On Tuesday, March 22nd, YPG members gathered--in person in the back room at Niagara, and online for a live stream over Periscope--for a panel with some of the greats of the literary Twitter community. What better way to recap such an awesome, informative panel than through tweets?
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Posts Tagged ‘ Digital ’
Recap: No Country for Old Memes: #YPGDigital Explores Literary Twitter
YPG Digital: Pub-Casting: Publishing, Storytelling, and Podcasts

Since the Serial craze, it seems like everyone is listening to and talking about podcasts. The publishing world is no exception. Podcasts are used for innovative storytelling, to discuss the latest books and trends, and in some cases, inspire original books themselves. Learn more about this exciting new phenomenon at our “pub-casting” panel on...
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2016 NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION: START A FIGHT CLUB with YPG Book-to-Film

“The first rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club… ” If you haven’t seen this film, and the ending hasn’t been ruined for you…this is the first thing to put on your calendar for 2016. If you have seen it or some terrible person told you the ending, you should...
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YPG Opportunity: Brooklyn Book Festival Seeking Volunteer Social Media Manager

Brooklyn Book Festival is on the lookout for a volunteer Social Media Manager for the week of its 10th Anniversary festival (September 14-21). This individual would be responsible for assembling and leading a team of social media “reporters” during the festival to ensure adequate coverage on all social channels (Twitter, FB, Instagram and Tumblr)....
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YPG Digital: Not Your Mother’s Ebook

Mark your calendars for Thursday, July 23nd from 6:30pm-7:30pm (375 Hudson, 5th Floor, Room 5172) for an in-depth #YPGDigital panel on the next wave of e-publishing in our industry. Apps, animations, and so much more are elevating books to new heights of storytelling innovation. We’ll be joined by experts from across publishing to discuss enhanced e-books and their role in our industry’s future. RSVP...
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#YPGDigital and YPG Writers Present: Your Guide to Online Writer Communities

Whether you’re an editor, an agent, an aspiring writer, or just someone who’s interested in understanding new trends in publishing, this panel is for you! It’s no secret that the journey to becoming an author is no longer as simple as sending a manuscript off to an agency slush pile. We’ll take a deep...
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YPG Diversity Linkedin Update #ypgdiversity

Thank you to everyone who has joined the AAP’s LinkedIn group for Bookjobs Diversity HERE. Our hope is that this will serve as a resource for members at all of the AAP member publishing houses to use when recruiting diverse candidates into the industry, to reveal that there are people already working in publishing who support...
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The Digital Video Revolution in Publishing (#YPGDigital)

It’s becoming clear that digital video has a transformative power to shape our industry. Online viewer patterns increase by 50% a year and millions of hours of film are uploaded every day. The new content producers, marketers, and consumers are all on Youtube, Vimeo, Instagram and other video sharing sites, and it’s clear that digital video...
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YPG Digital: The Rise of Digital Video in Publishing

Movie Tie-Ins? So 2012! As online viewer patterns increase by 50% a year and millions of hours of content get uploaded daily, the new content producers are on Youtube, Vimeo, Instagram and other video sharing sites. Join us February 18 from 6:00-7:30pm at Penguin (375 Hudson St.) to hear experts from across the publishing industry discuss how they’re exploring...
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#YPGDigital: E-Only Imprints: Exploring New Models for Selling Books

Keep your finger on the pulse of innovation and join us for a panel of editors, producers and more who work for e-only imprints across the industry on Wednesday, October 22nd from 6:30-7:30pm at Random House (1745 Broadway, Room 601). From romance to young adult, discover how e-only imprints differ from the traditional publishing industry model and...
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