Upcoming Events

Joshua speaks at and attends eBook and publishing events every year. You are welcome to chat with him anytime at these events, or you can set up a time to consult with him about your eBook needs in person. Please see our Consultations page for more details about consulting fees, and drop Joshua a line to set up an appointment.

ECPA Executive Leadership Summit

April 30-May 2, 2012
Chicago

Keynote — eBooks in Christian Publishing: Learning and Leading

The Christian eBook market is uniquely positioned to take a starring role in future developments in the standard trade eBook space. In this session we will look at a brief overview of the eBook market in the US, including the trends in eBook formats, devices, apps, workflows, and other strategic issues. We will also talk about the current state of the Christian eBook market, with an emphasis on the unique opportunities Christian publishers have at their fingertips -- opportunities both to learn and to teach.

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eBook Seminar

May 1, 2012, 7:00PM EST
Online

This 7-part tele-seminar series features seven experts, all with one goal in mind: to help you build a successful, sustainable, and profitable online publishing business! In the tele-seminar with Joshua you will learn:

• Which platforms are used for what and why?
• When you should use an outside source for formatting your material
• Understanding the Amazon "system" for selling Kindle books/articles
• The critical importance of early material because of sampling behavior
• Should you attack one niche in-depth or go after multiple niches?

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Self-Publishers Online Conference

May 8-10, 2012
Online

eBook Formats and Workflows

The ebook market is rife with confusion right now. New technologies, devices, and services are popping up all the time. In this session, ebook expert Joshua Tallent explains the best options for self-published authors who are creating their own ebooks or looking for help with ebook production. Topics include:

• An overview of the EPUB and Kindle formats
• Ebook creation workflows for Microsoft Word and Adobe InDesign
• What an ebook developer can do for you

This seminar is a practical overview for authors who really want to understand the e-book production process.

Register Use the code "Joshua12" to get 10% off!

IDPF Digital Book 2012

June 4-5, 2012
New York (at Book Expo America)

eBook Production Jumpstart: EPUB3, KF8 and more

This in-depth session will help you master what it takes to create eBooks that are ready for all major distribution channels.

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Recorded Workshops

Did you miss a chance to see Joshua speak? Too expensive to go to a conference? Check out these online workshops and sessions to learn more about eBooks from the chief eBook Ninja.

eBooks In House Series: The Complete Guide to Optimizing Your eBooks

This series of WEBcasts is perfect for design and production professionals working in publishing. If you are responsible for ebook creation, quality assurance, or clean up from outsourced conversions, this series was created for you.

eBooks In House includes three on-demand WEBcasts that will strengthen your skills, improve your publisher's practices, and delight your readers. The WEBcasts Series includes:

eBooks In House: ePub Basics for Publishers
Learn how to improve your InDesign to ePub export, get better metadata, and make your basic ePub titles look great across multiple devices and reader apps.

eBooks In House: ePub QA, Complex Styling, and Enhancements
Make your Quality Assurance (QA) top notch with an overview of the important retailer specific requirements and enrich your title with enhancements like audio, video, drop caps, maps, and tables.

eBooks In House: Producing Clean Kindle Files from ePub
Elevate your eBooks on the industry's dominant device format, Amazon's Kindle, by planning for format limitations, fixing common errors, and creating a useable workflow that starts with ePub.

Watch a teaser of the second WEBcast:

http://store.digitalbookworld.com/category/ebooks-in-house