In this corner we have people who think ebooks should be much cheaper than printed books for a host of reasons. In that corner we have publishers who believe that maintaining prices of ebooks is a key to their survival in the years to come. This panel of publishers and industry analysts will discuss how publishers should approach the subject of ebook pricing and will also deal with the question of how much control the publishers have over this matter, anyway.

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Ginger Clark 
Curtis Brown Ltd.

Ginger Clark is a literary agent at Curtis Brown Ltd. She represents adult genre fiction (such as fantasy, SF and paranormal romance) and children's books (middle grade and young adult). In addition to representing her own clients, she also represents British rights for the entire agency’s children’s list... Read More

 


Kassia Krozser 
Booksquare

Kassia Krozser has seen the future and it is good: more people are reading and writing than ever before. She knows that, unlike the dinosaurs, smart people in the publishing business can adapt to changing economics and reader behavior... Read More





Michael Tamblyn 
Kobo

From a start in independent bookselling as a magazine and small press buyer, in 1996 he co-founded Bookshelf.ca, one of Canada’s first online bookstores, in partnership with Bell Sympatico. Indigo Books & Music purchased Bookshelf.ca in 1998, and Michael moved to the chain as vice-president of online operations... Read More