This seminar has now run. Several presentations are available online. See links below.

Books are New Zealand’s biggest cultural activity and they are arguably the oldest mass medium. But they’ve also been slow to join the digital world. Now that’s about to change. The rise of so-called ebooks, and the various digital forms they are taking, means that the book is about to get a serious digital makeover ...
AUCKLAND – 31 March 2009 • WELLINGTON – 1 April 2009 • CHRISTCHURCH – 2 April 2009

PROGRAMME

08:45am    Registration

09:00am    Welcome and Opening Remarks

09:15am    The Rise and Fall and Rise of Ebooks

Martin Taylor, Director, Digital Publishing Forum

10:00am    A Glimpse at the Global Strategy of a Major Publisher

—Part 1: Educational Publishing

Adrian Keane, Managing Director, Pearson

A lot of what will shape the ebook market in New Zealand is being driven by the global strategies of the major publishers. In this and the following session, multinational publishers offer glimpses of what is going on in their organisations and how and when it’s likely to impact on the New Zealand market.
Pearson is the global education publishing business of London-based media conglomerate Pearson plc, the international media group. It is active in both the school and higher education markets.

10:30am    Morning Tea

10:45am    A Glimpse at the Global Strategy of a Major Publisher

—Part 2: Trade Publishing

Kevin Chapman, Hachette; Tony Fisk, Harpercollins; Margaret Thompson, Penguin Group; Karen Ferns, Random House

11:15am    Be Where They Are: Investing in the Future with Mixed-Media Publishing – Digital, Audio, and Hardcopy

Neale Pitches, CEO and Publisher, South Pacific Press

It might seem like the ebook market is taking forever to develop. But this hands-on case study shows how one New Zealand publisher grabbed the digital publishing opportunity three years ago and now sells internationally. Learn from his warts-and-all practical experience, the successes, pitfalls and invaluable advice for those about to start out on the road to digital success.

12:00pm    Production and Distribution of Digital Content

Andrew Crisp, Director, InfoGrid Pacific

Download the presentation (Powerpoint 185KB)

Digital publishing offers the promise of reusable content - produce once then output many times in many formats. But publishers, editors, authors, designers, and others need to learn new techniques, consider changes to traditional workflows, and understand both the opportunities, and the limitations, of digital content production and distribution. InfoGrid Pacific has been active in creating ebooks for international publishers for more than 10 years. They share their experience and offer practical, real world tips to help you get started.

1:00pm    Working Lunch and Group Discussion

Over lunch, participants will work with conveners in small groups to examine key issues and come up with recommendations for the following, “Where to From Here” open forum.

02:00pm    Where to From Here? How to Grow a Digital Publishing Industry in New Zealand - Open forum

Download contacts for Quickfire Case Studies (Excel file)
Download Google Settlement presentation (.ppt)
Download Afternoon Open Forum programme (141KB)

Yes we can! But how do we do it, and what resources can we collectively bring to accelerate the growth of a globally competitive digital publishing industry? This interactive session brings together ideas and opportunities from participants that will feed into a plan to kick New Zealand’s nascent digital publishing industry into high gear.

03:30pm    Summing Up and Closing Remarks

04:00pm    Workshop Ends

Download the registration form (PDF 207kb).

Registration

Full rate: $180+GST ($202.50 incl GST) – per delegate, includes lunch, morning and afternoon teas.

Special 50% earlybird discount for members of BPANZ and NZ Society of Authors: $90+GST ($101.25 incl GST) – register with payment by 16 March 2009 to qualify for this special rate.

Download and complete the registration form (PDF 207kb) (includes programme details). Return completed form with payment to the address below.

Venues and Accommodation

Auckland    Tuesday 31 March 2009 - NOTE NEW AUCKLAND LOCATION

        Hyatt Regency Auckland, cnr Princes Street & Waterloo Quadrant, Auckland City. Ph 09-355-1234, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Wellington    Wednesday 1 April 2009

        Mercure Hotel, 345 The Terrace, Wellington. Ph 04-802-3872,  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Christchurch    Thursday 2 April 2009

        Latimer Hotel, 30 Latimer Square, Christchurch. Ph 03-963-1384, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Further Information

For further details, phone +64-9-529-9573 or email reservations [at] digitalpublishing.org.nz. Check out our website digitalpublishing.org.nz/events for the up-to-date programme, speaker bios, registration details, accommodation, and more.

Contact Details

Digital Publishing Forum. ph +64-9-529-9573, fax +64-9-529-9572, email: reservations [at] digitalpublishing.org.nz,. Postal: PO Box 78-224, Auckland 1245, New Zealand. Office: Level 1, 9 Remuera Rd, Newmarket, Auckland 1050, New Zealand. web: digitalpublishing.org.nz