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SUMMARY:Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Bill Wolfsthal (Speechki)
DESCRIPTION:Register to join us for an audio-filled 30-minute Zoom Q&A on Wednesday 8th June from 1:00 – 1:30pm BST (8:00 – 8:30am EST) with Bill Wolfsthal\, Business Development Consultant at Speechki. \n  \nDuring the interview\, you can learn more about the idea behind Speechki and why it was developed\, the benefits and limitations of AI narration\, how Speechki’s technology can support a huge 76 languages and their view on the audio market and where it is going next. \n  \nAfter 20 minutes\, we’ll then open up the floor to audience questions\, so be sure to stick around until the end of the session! \n  \nRegistration is required\, so please sign up above to receive the Zoom link to tune in live. \n  \n*This session will have live closed captioning available for viewers to toggle on or off as needed* \n  \n  \nAbout Wednesday Wisdom\nThe Wednesday Wisdom series is designed to give you a brief\, inspiring insight into the working lives and projects of publishing experts\, and the help you learn more about the services that can take you to the next level. On selected Wednesdays throughout the year\, take a break and join us on Zoom for live these Q&As to top up your motivation and learn something new. \nBookMachine members can browse 50+ Wednesday Wisdom replays in the archives and catch up with the recording of this session afterwards. \n  \nWant to take advantage of this member perk? Sign up to be part of the community. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Bill\nBill Wolfsthal has worked for more than three decades for independent book publishers like Skyhorse\, Harry N. Abrams\, Lyons Press\, and Sterling. He has worked on national bestselling books and a wide range of categories from literary fiction and genre fiction to history\, self-help\, and how-to. He now advises Speechki on sales and marketing. \nConnect with Bill on LinkedIn. \n  \n  \nAbout Speechki\nSpeechki creates audiobooks using artificial intelligence and 400+ neural voices in 77 different languages and dialects. Speechki can help publishers convert all their print or e-books into audio five times cheaper and ten times faster than with traditional production. \nFollow Speechki on Twitter @SpeechkiBooks \nConnect with the Speechki team on LinkedIn.
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/wednesday-wisdom-live-interview-with-bill-wolfsthal-speechki/
CATEGORIES:Online,Wednesday Wisdom
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SUMMARY:Meet and Mingle Online: BookMachine & Women's Media Group Mixer
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an online mixer event\, bringing together two communities.\nMeet\, mingle and chat online with BookMachine and Women’s Media Group members on Tuesday 28th June\, from 6-7pm BST (1-2pm EST)! \nCome together on virtual networking platform\, Wonder\, for an informal and sociable cameras-on mixer event. We will provide plenty of conversation starters to help you to get to know even more professionals across the publishing and creative industries\, swap tips and share ideas. \nThis is a free event for members of the Women’s Media Group and BookMachine only. \n  \nAbout WMG\nWomen’s Media Group (WMG) is a New York City-based nonprofit association of women who have achieved prominence in the many fields of media. Their members – drawn primarily from print and digital book\, magazine\, and newspaper publishing; film and television; and online and other digital media – meet to collaborate with\, learn from\, inform\, and support one another. The organization is also dedicated to mentoring young women interested in pursuing media careers. \nFollow WMG on Twitter @WMG_NYC / Connect with WMG on LinkedIn \n  \nAccessing the mixer\nAn RSVP is required\, so please drop your name and details to us by signing up above. Please let us know if you are a member of the WMG or BookMachine. We will share the private Wonder link to join the session via email to everyone on the attendee list ahead of the event. \nPlease contact Aimee on aimee@bookmachine.co.uk if you are having difficulties receiving the link or accessing the session. \n  \nAbout Wonder\nWonder allows you to ‘move’ around the virtual room to meet different people and take part in lots of conversations – just as you might at an in-person event or conference. Guests move their avatars around with their mouse\, joining a conversation by moving closer\, and leaving it by moving away. Simple as that! \nWonder is not available on mobile devices or tablets just yet\, so please join the session using your desktop or laptop internet browsers. Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge browsers are supported. \nTo find out more about how to use Wonder\, please check out Wonder’s FAQs here. \n  \nWhy should you join us?\n\nCatch up with friendly faces – Whether you’re craving real-life connections\, it’s been a while since you last attended an event or you’re working remotely or solo within the industry.\nMeet new people – Virtually ‘bump into’ interesting professionals who you might not have met otherwise.\nDip into different areas of publishing – Learn how people across various departments\, publishers and nations are currently working and what is driving them day-to-day\nDiscuss big industry topics\, or leave work behind – If you want to talk big industry news\, there’s space for those conversations. However\, if you want to leave business at the door and make human connections\, you can join us for that too.
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/meet-and-mingle-online-bookmachine-womens-media-group-mixer-event/
CATEGORIES:Online
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Wisdom: Live Interview with Sophie O'Rourke (emc design) and Christina Bagshaw (Beehive Illustration)
DESCRIPTION:Tune in live to an exciting 30-minute Zoom Q&A on Wednesday 29th June from 1:00 – 1:30pm BST (8:00 – 8:30am EST) with Sophie O’Rourke\, Managing Director at emc design\, and Christina Bagshaw\, Project Manager at Beehive Illustration. \n  \nJoin us there to find out how emc design and the team at Beehive work together\, discover tips for briefing your illustrators effectively to allow them to do their best work\, learn more about how Sophie approaches managing a whole host of creative professionals and projects\, and get plenty of inspiration for beautiful books to add to your TBR pile. \n  \nStick around until the end of the session\, as we’ll open up the floor to the audience in the last 10 minutes of the Q&A – so be sure to come prepared with your burning questions! \n  \nRegistration is required\, so please sign up above to receive the Zoom link to tune in live. \n  \n*This session will have live closed captioning available for viewers to toggle on or off as needed* \n  \n  \nAbout Wednesday Wisdom\nThe Wednesday Wisdom series is designed to give you a brief\, inspiring insight into the working lives and projects of publishing experts\, and the help you learn more about the services that can take you to the next level. On selected Wednesdays throughout the year\, take a break and join us on Zoom for live these Q&As to top up your motivation and learn something new. \nBookMachine members can browse 50+ Wednesday Wisdom replays in the archives and catch up with the recording of this session afterwards. \n  \nWant to take advantage of this member perk? Sign up to be part of the community. \n  \n\n  \nAbout Sophie\nSophie joined emc design (a family-owned design agency) in 2011 after a brief spell in arts management. Sophie quickly learned the ropes of the design and publishing industry and in 2017 formally took over the running of the business from her father Mike Cryer who started the company in 1991. You’ll usually find Sophie keeping up with industry news\, and making emc the best place to work and do business with. When not at work she will be running around after her two young children. \nConnect with Sophie on LinkedIn. \n  \n  \nAbout Christina\nChristina has been at the Hive since 2006\, and since then has gained a wealth of experience in all aspects of illustration\, from initial briefing through to managing large projects. She looks through thousands of briefs a year and matches up text to the best illustrator for each project. Before joining the team she gained a degree in Photography and Digital Imaging and spent a few years as a wedding photographer and creating personalised images with the use of photoshop. She lives in the Cotswolds with her husband and daughter. \n  \n  \nAbout emc design\nemc design is a specialised design agency dedicated to transforming content that has the power to educate & inspire learners all over the world. emc’s expert team and outstanding global reputation for resourcing the most complex course materials means publishers of all sizes return to them to outsource their design\, production\, and project management as well as commission illustration\, photography\, video\, animation and audio assets. \n 
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/wednesday-wisdom-live-interview-with-sophie-orourke-emc-design-and-christina-bagshaw-beehive-illustration/
CATEGORIES:Wednesday Wisdom
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SUMMARY:Talking Audio (BookMachine Unplugged Online 2022)
DESCRIPTION:Thanks to our Audio Stream sponsors: Bookwire\, Speechki\, Pozotron\, Ingram Content Group\, Zebralution and Findaway Voices \n\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n			\n				\n			\n		\n\n  \nCan anything become an audiobook? Innovation\, consumer insight and the future of audio publishing\nThe ‘big shifts’ in audio over the past five years have been exhilarating. And the fast pace of development alongside more recent changes in the way consumers interact with audio suggest more\, unexpected potential. Alongside ongoing growth in the market\, these trends indicate an exciting time for future developments.  \n  \nFrom graphic novels and cookery books\, to podcasts and original recordings\, it’s never been easier to listen to a good book or gripping narrative. With technology expanding the scope for creativity\, what is a “good book”? And can anything become an audiobook? \n  \nJoin Louise Harvey\, Audio Manager at Little\, Brown Book Group and a panel of audio experts on Wednesday 29th June from 6-7pm BST. They’ll discuss the latest audio trends as well as their own perspective on innovations in the market. They’ll consider how publishers have experimented creatively with traditional book genres in audio\, as well as the role of original recordings\, a producer’s perspective and how consumers interact with audio. \n  \nTalking Audio will sit within the Audio Stream\, which runs throughout 2022. In the Audio Stream\, you can find upcoming events\, interviews\, details of our Stream sponsors\, blog posts and resources to help you learn new skills and develop in your career. \n  \n  \nAbout BookMachine Unplugged 2022\nThe Unplugged Online event series is designed to help inspire you\, build on your knowledge and reveal exciting new ideas for you to harness when you’re back at your desk. \n  \nThe theme for this year’s series is the “Year of Change”. Together with our guest speakers and hosts\, we’ll be inviting you to discover more ways to lead the way\, shake up the industry and create positive change for all. \n  \nIf you’re a publishing professional who craves an explosion of insights\, top tips and advice from industry people – always in a strictly social and informal setting – BookMachine Unplugged is for you. \n  \nBrowse the other BookMachine Unplugged 2022 events here. \n  \n  \nTicket details\nThis event is £5 +VAT or FREE for BookMachine Members. Log in to your member account before booking and your discount will be applied automatically at checkout. \n  \nBecome a BookMachine member for £10/month and book onto all six events in the series for free. \n  \nCan’t make it to the live event? A recording will be available for all members and ticket holders to watch after the event. Be sure to book your place in advance of the event* to receive the link to the replay! \n  \n*Please note: The recording won’t be available to sign up to receive after the event has ended. Advanced registration is required. \n  \n  \nAccessibility information\nThis is an online event and will take place on Zoom webinar. Please be sure to book your ticket to receive the Zoom link to tune into the event on the day. \n  \nLive closed captions will be available throughout the event for viewers to toggle on and off. Edited captions and transcripts will also be available with the recording for members and ticket holders to access after the event. \n  \nWe will also be live-Tweeting this event from @BookMachine on Twitter\, using the hashtag #BookMachine. \n  \n  \n\n  \nYour host\nLouise Harvey\, Audio Manager at Little\, Brown Book Group\nLouise works in audio across all imprints at Little\, Brown Book Group and loves nothing more than plugging into a good book. She’s in audio publishing for the thrill of finding the perfect reader for an author’s work. Louise was SYP London Chair 2017. \nFollow Louise on Twitter @louiseinbooks \n  \n  \nThe speakers\n\nNathan Hull\, Chief Strategy Officer at Beat Technology\nNathan Hull is Chief Strategy Officer at Beat Technology. Already the pulse within Skoobe (DE)\, Fabel (NO)\, Echo (RO)\, Jukebooks (GR) and Chapter (DK)\, Beat will soon be adding publisher-backed platforms in a further 4 markets in the coming months to its portfolio. Prior to Beat\, Nathan launched the curated Dutch service Bookchoice in 9 markets and was Chief Business Development Officer at Denmark’s Mofibo. Notably Nathan was also PRH UK’s Digital Product Director. \n  \n  \nKatie Arlett\, Director\, Content Acquisition and Partnerships at Audible UK\nKatie looks after rights acquisition\, content strategy and key content partners for Audible UK\, with a background in talent casting and studio production. She trained as an audio producer with BBC Audiobooks “way back when” and since then has been lucky enough to work on a host of incredible – and some award-winning – projects with some of the most talented artists and production experts in the business. \nFollow Audible on Twitter @audibleuk \n  \n  \nRebecca Lloyd\, Publishing Director for Audio at Pan Macmillan\nRebecca Lloyd has worked in audio publishing since 2005. She’s been the Publishing Director for Audio at Pan Macmillan since 2014 where she works across all imprints\, publishing audiobooks by Ken Follett\, Louis Theroux\, Julia Donaldson\, Oprah Winfrey\, and Douglas Stuart. \n  \n  \n\n  \nFind out about our partners for Talking Audio\n  \n \nBookwire\nBookwire was founded in 2010 as a traditional start-up and service provider for publishing houses\, specialising in eBooks. The company has since evolved into an internationally leading enterprise in the digital publishing technology sector. Our growing team now has more than 135 staff\, and is located in Frankfurt am Main\, Germany (headquarters) and in Dortmund\, Germany and we operate international offices in London\, Barcelona\, Paris\, New York\, Mexico City and São Paulo. True to our motto “The best is yet to come!”\, we will never rest on our laurels and will instead continue to grow and develop our products. That is how we can support our customers in making the most of their digital products. \nVisit bookwire.net to learn more \n  \n  \n \nSpeechki\nOnly 5% of books in print are available as audiobooks. We think every book should be available in audio\, and every publisher and author should be earning revenue selling audiobooks. Is it possible? Yes! Thanks to synthetic narration created with artificial intelligence\, Speechki can create audiobooks for as little as $500. For the first time\, converting print books into audio is affordable to every publisher and author. \nVisit speechki.org to hear voices and get a free demonstration of Speechki narration.
URL:https://bookmachine.org/event/talking-audio-bookmachine-unplugged-online-2022/
CATEGORIES:BookMachine Unplugged
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