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FY-2011 EVENTS
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FY-11 EVENTS
London Book Fair, London, UK
19 April - 21 April 2010
http://www.londonbookfair.co.uk/
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. It is a unique opportunity to hear from authors, enjoy the vibrant atmosphere and explore innovations shaping the publishing world of the future.
At the fair, we exhibited a live demo of iPublishCentral, as well as met several publishers from in and around the United Kingdom. Our demo showcased the ease with which publishers can monetize their backlist, open new geographical markets and generate additional revenues without making significant investments. Many of us were unable to attend the conference due to the volcanic weather conditions that made travel toward Europe unsafe but our Executive VP sales, Gary Rodrigues, who's based out of London, managed the show extremely well. He presented on 'The new dynamics of publishing',at the Digital Theatre in Digital Zone and helped many publishers at the fair, figure out how to select an e-strategy that's right for their business.
Book Expo America, New York
25 May - 27 May 2010
http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/en/Home/
Book Expo America is the largest annual book trade fair in the United States. Almost all significant book publishers in the United States, and many from abroad, have booths and exhibits at BEA, and use the fair as an opportunity to showcase upcoming titles, sell current books, socialize with colleagues from other publishing houses, and sell and buy subsidiary rights and international rights.
We exhibited at BEA at stand no.2223 where a live demo on iPublishCentral was set-up to show publishers how they can experiment with their content and business models online with minimal risk. We met many leading publishers and helped them understand how they can leverage technology to monetize their content and build direct relationships with readers without making significant investments. We got tremdous reponse from the publishing fraternity and the show was a big success for us.
AEP's annual Summit, Washington, DC
06 June - 09 June 2010
http://www.contentincontext.org/
AEP's annual Summit is the premier professional development and networking event for the entire educational publishing industry. In 2010 the conference focus was 'Content in Context, education beyond the book'.
We exhibited a live demo of iPublishCentral to show how it can help publishers get started with their e-strategies instantly without having to make much investment in terms of time, money and efforts. All-in-all it was a wonderful experience, and opportunity to meet with educational publishers from different parts of the world.
AAUP annual meeting, Salt Lake City
17 June - 19 June 2010
http://www.aaupnet.org
AAUP annual meeting focuses on assisting member presses in the day-to-day work of scholarly publishing.
We exhibited a live demo of iPublishCentral at the AAUP Annual Meeting. Our demo was aimed at helping publishers and University presses understand how they can capitalize on emerging technologies to generate new revenue streams from their existing content. For a fraction of the cost and time, publishers can now leverage iPublishCentral to reach new users worldwide via their own branded websites.
Frankfurt Book Fair 2010
06 October - 10 October 2010
http://www.book-fair.com/en/fbf/
Based on the number of publishing companies represented, The Frankfurt Book Fair is said to be the world's largest trade fair for books. Representatives from all over the world, involved with book publishing and multimedia companies, converge at Frankfurt every year to review and debate publishing trends, to network and do business, besides negotiating international publishing rights and licensing fees.
Ever since the launch of iPublishCentral in 2008, we have been constantly innovating and adding to our existing suite of solutions. This year, at Frankfurt Book Fair 2010, we had set-up a live demonstration of iPublishCentral, and showcased new features and modules available on iPublishCentral. Publishers were extremely delighted to know how our iPad module on iPublishCentral enabled them to create their own customized apps and deliver media rich content directly to their readers through the iPad.
We had quite interesting interactions with some of the leading publishers and they were quite impressed with what iPublishCentral can do for their business. Overall, the event was a big success with more than 150 live meetings with publishers during the fair days, and hundreds of footfalls to our stand.
PSP Conference - Washington, DC
02 February - 04 February 2011
http://pspcentral.org/
This is an annual conference organized by Professional Scholarly Publishing (PSP) Division of the Association of American Publishers, on a range of subjects pertaining to professional and scholarly publishing.
We exhibited at the conference, Stand No. 08, where a live demo was set up to showcase iPublishCentral. Our team met many publishers and helped them understand how they can experiment with their content online, open new geographies and generate additional revenues at minimal cost and minimal risk, with iPublishCentral. Overall it was a good show and we enabled many publishers learn how to choose an e-strategy that's right for their business.
TOC CONFERENCE - 2011
14 February - 16 February 2011
http://www.toccon.com/toc2011?cmp=ba-radar-topic-
conf-toccon11
O'Reilly's Tools of Change for Publishing division seeks to connect the people, companies, and organizations asking and answering the questions that will define the future of publishing. TOC 2011 will focus on industry-wide strategic issues, like the changing retail and supply-chain landscape.
iPublishCentral is a Platinum Sponsor for the event and will exhibit a live demonstration of iPublishCentral to show you how you can leverage iPublishCentral to make your business future ready. A dedicated kiosk will also be set up during the conference for a hands-on experience, and to enable spot registrations. Meet us at TOC Conference to learn how you can experiment with your content online, build an e-strategy and open your content to a global market place at minimal cost and minimal risk.
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair -
Abu Dhabi, UAE
15 March - 20 March 2011
http://www.adbookfair.com
Every year, the Abu Dhabi International Book Fair is gaining more and more prominence, both in terms of the number of exhibitors as well as number of visitors. 2010 witnessed over 840 exhibitors and 236,000 publishing professionals and visitors, making the fair grounds the perfect place for professional development and networking.
This year iPublishCentral will be exhibiting at The Abu Dhabi International Book Fair. At our booth # 11H30, we will explain to publishers the dynamics and benefits of our ePublishing cloud infrastructure solution, Mobile Apps and more. CEO & Founder Sameer Shariff will also be chairing a speaking session, discussing the latest trends in the industry.
Meet us at Abu Dhabi to learn how you can experiment with your content online, build an e-strategy and open your content to a global market place at minimal cost and minimal risk.
The Bologna Children's Book Fair
-Bologna, Italy
28 March - 31 March 2011
http://www.bolognachildrensbookfair.com/
The Bologna Children's Book Fair is the most important international event dedicated to the children's publishing and multimedia industry. Each year more than 1000 exhibitors that include publishers, literary agents, packagers, printers, international organizations, TV and Film producers, licensor and licensees, and service companies linked to the publishing world, from 67 countries participate in Bologna Children's Book Fair.
iPublishCentral will be exhibiting at the fair at Booth No. B-48, Pavilion 26. Our team will personally meet with publishers to discuss their specific concerns around Children's eBook publishing. Publishers can experience first hand how effortlessly they can add new revenue streams by offering their content in the most innovative, engaging and user friendly formats that would appeal to both children and their parents. We will also be showcasing our iPad App created for leading children's education brand Sesame Street's eBooks.
Founder and CEO, Sameer Shariff will also be presenting under the theme 'Digital Children's Book Publishing – Best cases and trends', where he will talk about 'Our experience with two of the biggest brands in the industry: Sesame Workshop & Lerner Publishing Group'.
