The Future of Publishing
A programme of activities around innovation and the future of the book
The Future of Publishing is a programme of events designed to facilitate innovation and create transformational change within the publishing industry. The programme will raise the level of conversation around what is possible, looking beyond apps and e-books, and inspire people with ‘show and tells’ from innovators who are creating disruptive projects.
Book Hackday
- May 2011
- London, UK
The Hackday brought together content creators, researchers, technologists and designers from the publishing industry and beyond to network and develop concepts and prototypes. Lightning Talks took place throughout the day to inform and inspire participants. Teams formed to work on the ideas, and develop prototypes exploring new forms of content and interaction. The best prototypes developed at the Hackday are now being developed via the BookHackers community.
Future of Publishing Report
- December 2011
- South West, UK
How can companies in publishing compete with the likes of Amazon, Apple and Google? How can they use innovation to stay ahead of the game? We investigate in The Future of Publishing: A Report on Innovation and the Future of the Book. The next stage of the Report, researched with Plymouth University, will look further into the journey of the businesses involved in the Future of Publishing programme, sharing insights, how-tos and advice.
Publish! A Day of Innovation
- 8 December 2011
- Watershed, Bristol, UK
At Publish! A Day of Innovation on the Future of the Book invited participants to find out how to be more innovative; understand how publishers (and new players) are making money from digital; meet innovators working on the future of the book; and network with potential partners who could help them develop successful digital products.
Key thinkers and doers presented thought-provoking Lightning Talks and presented recent Show and Tells, giving insights into what has and hasn’t worked in innovation and business growth, with leading innovators showcasing inspiring projects.
Workshops
- November 2011
- South West, UK
The Workshops engaged publishing-related businesses in the South West, to identify the current state of the publishing industry, the issues faced by those working in and around it, and their perspectives on the changes and opportunities they face.
Future of Publishing discussion
- 18 July 2011
- London, UK
The Future of Publishing discussion, hosted by Sense Worldwide, was put together to help develop a richer and more nuanced understanding of the state of publishing and how its future might be shaped. We discussd the key issues, challenges and opportunities for the publishing industry with a small number of invited guests. Among the participants were representative of Random House, Hachette, The Bookseller, the National Literacy Trust, Bloomsbury Academic, NESTA and the Technology Strategy Board's IC tomorrow programme.
Bookhackers
- Continuing
- UK
Coming out of Book Hackday London in partnership with our partner Perera we created BookHackers.com, a social and co-creation network for experiments in publishing technology. This is now being re-developed to build on our learnings from the overall programme.