Headliners, innovators and change agents of the digital publishing industry will gather in New York, from January 13 – 15, for the 6th Annual Digital Book World Conference + Expo (DBW). The event (@DigiBookWorld - #DBW15) is the largest conference worldwide dedicated to publishing's digital transition. Registration and program details are available at conference.digitalbookworld.com (the early-bird rates expire Jan. 12).
More than 100 thought leaders will present on digital content and digital book strategies, as well as the challenges and opportunities facing publishers and content providers of all sizes and business models.
DBW's prominent line-up includes: executives responsible for developing their organisations' digital publishing strategies, innovators who are bringing new ideas and new technologies to market, and path-making authors, agents, marketers and editors.
The event, which takes place at the New York Hilton Midtown, is expected to gather more than 1,500 professionals from the global book and digital publishing community.
Numerous educational sessions and workshops are one the key highlights of DBW 15. The event will cover the most pressing topics, including: industry growth, subscriptions, innovative business models, copyright policy, mobile marketing and discoverability, self-publishing, pricing and distribution, and the transformation of the K-12 market, among many other issues.
The winners of the 2015 Digital Book Awards will be named at the Digital Book Awards Gala on January 14 at 7 p.m. during DBW 15. The prestigious competition recently named more than 50 finalists, representing publishers both large and small from around the world. The winner in each category will be named at the Digital Book Awards Gala.
Additionally attendees will be able to discover some of the latest, most innovative, business enhancing products and services for the digital publishing industry at the DBW 15 Expo. DBW's expo hall is open two days, January 13 from 10 am to 7 pm and January 14 from 10 am to 3:30 pm.
