The 7th edition of the annual Publishing Next conference to be held from 15 to 17 September 2016 will include a host of speakers. Notable speakers among them include Vikas Gupta, MD, Wiley India; Sesh Seshadri, CEO, Lonely Planet India; Ranjan Kaul, publishing consultant; Vidya Rao, noted singer, author and consulting editor; Ganesh Devy, founder director of the Bhasha Research and Publication Center, Vadodara; Sriram Subramanya, founder, managing director and CEO, Integra Software Services; Minakshi Thakur, publisher – Hindi and senior commissioning editor at HarperCollins Publishers India; Ankit Pahwa, vendor manager, India at Rakuten Kobo; Ravi Singh, publishing director, Speaking Tiger; Shafi Shauq, poet, writer, linguist and critic, and Ritu Menon, founder and publisher, Women Unlimited.
The conference will be held at Bogatty Palace and Island Resort, Kochi, Kerala, India. This year, the masterclasses are designed to introduce various facets of publishing to the uninitiated or to those who are simply looking to reacquaint themselves with the nuts and bolts of publishing. There will also be a session for authors who would like to know how to proceed after they have written their manuscripts.
This year, the conference has partnered with MyKitaab.com for live streaming of its sessions. The conference is supported by Kerala Tourism and the Government of Kerala, and companies such as Sage India, Spring Time Software, the London Book Fair, Balani Infotech, Rajkamal Prakashan. Indian Printer & Publisher is a conference media partner.
Accommodation options available for those travelling to Kochi for the conference have been listed on the conference website. Discounts are available for those booking online, as also for those attending in groups of three or more.
