Day One (Thursday): 2020 Independent Publishing Conference
9.30am—6.30pm
Featuring panels on ethical editing and publishing, BookScan, service providers and more; the first day of the conference includes the keynote session and closes with the announcement of the 2020 Book of The Year Shortlist.
Featuring panels on ethical editing and publishing, BookScan, service providers and more; the first day of the conference includes the keynote session and closes with the announcement of the 2020 Book of The Year Shortlist.
Keynote
Sam Missingham on resilience and recovery in the age of Covid.
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9:30 am
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Welcome and Housekeeping
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10:00 am
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BookScan
Bianca Whiteley presents the latest insights from the retail sales data. Introduced by Michael Webster.
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11:00 am
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The Pivot
The pivot: how have publishers, booksellers and writers festivals moved events to a virtual space this year to keep the book buzz going? Featuring Léa Antigny, Gene Smith and Chris Gordon.
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12:00 pm
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Ethical editing and publishing
Jodie Martire, Alejandro del Castillo and Renée Otmar lead a discussion on ethical publishing and editing.
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1:00 pm
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Working with service providers
Whatever the size of your publishing business, there are times when you can’t do everything in-house. If you need external help, who do you call? Debbie Lee and Blaise van Hecke in conversation.
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2:00 pm
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Lunch Break
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2:30 pm
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Workshop
Keiran Rogers, Soren Huet and Claire West demonstrate practical ways to use BookScan data for publishing insights.
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3:30 pm
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University presses
Tracy O’Shaughnessy convenes a session on the issues, challenges and opportunities in the university press sector.
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4:30 pm
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Keynote
Sam Missingham on resilience and recovery in the age of Covid.
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6:00 pm
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Virtual Drinks
BOTY shortlist announcement.
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