadata
BookExpo America 2012
This year's BEA was exciting, and well, a little tiring. Next week I'll be posting some of my highlights of the show, but for now I'd like to share a couple interesting tidbits. At this year's show there were 1300 exhibitors and 22,365 industry professionals. This year was also the first time the largest publishing conference in North America opened up to the public, meaning … [Read more...] about BookExpo America 2012
EPUB3
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Yesterday I attended the first of a four-part webcast series hosted by Book Industry Study Group, called Understanding EPUB 3. Bill Kasdorf, vice president of Apex Solutions, and Bill McCoy, Executive Director of International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) were the two main panelists. Although much of EPUB 3 is an evolution of EPUB 2, there are a lot of cool features to … [Read more...] about EPUB3
An Overview of Digital Book World 2012
Digital Book World (DBW) is an annual conference that, according to its website, "offers trade publishers hard data on the state of the book business as well as actionable, proven strategies for taking immediate advantage of opportunities as they develop in today’s publishing industry." I was able to attend one day for free, in exchange for helping my entrepreneur friend run … [Read more...] about An Overview of Digital Book World 2012
