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IPG Spring Conference - Windsor, 19-21 March 2010
The Conference will be the 48th annual gathering in the history of the IPG. It will be focused on delivering practical advice to help each and every member of the IPG to become an even better publisher, and details of the seminars and speakers will be revealed over the next few months. With a record number of members joining the IPG this year, interest in the Conference is sure to be high. See more information here.
London Book Fair 19-21 April 2010
The London Book Fair is the global marketplace for rights negotiation and the sale and distribution of content across print, audio, TV, film and digital channels. We will be on Stand R575 in Hall 2. See the book fair site here.
Current work
Gill & Macmillan
Local install of Title Manager. Visit Gill & Macmillan www.gillmacmillan.ie
Accent Press & Xcite Books
Title Manager via www.stisonbooks.com. Visit Accent Press here or XCite books here
Onix Pre-flight
Onix pre-flight report is released. We are changing the current release to indicate Nielsen gold & silver accreditation levels.
Adobe Content Server CS4
Testing integration with product. The addition of CS4 will enable retailing of secured e-pub and pdf files. As always we are trying to keep the price low by offering this as a pay per use service.
Latest News
Garnet Education
Reading, UK (January 2010) - Stison, a provider of software solutions and services to the book publishing industry, announced the go live of Title Manager, Web Manager and Page Flip solutions to Garnet Education.
Book Publishers and Universities large and small around the world use Stison solutions which provides the commerce and stock departments with the ability to operate more efficiently and effectively. In this ever changing market place, more thought is required to cut costs and be more efficient, Stison is at the forefront in this battle with innovative solutions that cover a range of requirements.
Announcing the new partnership with Stison, Pamela Park , Production Manager of Garnet Education stated: "Stison provided a very efficient and confident service, and achieved our 'go-live' with impressive speed. It was very reassuring to have help and advice available to us throughout the development process, and we are delighted with the end result".
9th Jan 2010 Garnet Education live! Garnet Education are using Stison Title Manager to manage the maintenance of thier title data. The web site is run from our Web Manager application with the Page-Flip plugin to allow visitors a restricted look inside books.
Baylor University Press
4th Nov 2009 Baylor University Press live! Baylor University Press are using Stison Title Manager to manage the maintenance of thier title data and catalogue production. The web site is run from our Web Manager application.
Changes to Title Manager for Digital and Audio files
Updates released to provide more simple modification of digital content - product form DG. At the same time Stison added capabilities for audio files to ensure the system is compliant with Neilsen requirements for audio file data.
Frankfurt Book Fair
Frankfurt Book Fair 2009 took place from 14 to 18 October. Stison exhibited on Stand B-983 in Hall 8. This was our biggest stand yet and most successful. See the book fair site here.
University of Exeter Press
8th Oct 2009 University of Exeter Press live! UEP is using our Web Manager system for thier site.
Book Expo America
Stison launched their Title Manager product and serviced Title Manager product via www.stisonbooks.com at Book Expo America in New York, 28 - 31 May 2009.
Reviews and ratings added to the core product
We've had a few requests for reviews to be added to the core product. We like to listen so here it is, reviews and ratings are now part of the core product! If you have a Stison Books account then reviews and ratings will automatically appear in your configuration admin. To enable it simply click on the checkboxes and the functionality will automatically appear. It doesn't cost you a penny!
If you want to have a look at the reviews and rating interface have a look at the new features page
Web Manager V2 released at the London Book Fair - April 2009
Web Manager v2.0 was released at the London Book Fair. V2 has a massively upgraded admin interface to allow users to enter book data directly into the system - rather than the other automated feed routes. This effectively means web publisher has a web based title manager under the hood. The additional extras come at no additional cost to the product. We also bundled one click AI's into the new release (also at no cost).
To see a slideshow of the new admin interface click here.
Onix Generator Added to Web Publisher Core
Web Publisher can now generate Onix. The addition of onix processing means that customers can generate onix direct from their websites admin interface. Onix is likely to get more important for Neilsen and Amazon Advantage as time moves forward. It is likely that a cost implication will be incurred for sites that do not have the capability of generating Onix in the near future. Time is money.
ILM Bookstore Live on 6th March 2009
ILM Bookstore is an online bookshop where you can search for and order a range of science and technology books from a variety of publishers. We specialise in high-level reference books on the laboratory and life science, the environment and water science, and energy and power. We also cover other areas so have a browse or use the search tools.
ILM Bookstore is an automated site with Onix feeds from Springer and Wiley populating the database based on a select sample set of subjects. ILM Publications own books are entered in the site using the book admin tools.
IPG Spring Conference 2009
Stison exhibited at the 47th Annual IPG Conference in Brighton.
O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference 2009
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Don't forget to check out all of the news and coverage on the conference website here (posts are still coming in!): news coverage
Stison exhibited and attended various conference sessions.
eBooks
Stison's e-book - a rich media viewer - is available now. Using the same technology as page flip rich media - such as interactive flash files - can be embedded in a book like presentation. The format can include drill downs, page turning, picture zooming, clickable section navigation, text selection, etc...
Frankfurt Book Fair Oct 2008 - Page Flip Launched
A realistic page-turning experience for all your online books.
Show the inside of your books, and control how many pages are shown. A unique way of promoting your books. more...
June 2008 - Peek Inside launched
Following intensive development from R&D Peek Inside is ready.
Peek Inside allows small publishers access to tools previously only available to larger retailers. Add Peek Inside to your existing website to allow customers a quick glimpse of the internal content.
This javascript utility will allow publishers to upload a book pdf or pages of a book pdf and have a Peek Inside icon show on books that have this utility available.
"The richer the data, the better the chances are of selling the book" - NetRead
Click here for more information and demo access.
April 2008 - London Book Fair
The London Book Fair is the global publishing community's leading spring forum for booksellers, publishers, librarians and book production services worldwide. Ideally timed to provide you with a concentrated 3-day trading and educational platform offering access to the world's books, real business contacts and shared knowledge.
Stison exhibited on Stand S630.
Official Launch of Web Publisher
October 2007 - Stison at Frankfurt Book Fair
Stison visit the Frankfurt Book Fair to meet customers and partners. more....
July 2007 - Frances Lincoln go live!
Frances Lincoln launches their new website running on Web Publisher. more....
June 2007 - Web Publisher complete
After three months of intensive development Web Publisher is complete. more....
