This year, Publishing Next will consist of a mix of panel discussions, workshops and “insight talks”. We chose this format because we believe that it will allow us to cover more ground as also address the various needs of those attending. The following is the tentative schedule of events for Publishing Next 2012. Click on “»” for more details on each session: Day 1 Panel Discussions Workshops Insight Talks 9:00 – 10:00amRegistration/ Inauguration 10:00 – 11:30amGetting Rookies on Board » 10:00 – 10:30am by R. Sriram » 11 – 11:30amSelf-publishing from an author’s perspective » 12 – 1:30pmExpanding the Publishing Pie » 12:00 – 12:30pmby R. Sundar Rajan » 12:45 – 1:30pmMetadata for effective selling » 02:30 – 03:30 Unconference by Kiruba Shankar » 3:30 – 5:00pmThe Bookseller’s Woe – Addressing demand-side issues » 03:30 – 05:00pmThe Art and Science of Book Production (Printing Technlogies) » 5:30 – 7:00pmMarketing to a Young Audience » Day 2 Panel Discussions Workshops Insight Talks 9:00 – 10:30amAcademic Publishing – The Way Ahead » 9:00 – 10:00amDeveloping Graphic Books 10:15 – 10:45pmDeveloping an e-book version » 11:00am – 12:45pmLanguage Publishing – Dead End or Opportunities Galore? » 11:00 – 11:30amby Badri Seshadri » 11:45am-12:30pmby Ashish Goel » 1:30 – 2:00pmby Ganesh Devy » 2:15 – 3:45pmRe-configuring the Book » 2:15 – 3:45pmThe Art and Science of Book Production (Printing Technlogies) » 4:15 – 6:15pmPreservation of Oral Traditions » 4:15 – 5:15pmDeveloping books for mobile devices » / ROI on Digital Investments »