Wednesday, April 16, 2014
10:00 a.m. Master Class (Concurrent Sessions)
IBPA’s Mini Publishing University: Insider Info for Independent Publishers
Know Your Rights: Copyrights, Contracts and Content
12:45 p.m. Master Class (FREE to All Registered Attendees)
Setting Yourself Up for Success at PubSmart
2:00 p.m. Master Class (Concurrent Sessions)
Distribution Deep Dive: Ins and Outs of Print and Digital
Social Savvy & Media Mastery: Take Your Message to the Masses
5:00 p.m. Welcome to Charleston!
Cocktail Meet & Greet at the College of Charleston Arena hospitality suite.
Thursday, April 17, 2014
7:30 a.m. Registration and check in | Continental Breakfast
8:15 a.m. Keynote Address by Jane Friedman: Welcome to Publishing’s NEW Golden Age!
9:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Publish Smart: Which Publishing Option is Smartest for YOU?
Who Is the Editor You Need: Hiring and Working With Editors
10:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Acquisitions Editors: What’s the Next Big Read?
Foundations of a Bestseller: Creating a Platform for Stellar Sales
11:00 a.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Authorpreneurship: From Cost-Planning to Funding to Reinvestment
Literary Agents: From Gatekeepers to Creative Marketers to Publishers
12:15 p.m. Lunch and Keynote: Insights from Bestselling Author Hugh Howey
2:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Distribution Basics: The Churning Channels of Print and Digital Delivery
Powerful Branding: You, Your Book, Your Brand
3:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Discoverability in a Digital Age: Tools and Techniques
How to Approach Booksellers and Libraries
4:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions:
Ask a Publicist: Creative Book Marketing and PR Strategy
Cultivating Influencers: Reviewers and Book Clubs
4:45 p.m. Have a Drink on Us! Last Chance to Browse the Discovery Zones
7:00 p.m. Literary Dinner Celebrating the Golden Age of Authors… Then and Now!
Friday, April 18, 2014
9:00 a.m. Dish & Dialog Brunch With Featured Faculty
11:00 a.m. Faculty-Only Symposium – Working Together to Improve the Marketplace
“PubSmartCon” is an unprecedented gathering of industry professionals, some of the smartest on the planet, and representing the broad range of publishing opportunities today – self publishing, traditional or hybrid. PubSmart gives authors the inside track to make a smart decision about their publishing needs. For more info, visit PubSmartCon.com.