Jouve’s Conference - Les Echos: E-Books

Jouve and Les Echos organised a conference that took place on the 15th September 2008 in the offices of Les Echos. It brought together the main players in electronic book publishing. Several experts gave their ideas and shared their experiences.

The participants and their presentations

Leslie Hulse, Vice President Digital Business Development of HarperCollins – Free access to digital content: a viable model?

Richard A. Maggiotto, President and CEO of Zinio – Growth strategy in the distribution of electronic magazines

Philippe Jannet, Managing Director of Internet and Digital Activities of the Group D.I Les Echos – First successful eBook initiative by a French news group

John Schline, Senior Vice President of Corporate Business Affairs, Penguin Group (USA) – Cession of rights: the new deal

Ken Brooks, Senior Vice President, Global Production and Manufacturing, Cengage Learning (formerly Thomson Learning) – Case study: ROI of an XML editorial production chain in the educational sector

Jonathan Hevenstone, President and General Manager, Publishing Dimensions, Jouve Group: Optimise the value of electronic editions

Bill McCoy, General Manager ePublishing Business, Adoble Systems Inc – Rights management and DRM