Introducing…

Digital Know-How for Publishers

Constellation Connect is a new program of educational activities offered by Constellation, the most complete digital service.  Constellation Connect aims to provide analysis, seminars and training to disseminate industry best practices, and help independent publishers to maximize their digital publishing efforts.  A combination of Perseus experts, Constellation partners and outside experts will deliver useful education to Constellation clients over the course of the year at industry events, client sales conferences, and webinars.

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EDUCATIONAL WEBINARS

• New! Download the slides from the DBW/Constellation WebCast: “Enhanced Projects Best Practices”, with insights from Rick Joyce of Perseus Books Group, Joshua Tallent of eBook Architects, and Ron Martinez of Aerbook.    Or watch the video:

 

 

ESSAYS ON OUR DIGITAL INDUSTRY

• How do you know when you’re ready to graduate from self-publishing? Joe Mangan (COO of Perseus Books) gives you five signs it’s time to graduate in this article from the Publishers Launch Conference NYC handbook.

• How and when should publishers transition from in-house warehousing to an outside distributor? Read this insightful interview with Perseus’ Joe Mangan and Rick Joyce (CMO of Perseus Books).

 

DIGITAL EDUCATION SEMINARS

At Book Expo America in May 2011, we launched Constellation Connect with three days of digital education sessions. There were 16 seminars in total, each one a practical, non-commercial and action-oriented presentation from a partner or Constellation expert. Each presentation focused on a service that’s already a part of the Constellation offering.  None of these presentations were prognostications of the future; rather they were a clear and concise outline on how to best use the particular service. All sessions were held in the Constellation Connect Theater, located on the show floor.

Presentations Available for Public Access:

• Bill Newlin of Avalon Travel on SEO, Digital Discovery, and Metadata
• Rick Joyce of Perseus on Enhanced Projects

Presentations Available for Constellation Clients Only (via the Dashboard):

• Joe Schick of Blio on Tablets and Blio’s Fixed Format Advantage
• John Edwards of Edwards Brothers on  Digital Printing
• Stephane Richard of Jouve on E-Pub 3.0
• Susan McCulloch of Nook on the Nook Color
• David White of Quark on Dynamic Publishing and Digital Workflow
  

 

ACCESS TO PUBLISHERS LAUNCH CONFERENCES

Constellation has signed up as a global sponsor of Publishers Launch, the new digital education venture from Michael Cader of Publishers Lunch and Mike Shatzkin of The Idea Logical Company and The Shatzkin Files blog. Constellation clients are eligible for discounted passes to all Publishers Launch conferences.

The inaugural show, eBooks Go Global, took place in May at Book Expo America 2011.  Perseus experts participated in two separate panels:

• Rick Joyce, Chief Marketing Officer for Perseus Books Group, participated on the panel “Rethinking the Book: Developing an Enhanced eBook and App Strategy“
• Joe Mangan, Chief Operations Officer for Perseus Books Group, participated on the panel “New Skill Sets: Capabilities Publishers Don’t Have and How They’re Developing Them“

Audio files of both panels are available.