Fame in print …

cover of logos 21, journal of the world publishing communityA report from the first Semantico Online Publishing Symposium can now be found in Logos, the journal of the world publishing community. If issue 21 has just hit your desk look out for Issues in Mobile and Cross-platform Content Delivery by John Helmer. We’re pleased the event generated some great discussion and we’ll be holding more dinners, accompanied by wine. Write-ups will follow here on the blog.

Packing our bags…

We’re frantically packing our bags for the white hot intensity of FBF, but the book fair isn’t the only place you’ll find us next week. On the 5th of October Richard Padley will be speaking at Tools of Change Frankfurt at the Marriott Hotel, Hamburger Allee. He’ll be providing an overview of mobile delivery options in his cunningly titled talk, Mobile Delivery Options, an overview. Registration for the event is still open. Meanwhile intrepid Sales Director, Gareth Bish, will be at the STM Annual Frankfurt Conference at the Westin Grand, Konrad Adenauer Strasse. It’s still possible to register for the event. Feel free to introduce yourself to Richard or Gareth for a quick chat or to book in a last minute meeting. I’ll be in hall 4.2 making the stand look beautiful and wondering how on earth everyone’s going to get finished by the morning. I get all the best jobs. To see the results of my handiwork and catch up with all the developments at Semantico over the last year drop by Hall 4.2 Stand L442. See you there.

Look beyond your niche, says symposium on publishing for mobile

Report from the Semantico Online Publishing Symposium on Mobile and Cross-platform Delivery – Part Two

Publishers must widen their frame of reference in order fully to understand the change in business models that taking their content online might necessitate – looking beyond traditional pricing models and text formats within their particular field of publishing. This was one of the key finding of the inaugural Semantico Symposium, held recently in London to discuss implications of the shift to mobile for publishers and information providers. An invited audience of publishing industry leaders debated the issues under Chatham House rules, covering the following three themes: It was a stimulating event with a high calibre guest list, delegates attending from organisations including Oxford University Press, Nature Publishing Group, Macmillan Education, Wiley-Blackwell, CrossRef, CABI, BSI Group and the Institute of Engineering and Technology. To do justice to the discussion, we’re reporting it over three blog posts. This post is on the theme of business models. Continue reading

S3UG 2010 – Project management with a mobile twist

S3UG 2010 - Introduction SlideThis year’s Semantico User Group Event in Oxford was a practical and forward-looking day, with presentations from Semantico’s staff and clients. Originally held as a means for informing customers about the technical development of Semantico’s products, the event has since grown to become a forum for knowledge sharing and debate about a wide range of issues around online publishing. S3UG 2010 focused primarily on project management with a secondary theme on the growing importance of mobile devices and the future of publishing. Continue reading

ALPSP Seminar – Richard Padley speaks on The Future of Academic Publishing

The Future of Academic Book Publishing was a one-day seminar which provided a unique opportunity for those attending to consider both the present situation facing academic and scholarly publishers of all shapes and sizes, and the likely direction for the business of academic book publishing in the immediate future. For those who were unable to attend, or would like to listen in full again, you can listen to a recording of eBook readers and the Future of Other New Technologies and view the accompanying slides below. If you would like to view the slides or listen later at your own leisure I have made the accompanying slides and an mp3 recording of the presentation available here.