NINC 2020 Conference: Full Schedule

10:00am EDT

What’s New in Vellum (Virtual)

Hear about new features introduced in Vellum! Learn how to create internal links to direct readers through your ebook, how to credit chapter authors in an anthology, and how to take artwork to the edge of the page. We’ll discuss how Vellum will adapt to coming changes on the Mac, and will include time for Q & A.

Speakers

Brad West

Vellum

Brad West is one of the creators of Vellum, which has been used by thousands of authors to create beautiful books.

Thursday September 24, 2020 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

Audience All

1:30pm EDT

Expand your Readership with Kindle Direct Publishing (Virtual)

During this presentation, a member of the Kindle Direct Publishing team will discuss best practices on how to identify categories and keywords to increase traffic and use metadata to create a strong detail page that impacts conversion to sales.

Speakers

Tricia Gallagher

Amazon: Kindle Direct Publishing

For the past 5 years, Tricia has moved around Amazon’s books teams learning the business so she can share it with authors. Prior to coming to Amazon, she worked as a graphic artist, project manager, and educator. She is privileged to take her prior knowledge to help authors make... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2020 1:30pm - 2:30pm EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

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3:00pm EDT

Look. Listen. Subscribe. How to take your Kobo Sales to the Next Level (Virtual)

2020 has been a big year in publishing and we’re here to tell you behind-the-scenes stats from the most globally focused retailer, Kobo. Learn the latest strategies for growing your wide independent publishing business. Are you still hesitant to delve into subscriptions? Well we don’t think you should be. With the expansion of Kobo’s subscription programs in both eBooks and audiobooks, we’ll outline the reasons why you might be missing readers by opting out of these non-exclusive opportunities.

Speakers

Tara Cremin

Kobo

Tara is responsible for the overall author experience on Kobo Writing Life (KWL), from optimizing current features to looking for new avenues of growth. As a subject matter expert in all aspects of indie publishing, her aim is to make KWL the greatest and most user-friendly self-publishing... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2020 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

Audience All

4:30pm EDT

Self-Publishing: The Evolution will be Digital (Virtual)

The industry-leading team from Draft2Digital looks back at the impact 2020 has had on self-publishing, and offers some strategies for authors to seize new opportunities emerging from the evolution of the industry.

Speakers

Mark LeFebvre

Draft2Digital

Mark’s experience in publishing and bookselling spans more than three decades and includes creating Kobo Writing Life for Rakuten Kobo, Inc, running one of the world’s first Espresso Book Machine (POD) operations at McMaster University, and President of the Canadian Booksellers... Read More →

Kevin Tumlinson

Draft2Digital

Kevin Tumlinson is a bestselling and award-winning thriller author, Director of Marketing for Draft2Digital, and Host of the Wordslinger Podcast. He has worked with thousands of authors worldwide, from newcomers to seasons pros, to empower them in building and growing a successful... Read More →

Thursday September 24, 2020 4:30pm - 5:30pm EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

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10:00am EDT

Optimizing your author website for search engines and users (Virtual)

In this presentation, Optimizing your author website for search engines and users, Debra Lanning, founder and creative director of LaLa Projects will review a few professional author websites that she has had the privilege of working on. She will share fundamental SEO terms, what they mean, how they were applied to client websites, and how they can be applied to your website. She will also touch on the concept of schema markup and how it is applied to websites. Lastly, she will discuss a strategic approach to page building, review more website terms, and look at some real life examples of how this is achieved.

This will be a great workshop for authors looking for ways to improve their website.

Speakers

Debra Lanning

LaLa Projects

Bringing big visions to life comes naturally to founder and creative director Debra Lanning. She delivers creative solutions and fully integrated brand plans. Debra’s keen sense of the tools that developers use helps her create designs tailored to the client’s unique system. Her... Read More →

Friday September 25, 2020 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

Audience All

2:00pm EDT

BookBub Q&A (Virtual)

Come to this Q&A session with BookBub to get all your questions answered!

Speakers

Audrey Derobert

BookBub

Audrey Derobert is an Account Manager on the Partner Relations team at BookBub, which provides support, education, and guidance to author and publisher partners around how to effectively use BookBub's suite of marketing tools. She works closely with independent authors and small publishers... Read More →

Carlyn Robertson

BookBub

Friday September 25, 2020 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

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3:30pm EDT

Amazon Advertising For Authors (Virtual)

During this presentation, a member of the Amazon Advertising publishing team will delve into the advertising products that authors can leverage to expand their readership on Amazon. By correctly utilizing Sponsored Ads or Managed Display products, participants will leave with a better understanding of how Amazon Advertising operates.

Speakers

Eli Brewer

Amazon: Kindle Direct Publishing

Eli has been an Account Executive at Amazon Advertising for over 3 years, with over half that time spent in the publishing space working with KDP authors and large publishing houses.

Friday September 25, 2020 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Long Key

Workshop Long, Virtual presentation

Audience All