How do I appeal to new customer groups? How can I adjust my working procedures and contents to new forms of commercial exploitation? Observation of international book markets, new business strategies, international rights trade: you get to know new markets and business partners and find out about trends in the industry.

Rights and licences

Prominently featured yet again in the programme: with the International Rights Directors meeting and short seminars such as “Rights Express”, “Licence Auctions” and “Digital Rights”.

Book markets

Once again, promising new book markets such as Brazil, the Arab world and China are on the agenda at the Business Breakfasts. As are the well-established “Have a look at …” visits to national collective stands. Here, you can contact potential business partners directly.

Digitisation and Workflow

Digitisation requires fast and efficient restructurisation of internal workflows in publishing and media companies. On 6 October 2010 we offer you a compact seminar on this issue entitled "Standard Processes for Digital Publishing Workflows", in partnership with Klopotek.

"Going Green in Publishing", "E-Book Business" ... and much more in our panels and lectures

Cutting edge issues of the book and media industry will be tackled by our series of panel discussions and lectures. You are interested in finding out what publishers can do today to produce “green books”? You’d like to follow up the debate about e-book distribution and hear the opinions of industry leaders on the issue? You are for business models that will enable your book shop to survive in the future?