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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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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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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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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Authors and publishers are taking to platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Buzzfeed to connect with readers in new and fascinating ways. Understanding trends and opportunities in social media can help propel a book into consumer awareness or even build a brand for an author/company. Join us on Wednesday, June 25th from 6:30-7:30pm at...
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Award-winning author, Susan B. Katz, currently works as the Strategic Partner Manager for Authors and Publishers at Facebook. Susan is also the Founder and Executive Director of ConnectingAuthors, a national non-profit bringing children's book authors and illustrators into schools as role models of literacy and the arts. She will provide the next #ypgdigital...
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Whether you’re a TUMBLR novice or you’re posting ten cute gifs of cats a week, YPG Digital’s TUMBLR 101 . . . AND 102 will give you the tools to roll with the best of them. Speaking of the best of them, Digital and Social Marketing Manager at Penguin...
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Calling all YPGers with video editing skills! Are you proficient in iMovie or Final Cut and looking to volunteer for YPG on a fun video project? We need your help. We’re looking for someone to edit footage taken at last year’s YPG Conference into a short promotional video for AAP’s What Are...
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In this age of ever-expanding social media platforms, what are the boundaries of our privacy? Learn about and discuss the importance of media freedoms, the impact of differing viewpoints of "surveillance,” some of the more recent interesting cases, generational shifts in the sharing and divulging of information, and the role of publishers in that...
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Today women are doing it all. From taking on executive roles within the industry and publishing some of the largest franchises we have ever seen both print and TV to balancing work and family, it seems now more than ever women are becoming Jacks Janes of all trades. In an event hosted by the...
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