Frankfurt Book Fair and O’Reilly Media to partner with EDItEUR for Tools of Change Frankfurt 2011

The TOC conference program on Tuesday, 11 October at the Marriott Hotel in Frankfurt will feature a new supply chain track.

The Frankfurt Book Fair and O’Reilly Media, Inc. are teaming up with international publishing standards organisation EDItEUR to offer a full-day Supply Chain track at this year’s Tools of Change for Publishing Frankfurt Conference on Tuesday, 11 October 2011.

The new track will be held in lieu of the International Supply Chain Meeting, which has been a staple of the Frankfurt Book Fair calendar for 32 years. EDItEUR will devise a full day of sessions, speakers and panels relevant to the international publishing supply chain that will be integrated into the overall TOC Frankfurt program.

“EDItEUR is delighted to be joining with Tools of Change Frankfurt”, said Executive Director Mark Bide. “Our stakeholder community brings a different perspective on the operational challenges facing the book and e-book supply chains, with a particular focus on supply chain efficiency and effectiveness”.

Now in its third year, TOC Frankfurt will once again connect the people, content and conversations along the cutting edge of global publishing and technology. “This year’s program will provide a unique focus on data, design, development and deployment along with a special emphasis on the change in Tools of Change”, said Kat Meyer, Co-Chair and Community Manager for Tools of Change. Confirmed speakers for the Supply Chain track include Peter Brantley (Internet Archive/Open Book Alliance), Philip Downer (Former CEO of Borders UK), John Ingram (Ingram), Bill McCoy (IDPF) and Jonathan Nowell (Nielsen Book).

Thomas Minkus, VP, Emerging Media & English-Language Markets for the Frankfurt Book Fair, added, “TOC Frankfurt offers publishers the practical know-how to meet the demands of their digital business while maximizing profitability. The EDItEUR track will provide attendees with new solutions for enhancing discoverability and for optimising the way their books reach readers”.

An early bird rate of €449 + 19% VAT is in effect until 29 July 2011. For additional details, please visit www.tocfrankfurt.com or contact Thomas Minkus at minkus@book-fair.com.

EDItEUR is the international group coordinating development of the standards infrastructure for electronic commerce in the book, e-book and serials sectors. Established in 1991, EDItEUR is a truly international organisation with 90 members from 17 countries, including Australia, Canada, Japan, South Africa, United States and most of the European countries.

The Frankfurt Book Fair is the biggest book and media fair in the world – with around 7,500 exhibitors from over 110 countries. It also organises the participation of German publishers at around 20 international book fairs. It maintains the most visited website worldwide for the publishing industry at www.book-fair.com and its directory of decision-makers in the book and media industries features around 31,000 contacts. The Frankfurt Book Fair is a subsidiary of the German Publishers & Booksellers Association.

O’Reilly Media spreads the knowledge of innovators through its books, online services, magazines, research, and conferences. Since 1978, O’Reilly has been a chronicler and catalyst of leading-edge development, homing in on the technology trends that really matter and galvanizing their adoption by amplifying “faint signals” from the alpha geeks who are creating the future. An active participant in the technology community, the company has a long history of advocacy, meme-making, and evangelism.