Preparing for the Industry’s Future

Attendees also explored an exhibit hall packed wallto- wall with the latest industry solutions and services— including publishing management and workfl ow software, digital solutions in printing and publishing, and book manufacturing, fi nishing and packaging services.

“As a new vendor [at the show], I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of traffi c to our booth, which should open up new opportunities for us and for conference attendees,” says Lou Bahin, chief marketing offi cer of ePublishing, a Chicago-based provider of online and e-commerce solutions. “… The subject matter of the conference was very informative and encouraged publishers to come to us with very informed questions about doing business online; the net result was a good use of attendees’ time, and many new business contacts for us.”