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Saturday, April 6 • 9:00am - 10:15am
Panel Keynote -- Defining the Current and Future Meaning of "Publisher"

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This keynote panel is produced and presented by the IBPA Board of Directors.

While indie bookstores selling print copies are thriving once more, emerging technologies and platforms like smart speakers and content subscriptions are making writing available to consumers in new ways. As publishers consider their business models for now and the future, it begs the question: what does it mean to be a publisher?
Speakers
avatar for Leslie Browning

Leslie Browning

Founder & Publisher, Homebound Publications
L.M. (Leslie) Browning is a TEDx Talker and award-winning author of twelve books. In her writing, Leslie explores the confluence of the natural landscape and the interior landscape. In 2010, she debuted with a three-title contemplative poetry series. These three books went on to garner... Read More →
avatar for Seth Dellon

Seth Dellon

Director of Sttrategic Development, Publishers Weekly
Seth Dellon is director of strategic development at Publishers Weekly where he oversees the digital media department, including social media, digital audience and business development, and new digital initiatives. His career is publishing is long enough to make him feel old and has... Read More →
avatar for Kelly Peterson

Kelly Peterson

Director of Digital Strategy, Independent Publishers Group
Kelly Peterson is Director of Digital Strategy at Independent Publishers Group (IPG), and brings 20+ years of marketing and merchandising experience to her current role, helping major trade publishers, university presses, independent publishers, agents and authors maximize their eBook... Read More →
avatar for Kathy Strahs

Kathy Strahs

Founder, Burnt Cheese Press
PaniniHappy.com, CookingOntheSide.com, and SunnyDaysGoodFood.com. A former marketer with an MBA from Stanford, Kathy founded Burnt Cheese Press, a food-focused independent publishing company, in 2015. Its first release, The 8x8 Cookbook, received the Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA) Gold Award for Best First Book-Nonfiction. Its... Read More →

Saturday April 6, 2019 9:00am - 10:15am CDT
Chicago Marriott Downtown Magnificent Mile (Room: Grand Salons 2-3) 540 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, USA
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