The Digital Revolution: Publishing in the 21st Century symposium
What’s happening globally to the publishing industry in the new digital era? What opportunities are being created for Australian publishers and writers through advances in digital technology? What skills will publishers need to embrace the new digital world? Will e-books replace traditional print books? What are readers doing and what do they want? The digital opportunities and challenges offered to the world of literature and publishing will be discussed at The Digital Revolution: Publishing in the 21st Century symposium. You are invited to join international industry leaders Richard Charkin (Bloomsbury Publishing), Stephen Page (Faber & Faber), Michael Tamblyn (Shortcovers for Indigo) and key Australian speakers including Elizabeth Weiss, Victoria Nash, and Susan Hawthorne, in a one-day symposium to discuss what digital technology means for the Australian publishing industry. Presented by the Australia Council for the Arts in partnership with the Australian Publishers Association, the symposia will take place in Melbourne: Monday 15 February 2010 at the State Library of Victoria Conference Centre, Entry 3,
