Events and Presentations

The 13th LBF Supply Chain Seminar

Earls Court, Wednesday 18 April 2012, 10 - 12.30 am

Registration is now open for this important event in the BIC calendar, which will as usual feature a series of presentations on topical supply chain issues. 

See the programme here.

Download the registration form here


This page contains presentations from other recent BIC seminars:

New Trends 2011
Tuesday 28 June 2011

LBF Supply Chain Seminar
Wednesday 13 April 2011

Confronting the realities of digital change
Tuesday 30 November 2010

The International Standard Text Code
Friday 2 July 2010

New Trends in the Supply Chain
Monday 7 June 2010

Facing the Challenge of Digital Change
Thursday 3 December 2009


Seminar: New Trends 2011

Tuesday 28 June 2011

PRESENTATIONS

Book distribution in a changing world (and text)
Sheila Bounford, NBN International

Accessible publishing: accessible to all
Sarah Hilderley, EDItEUR

Standardising digital information flows
Ruth Jones, Ingram

EPUB 3: its impact on the e-book market
Peter Rogers, Aptara

Global subject categories and digital discovery
Howard Willows, Nielsen Book

What availability means (and why it doesn't mean what you might think!)
Gabrielle Wallington, Waterstone's

Getting the balance right: the challenge for BIC
Peter Kilborn, BIC



LBF Supply Chain Seminar

Wednesday 13 April 2011

PRESENTATIONS

Understanding plate tectonics in the US book industry
Scott Lubeck, Book Industry Study Group (to follow)

Using technology to protect the future of public libraries
Martin Palmer, Essex Libraries

RFID in the supply chain: opportunities and lessons
Lou Peragallo, John Wiley & Sons

The EU digital supply chain: success and challenges in e-book retail
Michael Tamblyn, Kobo

Maximising the potential of systems integration
David Smith, Macmillan Distribution

Identifying e-books: issues and options
Stella Griffiths, International ISBN Agency

Understanding the digital consumer
Jo Henry, Book Marketing



Seminar: Confronting the realities of digital change

Tuesday 30 November 2010

PRESENTATIONS

The digital landscape in 2011 and beyond
George Walkley, Hachette UK

Legal minefields - 'agency model' and territoriality
Eddie Powell, Fladgate

Beyond e-books: enhancing digital content
Peter Collingridge, Enhanced Editions

A framework for standards in digital rights
Mark Bide, EDItEUR

Legal deposit and the implications for non-print publishing
Andrew Davis and Richard Gibby, The British Library

Discovering books in the digital age
Michael Bhaskar, Profile Books



Seminar: The International Standard Text Code

Friday 2 July 2010 

PRESENTATIONS

The Benefits of ISTC: How the ISTC can help you and your supply chain partners and customers...

Discover your products
Aimi Macdonald, Nielsen Book

Analyse your sales and circulation
Jeremy Neate, Nielsen Book

Archive your publications
Claire Caulfield, British Library

The Practice of ISTC

What the ISTC is, what it is not
Michael Holdsworth

I'm convinced, now what?
Julian Sowa, International ISTC Agency/Nielsen Book

Lessons Learned from Early Implementation 
Graham Bell, EDItEUR


Seminar: New Trends in the Supply Chain

Monday 7 June 2010 

PRESENTATIONS

The impact of digital on traditional transaction workflows
Andrew May Miller, Macmillan

Preparing for real time transactions
John Garrould, Bertrams

New bar codes, new opportunities
Peter Hicks, Axicon

Trading with supermarkets and non-book retailers
Paul Kaye, Freeway Commerce

Pressures to identify and manage individual printings
Philip Miles, Cambridge University Press

Latest developments in supply chain standards
Tim Brown, GS1 UK

How BIC should respond to the changing environment
Peter Kilborn, BIC



Facing the challenge of digital change

Thursday 3 December 2009

PRESENTATIONS

Digital books: locked, loaned or open?
Adam Hodgkin, ExactEditions

The Google settlement: an update
Michael Healy, Book Rights Registry

Smartphones as reading devices
Gurvinder Batra, Kiwitech Corporation         

A legal view of territorial rights in digital publishing
Hugh Jones, Publishers Association

.ePub: a first step
Herve Essa, Jouve Group 

ISTC: a work in progress
Michael Holdsworth