Innovation and the digital dynamic in sales and distribution get special attention this year in the annual Contec México conference in February.
Three Panelists: How Reader Analytics Can Support Publishers’ Decisions
Reader analytics can be a boon to publishers, fine-tuning marketing and consumer understanding, according to specialists at CONTEC Mexico.
The UK’s Publishers Association Launches Toolkit for EU’s Data Protection Regulations
With ‘a lot of anxiety to many businesses as they grapple with the full implications’ of the European Union’s new data privacy regulations, the UK’s Publishers Association launches a special toolkit for its member publishers.
Digitally Transforming Publishing: Business Process, Content and Data for Future Value
‘Publishers can gain a better understanding of their customers and embrace data-driven decision-making,’ writes Tracey Armstrong.
The State of Open Data 2017: Academic Research and Publishing
Shared ‘open data’ is becoming more important and widely used in academic research, according to a new report from open data platform Figshare.
BISG’s ‘Evolution of Delivery’ Conference: Making Data Pay
From data-charged business to a library centered on a community’s needs, BISG’s ‘Making Information Pay’ event looks at the data driving us all.
How Thought Catalog Uses Social Media Data To Drive Book Publishing
Chris Lavergne, publisher of Thought Catalog Books, knows what his social data is saying: Create ‘an experience that isn’t efficient—that’s anti-efficient.’
Books in Browsers: Visualization and ‘Responsible Data’ in Time of Elections
At San Francisco’s Books in Browsers VII, a presentation from the UK offers a Brexit example of the power of storytelling and what ‘data-driven lies’ can do.
Nielsen Children’s Book Summit Preview: Conversation Over Charts
From ‘the push and pull’ of screen time to millennial parents, Nielsen’s children’s books summit promises to interweave data and discussion.
How Dynamic Is Your Publishing? A Cloudy Moment in Content Management
‘Twenty-eight percent told us they don’t know if they’re ready’ for digital publishing in the next two years, says Mark Gross, whose Data Conversion Laboratory sponsor the ‘dynamic publishing’ study.