Publishing Next 2012 - The Future Of Publishing September 14, 2012

Publishing Next 2012 - The Future Of Publishing

Publishing Next is an annual conference that specifically addresses the “future of publishing”.

The conference will have knowledge sharing sessions and workshops held in parallel allowing participants to choose according to their needs.

Sessions of Publishing Next 2012

Getting Rookies On Board -the discovery and engagement of new authors
Expanding the Publishing Pie -Investment in the Publishing Sector
Marketing to a Young Audience -Getting children and adolescents to read
Re-configuring the book -Leveraging digital technologies for effective story-telling
The Booksellers Woe -Addressing demand-side issues
Preservation of Oral Traditions through publishing
Academic Publishing, the way ahead
Language Publishing: Dead end or opportunities galore?
Workshops:

Contracts and buying/selling rights
Working with online Retailers
Getting national distribution reach
Launching a digital-only imprint
Development of eBook versions
Pricing of eBook
Digital content, conversion, distribution, sales
Using Business intelligence for effective book selling
Developing effective metadata for discovery of website catalogue
Publishing Next 2012 –Confirmed speakers include:

Sayoni Basu, Duckbill
Shobha Viswanath, KaradiTales
Swati Roy, Bookaroo
Praba Ram, Saffron Tree
Brij Singh, Fliplog
Pratheek Thomas, Manta Ray
Ashish Goel, Urban Ladder
K. Satyanarayan, New Horizon Media
Vikrant Mathur, BookScanPractice at The Nielsen Company
Rahul Dixit, Penguin India
Vatsala Kaul-Banerjee, Hachette India
Arun Maheshwari, VaniPrakashan
Ajit Sharma, Elsevier India
K. Srinivas, Pearson India
Vivek Mehra, Sage India
Dr. Desmond Kharmawphlang, Cultural and Creative Studies, NEHU
Venetia Ansell, RasalaBooks
Subhadra De, ChhatimBooks
K. Vaitheeswaran, Indiaplaza.com
Insight talks by:

Ashish Goel, former COO of ACK media
Badri Seshadri, Publisher, New Horizon Media
R. Sundararajan, CEO of Strata Retail
Ganesh Devy, BhashaAcademy
Some of the participants of Publishing Next 2011 included:

National Book Trust, India
British Council, India
PrintWeek India
HarperCollins India
Independent Publishers’ Distribution Alternatives
New Horizon Media, Chennai
Balani Infotech, New Delhi
Kalachavadu Publications, Nagercoil
Yatra Books, New Delhi
Embassy of France in India
Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad
National Manuscript Mission, Mysore
Registrar of Copyrights, GoI
Media Nama, New Delhi
Stree Books, Kolkata
Pratham Books, Bangalore
Tara Books, Chennai
Who should attend: Publishers, Authors/writers, Printers, Content aggregators, people from the digital industry, and anybody interested in books/eBooks publishing.

Official Website: http://event.ayojak.com/event/publishing-next-2012--the-future-of-publishing