What are the major themes and trends shaping publishing today and into 2017? All publishing is digital publishing, our multichannel world, breaking down silos, and much more. View the presentation from the opening session of Digital Book World Conference 2017’s Production, Distribution, & Operations track led by Apex VP and Principal Consultant, Bill Kasdorf.

1. Bill Kasdorf
VP and Principal Consultant, Apex Content Solutions
Active in IDPF, BISG, W3C, SSP, IPTC, Idealliance
Production, Distribution, & Ops
Ten Themes and Trends that are Shaping
Where We Stand and Where We’re Going in 2017

2. DBW
The most important news is not news:
1. All Publishing is Digital.
DBW is about
books in adigital world,
not just digital books, aka ebooks.

3. Authoring,
Acquiring,
Developing,
Editing,
Designing,
Producing,
Distributing,
Promoting,
Discovering:
It’s all digital.
“Digital Publishing” = PUBLISHING

4. DXM
Move over, KM, ECM, WCM, UI and UX:
2. DXM Became a Thing.
digital experience management
Not just reading a book or a website,
but finding, getting, and using content effectively.

5. DXM
Move over, KM, ECM, WCM, UI and UX:
2. DXM Became a Thing.
digital experience management
Not just reading a book or a website,
but finding, getting, and using content effectively.
joshua tallent
Best Practices for
Metadata Management:
What You Need to Know
to Do it Right

6. Multichannel
Digital Fatigue is real.
But the p vs. e proportion varies by sector and genre.
3. “Multichannel” Includes Print.
“Print is back”? Nope. It never left.
People want options.
We live in a multichannel world.

7. Multichannel
Digital Fatigue is real.
But the p vs. e proportion varies by sector and genre.
3. Multichannel includes print.
“Print is back”? Nope. It never left.
People want options.
We live in a multichannel world.
phil madans
Embracing Complexity:
Thriving in a Multi-Product, Multi-Format,
Multi-Platform World
ken brooks and phil sexton
It’s All About the Customer:
How to Think Print + Platform + Product

8. COPE
But how do we actually do all this?
And get our people on board?
4. Yes, We Can COPE.
create once, publish everywhere
It’s all about agile, modular workflows.
We need to re-engineer for continual change.

9. COPE
But how do we actually do all this?
And get our people on board?
4. Yes, We Can COPE.
create once, publish everywhere
It’s all about agile, modular workflows.
Change never stops.
greg suprock
liisa mccloy-kelley
michael gaudet
Creating New Workflows that Work:
How to Reduce Friction
in your Products, Processes
and People

10. Think Big
It’s not just about the text.
It’s not even just about the book.
5. Broadening Our Perspective.
breaking down the silos
Designing and developing for all formats up front.
Building intelligence into the process.

11. Think Big
It’s not just about the text.
It’s not even just about the book.
5. Broadening Our Perspective
breaking down the silos
Designing and developing for all formats up front.
Building intelligence into the process.
This theme
is common to most of the sessions
in this track!

12. Think Small
It’s also about all the components—
of the books, and the processes we make them with.
6. Getting Granular.
paying attention to the pieces
Chapter abstracts. Keywords. Images. assets.
The things people will want to find.

13. Think Small
It’s also about all the components—
of the books, and the processes we make them with.
6. Getting Granular
paying attention to the pieces
Chapter abstracts. Keywords. Images. assets.
The things people will want to find.
bill rosenblatt
Does Your Content
Know Its Rights?

14. Taking Control
We’re finding out who our real customers are—
and they’re finding us.
7. Power to the Publisher.
who’s buying your books, and where?
Selling books everywhere,
and taking control of where they are.

15. Taking Control
We’re finding out who our real customers are—
and they’re finding us.
7. Power to the Publisher
who’s buying your books, and where?
Selling books everywhere,
and taking control of where they are.
ron martinez
gareth jarrett
tara catogge
Taking Control of the Channel:
Native Retailing, Agile Global Print,
and Managed Inventory
for Book Publishers

16. Accessibility
It’s easier than ever—and more important than ever
—to make books accessible.
8. Mainstreaming Accessibility.
accessible books are better books. period.
If you’ve got properly structured EPUB 3s,
you’re most of the way there.

17. Accessibility
It’s easier than ever—and more important than ever
—to make books accessible.
8. Mainstreaming Accessibility
accessible books are better books. period.
If you’ve got properly structured EPUB 3s,
you’re most of the way there.
george kerscher
charles lapierre
Accessibility Master Class:
It’s Not Rocket Science,
and You’re Closer Than You Think

18. Convergence
Standards are building on each other
and aligning to enable interoperability.
9. Converging Standards.
we’re getting closer to
“one file works everywhere”
Yes, even for print!

19. Convergence
Standards are building on each other
and aligning to enable interoperability.
9. Converging Standards
we’re getting close to
“one file works everywhere”
Yes, even for print!
bill kasdorf
dave cramer
Converging Standards:
The Future is Happening Now,
and You’ll Like What You See!

20. Don’t Panic!
Tools and technologies are getting
more interoperable and easier to use.
10. Things are Getting Easier.
do more. struggle less.
Yes, roles and tasks are changing.
But help, and opportunities, are all around you.

21. Don’t Panic!
Tools and technologies are getting
more interoperable and easier to use.
10. Things are Getting Easier
do more. struggle less.
Yes, roles and tasks are changing.
But help, and opportunities, are all around you.
thad mcilroy
Tools You’ll Wonder How You Lived Without
How to Thrive in an Era of Constant Change

22. Thanks!
Bill Kasdorf
bkasdorf@apexcovantage.com
+1 734 904 6252 | @BillKasdorf
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