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The DBW Digital Design & Production Conference:
The Mechanics of ebook Implementation


Join Digital Book World, Adobe and other ebook production and technology experts for a day of nuts-and-bolts sessions focused on production, workflow, design, EPUB3, typography and the future of ebook production. 

If you manage an internal digital production department, source or work with outside production departments or handle the day-to-day ebook design and production yourself, you need to come to this event. You’ll learn:

  • The latest developments and techniques around EPUB3 from expert Josh Tallent
  • The basics of ebook production using the latest Adobe tools from Adobe's Chris Kitchener
  • Advanced ebook production from production expert Colleen Cunningham
  • The hottest new fonts and typography trends from expert Charles Nix
  • Next-level ebook production techniques using Adobe tools from Adobe's Douglas Waterfall
  • The most up-to-date trends in ebook user-experience design from Anne Kostick  and Pamela Hilborn
  • And the future of ebook production and workflow from a panel of experts

Read on for details about the day’s lineup.

MONDAY
8:30 am - 10:00 amProduction TrackDesign Track
A Practical Introduction to ePub3
Joshua Tallent, Chief eBook Architect, Firebrand Technologies		Ebook Design: Beyond Straight Text
Colleen Cunningham, Ebook Developer, F+W Media, Inc.
10:00 am - 10:30 amMorning Exhibit Break
10:30 am - 12:00 pmIntroduction to EPUB creation with Adobe InDesign CC
Chris Kitchener, Group Product Manager, Adobe Systems Incorporated		First, Do No Harm: Best Practices for Typography in eBooks
Charles Nix, Partner, Scott & Nix
12:00 pm - 2:00 pmLunch on your own and Exhibit break
2:00 pm - 3:30 pmAdvanced EPUB creation for iPad with Adobe InDesign CC
Chris Kitchener, Group Product Manager, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Douglas Waterfall, Architect, InDesign Engineering, Adobe Systems Incorporated		UX Design for Digital Books: Learn and apply UXD for better ebook experience. Part 1
Anne Kostick, Principal, Foxpath IND
Pamela Hilborn, VP, Product & Design, Kobo
3:30 pm - 4:00 pmAfternoon Exhibit Break
4:00 pm - 5:00 pmFinding the Future of Ebook Production and Workflow
Joshua Tallent, Chief eBook Architect, Firebrand Technologies
Chris Kitchener, Group Product Manager, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Matt LeBlanc, Director of Digital Workflow and eBooks, F+W Media, Inc.
Douglas Waterfall, Architect, InDesign Engineering, Adobe Systems Incorporated		UX Design for Digital Books: Learn and apply UXD for better ebook experience. Part 2
Anne Kostick, Principal, Foxpath IND
Pamela Hilborn, VP, Product & Design, Kobo