Digital Book World 2023: Return to NYC

Digital Book World, the annual gathering of the publishing industry, returns home to New York City after six years.

The International Publishers Association, a star-studded panel on Black Women in Publishing, Spotify, Feminist Press, Publishers Weekly, Benetech, Ingram Content Group, Scribd, Arizona State University, The Atlantic, Overdrive, Jane Friedman, Data Conversion Laboratory, Capstone Publishing, DAISY Consortium, Fable, X Artists' Books, Bill Kasdorf, the Association of American Literary Agents, Print Media Centr, Amazon, Open Road Media, Dosdoce, Bookwire GmbH, Bowker, the New York Public Library, BISG, and more highlight the historic return of Digital Book World to New York City.

The full list of Digital Book World Awards categories is here.

DIGITAL BOOK WORLD 2023 PROGRAM

Monday January 16

7:30 AM - Registration opens

8:30 AM - Welcome

8:35 AM - A New Beginning: IPA @ Digital Book World

9:00 AM - Black Women In Publishing

9:50 AM - The Third Pillar: Spotify and the Audiobook Market

10:10 AM - BREAK

10:30 AM - A Journey In Publishing: From Kickstarter To Feminist Press

10:50 AM - PANEL: On Accessibility in Publishing

11:30 AM - LUNCH / DEDICATED EXHIBIT HOUR

1:00 PM - What's Old Is New Again: Publishing's Next Chapter

1:20 PM - Synthetic Voice And The Future Of Audiobooks

1:40 PM - AI-Enabled Quality Control for Audiobooks

2:00 PM - The Kitchen Sink: Mixing Media To Drive Readership

2:20 PM - BREAK

2:40 PM - SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT (invited media allowed to attend)

3:00 PM - Controlling The Narrative: How Arizona State's Narrative Storytelling Program Is Paving The Way To Greater Public Engagement

3:20 PM - Upgrading The Reading Experience

3:40 PM - BREAK

4:00 PM - The European Perspective On The US Publishing Industry

4:20 PM - Supporting The Next Generation Of Publishing

7:00 PM - DIGITAL BOOK WORLD AWARDS

Tuesday January 17

8:00 AM - Registration opens

9:00 AM - Fearless Books In A Fearful Time

9:40 AM - A Panel From The Printerverse: The Intersection Of Print and Digital Publishing

10:15 AM - BREAK

10:35 AM - Unlocking Our Libraries: How Data Conversion Informs Accessibility

10:55 AM - "Alexa, What Should I Read Next?"

11:15 AM - Managing Data As A University Press

11:35 AM - Digital Ownership, NFTs, and Revenue Streams For Publishers

12:00 PM - LUNCH / DEDICATED EXHIBIT HOUR

1:00 PM - Voice Tech / Conversational AI: Evolving The Modern Publisher

1:20 PM - Driving Digital Book Discovery & Sales through Libraries & Schools

1:40 PM - PANEL: Media, Publishing, And The Creator Economy

2:30 PM - BREAK

3:00 PM - Monetizing The Backlist

3:20 PM - Both Art And Science: Matching The Right Book With The Right Reader

4:00 PM - Accessibility On A Budget: Retrofitting The Backlist

5:00 PM - NFT Workshop, Presented By Creatokia (Open To All DBW Attendees)

Wednesday January 18

8:00 AM - Registration opens

8:30 AM - PANEL: An Authoritative Look At Book Publishing Startups

9:15 AM - PANEL: Modern Publishing Industry Rights Management

10:00 AM - The Business Opportunities For Publishers With Podcasting

10:45 AM - Rethinking Your Platform: Monetizing Audiobooks and Podcasts

11:15 AM - CLOSING KEYNOTE: Metrics, Analysis, and Best Practices With BookTok

12:00 PM - Adjourn