ANNE KOSTICK

DIGITAL STRATEGY, EDITORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT, CONTENT DEVELOPMENT, USER EXPERIENCE (UX) DESIGN, CHILDREN’S EDUCATION AND ENTERTAINMENT, AUDIOBOOKS, PUBLISHING OPTIONS

Anne is a writer, editor, producer and partner in Foxpath IND, where she consults on digital publishing for web and print content and experience design in ebook development and education. Her clients at Foxpath IND include arts and cultural institutions, book publishers, and technology and business services. She is a frequent industry conference and webcast producer, moderator, and speaker. Since the Web was born, Anne has been fascinated with UX and interactive design, especially now, at the intersection of print and digital reading. Her occasional column, “Digital Reading,” discusses UX and related topics in ebooks and digital reading. A member of UXPA, Anne is also program director of the annual Digital Book Awards; emerita president of Women’s Media Group; an advisory board member of BEA Educational Conference and advisory board chair of Library For All. She is the author of several children’s books and a definitive collection of jokes.

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/annekostick
Twitter: @bklynanne
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anne.kostick

CHARLOTTE ABBOTT

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT particularly for non-fiction authors and journalists on subjects of memoir, business, current affairs, women’s studies, adoption, lesbian and gay studies, African American studies, mind/body/spirit, nature and the environment, and photography.

Charlotte Abbott is a publishing journalist and digital content strategist who has developed a large and loyal online community of authors, publishers, booksellers, librarians, book bloggers, and e-reading innovators, via weekly discussions on Twitter (#followreader). In her 20 years in the book industry, she has been a reporter and editor for Publishers Weekly, a publishing commentator on National Public Radio, a book critic supervising more than 1000 reviews a year, and an acquiring book editor at HarperCollins and Avon Books. Most recently, she has been advising authors and retailers on how to maximize their online visibility through strategic content development, including social media, blogs and traditional media. She is a board member of the Women’s Media Group and has served as a judge of several noted literary awards.

Twitter: @charabbott

RICH KELLEY

CONTENT DEVELOPMENT with special interest in science and technology, American literature; EMAIL MARKETING; SEO; SEM; SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING, SYSTEMS INTEGRATION, WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT

Rich is Strategic Partner, VP of BRIDGET MARMION BOOK MARKETING

Rich’s thirty years in publishing include stints as editor, editorial director, director of subsidiary rights, marketing director, director of online services, and general manager. Having spent more than twenty years marketing books directly to consumer and specialty audiences, both in print and online, Rich specializes today in consulting in online marketing (including email, SEO/SEM, and analytics), social media marketing, and content development/marketing. For two years, from its launch in July 2010 through October 2012, Rich edited The Reader’s Almanac, the popular blog of The Library of America.

Twitter: @rpmkel
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/richkelley
Facebook: facebook.com/richkelley