The IDPF Digital Zone at BEA showcases new and existing technologies from companies on the edge of today’s digital landscape. Here are a few looking to demonstrate their new digital projects on the show floor.
3M Cloud Library (DZ2417). Marketing manager Tom Mercer and business manager Matt Templis will be at BEA to highlight the 3M Cloud Library, which allows patrons to use personal accounts to access e-books on their devices. The platform has signed more than 40 publishers and offers over 100,000 titles.
Aptara (DZ2117). The main presentation for Aptara, “Making Enhanced Content, Profitable Content,” will be held on June 5 with Sriram Panchanathan, v-p, digital solutions production. At BEA, the company will be displaying a portfolio of e-books created from every publishing platform, standard, and format in use today, including iBooks, Amazon Kindle Format 8, fixed layout, and more. Publishers are invited to discover which production method is best suited for their content.
Autography (DZ2235), the provider of e-book autographing technology will demo its services in its booth, including the custom signature page using Pinterest and Facebook. The company will also showcase “how authors can virtually tour the world,” autographing e-books for fans during appearances over the radio or through live streaming video. Cofounders Robert Barrett and Thomas Waters will be on hand.
codeMantra (DZ2124), the provider of data and content management services, will be highlighting work in progress on its new Title Management module, an add-on to the company’s Collection Point data asset management and distribution platform. At its booth, codeMantra will also be demonstrating its capabilities across a range of production and conversion issues including fixed layout, KF8, and Book builder/DRP, as well as new pre-press/composition services through CMPrepare, the company’s new division.
Easypress Technologies (DZ2215). Easypress, a global supplier of XML-based e-publishing software in the cloud, is using BEA as a showcase for its EasyPUB e-book creation service—now supporting EPub-3. Presentations in its booth include Automated Fixed-Layout EPub straight from InDesign, the latest addition to the EasyPUB engine, as well as presentations of InDesign to reflowable e-book formats like EPub and Kindle’s AZW. Easypress’s New York staff, including CEO James Macfarlane and North America CTO Michael Smith, will be attending for two special BEA offers: $75 for five reflowable e-books and $150 for five fixed-layout EPubs.
LibreDigital (DZ2212), a service of RR Donnelley, will be showcasing its core offerings of digital content distribution, marketplace aggregation, and sales analytics. The company will also feature the full range of services for publishers—including e-book services, digital on-demand printing, and digital and physical distribution. At the booth, Donnelley will have access and training for its self-service e-book aggregation portal.
Link.me (DZ2143) is a mobile marketing platform built specifically for publishers to connect and communicate directly with their readers and recommend new titles based on what customers have previously read. At BEA, the company will launch its Self-Service campaign management platform, QuickSites. This new platform enables publishers to self-provision a mobile campaign from beginning to end, including QR code and SMS generation, optimized mobile landing pages, and ongoing SMS alerts to readers. Attending BEA is Antony McGregor Dey and Jerram Watters, cofounders of Link.me.
MyTabletBooks.com (DZ2123) specializes in illustrated e-books as a division of Four Colour Print Group, in business for 25 years. Services include pre-press and project management staff. Attendees at BEA are Mark Gaff, director of operations; Diana Birdsell, e-book projection manager; and Brian Olshansky-Lucero, northeast territory manager.
Vook (DZ2036). CEO Brad Inman and v-p of business development Matthew Cavnar will be on hand to demo the new features of Vook’s e-book creation platform, which the company says will offer more control, easier shareability, greater access to content, and a richer reading experience.
