03 October 2017

Innovations in publishing and distribution of digital books will have their own space at LIBER 2017

Reading time: 20 min.

Digital trends and the most innovative digital products and services will have their own space at the Digital Area at LIBER, organised by IFEMA and FGEE, which will be held in Madrid from 4 to 6 October. The digital activities at LIBER will complement the wide range of professional activities at the fair.

On this occasion, 11 companies will be at the Digital Area to present the latest developments in publishing: metadata management software, publishing management software, e-book and audio book distributors, on-line stores, audio book streaming services, on-demand distribution and printing, reading social networks, solutions for adding speech to websites, books or educational material, e-learning companies, and other services aimed at satisfying publishers' digital needs.

This area will be complemented with a programme of presentations of industry technology tools, innovative products, and the most groundbreaking digital trends. These presentations will cover topics like key points to increase on-line book sales, something which is becoming increasingly important; the importance of metadata in managing book sales, providing solutions to increase the visibility of books in on-line stores, discussion on the profile of digital readers, and on-demand printing (ODP). We will also touch on the latest trends in e-learning and discover the latest innovations in publishing management software or text-to-speech solutions for websites. On the final day, LIBER will host the workshop EDTECH, the present and future of educational publishers

All in all, a place with the content, ideas and technology to respond to the current needs of publishers faced with the challenges presented by digital products and services.

The industry remains committed to digital books

The publishing industry remains committed to offering readers books in digital format. In 2016, the number of titles published in this format increased by 3.3 por ciento, a total of 45,658 titles. The Spanish e-book catalogue reached 174.266 titles, 2.1 por ciento more than in 2015. Turnover grew 1.5 por ciento, reaching 117.19 million euros, 5 por ciento of total turnover in the sector. After a few years of significant growth, e-book sales have slowed, following the trend of other markets like the US and the UK.

In 2016, 12.3 million books were sold, 2.8 por ciento less than in 2015. The average price was 9.50 euros per copy. 49.3 por ciento of sales (51.48 million) correspond to social sciences and humanities books, mainly law books and databases. Sales of non-university textbooks fell 3.6 por ciento to 26.2 million euros, 22.4 of the total. Literary titles made up 19.7 por ciento of total sales in the sector, 2.31 billion euros, 19.7 por ciento more than in 2015.

LIBER 2017, organised by IFEMA and the FGEE, will take place from 4 to 6 October in Madrid. It is sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Reading Promotion Plan, the Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness; ICEX, the Autonomous Government of Madrid, Madrid City Council and CEDRO, with the collaboration of the Asociación de Editores de Madrid [Madrid Publishers Association] and –AC/E Acción Cultural Española.

DIGITAL ZONE EXHIBITORS

ADAMS FORMACIÓN

AGC INFORMATICA

AMAZON

BOOKWIRE

CURSO GENIUS

E-LIBRO

E-VERSUS

ONIXSUITE

PAISANDU CONTENIDOS DIGITALES

READSPEAKER

STORYTEL

DIGITAL AREA PRESENTATIONS

WEDNESDAY 4 OCTOBER

11:00 Presentation

How did we get here? From books to SCORM content

Speaker: Eva Pérez, Director of the publishing house Adams Formación

Organised by: Adams Formación