2012 Annual Seminar: Digital Publishing Today
Copyright Agency’s 2012 annual seminar, Digital Publishing Today, will be held in Melbourne on Thursday 23 February at the State Library of Victoria.
The highlight of the day will be our two panel discussions. Experts from Google Australia, Booki.sh, Kobo and Copyright Licensing Ltd (CLL) will be joining us for a discussion on e-book distribution.
Copyright Agency’s International Affairs & Digital Strategy Manager, Michael Lijic, will then introduce Digital Publishing Australia, our new guide to getting started in the digital space. This will be followed by our second panel discussion on digital publishing with panellists from DoctorZed Publishing, Cambridge University Press, Hardie Grant Publishing and Text Publishing.
See below for a detailed schedule.
12.00 – 1.00pm – Session one
- Faster access to content – what does that mean for education?
With Sabiene Heindel from NBN Co
- Playable Books – games and educational publishing
With Jeffrey Brand from Bond University
1.00 – 2.00pm – Lunch
2.00 – 5.00pm – Session two
e-book distribution - a panel discussion with:
- Mark Tanner from Google Australia
- Virginia Murdoch from Booki.sh
- Malcolm Neil from Kobo
- Paula Browning from Copyright Licensing Ltd/Digital Publishing New Zealand
- Moderated by Michael Lijic from Copyright Agency
Digital publishing – a panel discussion with:
- Scott Zarcinas from DoctorZed Publishing
- Mark O’Neil from Cambridge University Press
- Nick Atkinson from Hardie Grant Publishing
- Michelle Calligaro from Text Publishing
- Moderated by Zoe Dattner from Small Press Underground Networking Community (SPUNC)
Session two includes an afternoon tea break.
Digital Publishing Today is a free event but prior registration is required. Let us know which sessions you’ll be attending by emailing us at
events@copyright.com.au or by calling 1800 066 844 by 5pm Friday 17 February 2012.
Item posted on 4 January 2012.