Attending the Frankfurt Book Fair? Visit us in Hall 8.0 at stand L140.
We will be demoing our latest releases. Please contact us at info@bluefirereader.com if you’d like to setup a time for a meeting.
Hope to see you in Frankfurt!
– Cliff
Attending the IDPF Digital Book Conference on May 28th and 29th in New York? Come see us in the exhibit area in the main hall on Wednesday the 28th.
We are available for appointments on Thursday, May 29th and Friday, May 30th. Contact us to setup a time.
We are also speaking at the conference. Micah and his fellow panelists will talking about what it really takes for publishers to sell direct. Join Micah, Doug Lessing (Firebrand Technologies) and Kristen McLean (Bookigee) on Thursday, from 11:50 AM to 12:35 PM in room 1E08.
See you New York!
– Cliff
We’ve been hard at work for the past few months. So busy in fact that we’ve neglected to post! So before we head off for the long holiday weekend here are a few tasty updates.
Recent releases
We’ve issued a number of updates over the summer—mostly performance updates and bug fixes. Our latest versions are:
Development update
We have a number of big development projects underway.
Look for more details on these two initiatives and more (including our iOS 7 release) in the next few weeks.
Frankfurt Book Fair
We will be exhibiting at the Frankfurt Book Fair in October. If you’re planning on attending please stop by. We’re in Hall 8, L154.
Micah will be speaking on new developments in DRM at the Publisher’s Launch conference on Tuesday, October 8th. And, we’re hosting two panels on ePUB 3 in the Digital Zone during the show.
The first panel will be held on Wednesday, October 9th at 10:30 AM. It’s an ePUB 3 update for publishers. You’ll hear a progress report on the rollout of ePUB 3 across the publishing industry and learn how publishers are transitioning to ePUB 3. The panel features Bill McCoy of the IDPF and Leslie Hulse from HarperCollins Publishers.
The second panel will be held on Thursday, October 10th at 4:00 PM. The subject is ePUB 3 reading applications. You’ll hear from Micah and Jean-Marie Geffroy, President of Montano SAS. They’ll be talking about the Readium project and demoing ePUB 3 enabled apps.
Please stop by!
Have a great holiday weekend. We promise to post more frequently in the weeks and months to come!
– Cliff
Heading to New York for the IDPF Digital Book Conference and Book Expo America? Attend our session on reading systems and visit our booth!
Micah will be speaking in the “Reading Systems: Adding Value vs. Content Becoming Enhanced” session on Thursday, May 30th at 11:10 AM. Here’s a description of the session:
There’s a natural tug-of-war between publishers, who want enhanced and customized presentation of specific titles, and reading systems , who want to deliver enhanced experiences that work consistently across multiple titles. And users of course have their own needs and preferences. As titles are increasingly enhanced, how will reading systems differentiate and add value? What will be the drivers of product and content success?
Micah Bowers (Bluefire), Roger Webster (B&N), Steve Vinter (Google), Matt MacInnis (Inkling)
Bluefire will be exhibiting in the Digital Zone in booth 2071C.
We look forward to seeing you there!
– Cliff
We will be heading to the U.K. again in April for the London Book Fair (April 16 – 18 at Earls Court). Contact us to setup a meeting or drop by our stand (V600). We will also be giving two talks on tools for publishers who want to sell direct to consumers. The talks are in Digital Theatre 2 at 2:00 PM on Monday, April 16th and Tuesday, April 17th. See you there!
– Cliff
Attending Book Expo America (BEA) in New York this week? Please drop by! We are in booth 2122 in the Digital Zone. See you there!
– Cliff