April 28 to 29, Chicago
Expert Hall
We are grateful for the support of these sponsors that make this event possible for our industry. Please learn about their expertise and plan to meet with them during the event!
Premium Sponsors
Firebrand Group is a global collection of companies—including Firebrand Technologies, NetGalley, and Supadu—that provides comprehensive technology solutions to nurture book publisher success. Firebrand Technologies offers a variety of publishing-centric solutions and services—Title Management tracks titles from pre-acquisition through production, marketing, and sales; Eloquence on Demand is the industry gold standard for metadata and asset distribution; Eloquence on Alert is a powerful online retail compliance auditing tool; Flywheel identifies hidden opportunities for driving backlist sales at the right times; FlightDeck is the most advanced EPUB validation and testing tool available. NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies and audiobooks to book advocates and industry professionals, while Booktrovert (powered by NetGalley) drives discovery and sales by supporting publishers' consumer marketing efforts. Supadu is the global, leading provider of website and direct-to-consumer eCommerce solutions for trade and academic publishers, and university presses. The Firebrand Group is owned by Media Do International Inc., one of the world's largest ebook distribution companies.
GPS Group is a book manufacturer located in Central Europe. With more than 400 clients all over the world, we serve the publishing community with high quality colour cased hardbacks, paperbacks, flexi-bound books, and board books. With in-house facilities for sewn and PUR perfect binding, casing in, saddle-stitching, laminating, spot UV varnish, foil blocking, debossing/embossing, die cutting, paperbacks with flaps, shrink-wrapping, and packing, we control the process from start to finish. We deliver books to all major distribution centres in the US. gpsgroup.eu
With 50 years’ experience serving Christian and secular publishers, Nord Compo is one of the top providers of prepress, editorial, digital, audiobook and book design services worldwide. Through a combination of scale, proprietary technology and decades of experience, Nord Compo offers publishers of all sizes custom solutions designed to save money and increase efficiency while substantially reducing the prepress production cycle. Headquartered in France with over 500 employees worldwide, Nord Compo provides end-to-end composition, editorial, digital, design. audiobook creation and recovery of out-of-print book services to some of the biggest names in publishing, including Hachette, Elsevier, Pottermore, Sourcebooks, Springer, Ingram, Wolters-Kluwer, University of Hawaii Press, OverDrive and Practising Law Institute, as well as many smaller publishers. We work with many Christian publishers including InterVarsity Press, The Voice of the Martyrs, Bible League International, New Growth Press, Iron Hills Press, Ligonier Ministries, New Reformation, Lifeway, William Carey Publishing, Church Publishing, and many more. Our Nordsoft tech division specializes in automated SaaS platforms for high efficiency composition and digital work as well as offering B2C white-labeled platforms for publishers to interact directly with consumers. In summary, for most publishers, working with Nord Compo will reduce costs, increase overall quality and efficiency and reduce prepress production time. NordCompo.com
General Sponsors
The world is reading, and Ingram Content Group (“Ingram”) connects people with content in all forms. Providing comprehensive services for publishers, retailers, libraries and educators, Ingram makes these services seamless and accessible through technology, innovation, and creativity. With an expansive global network of offices and facilities, Ingram’s services include digital and physical book distribution, print-on-demand, and digital learning. Ingram Content Group is a part of Ingram Industries Inc. and includes Ingram Book Group LLC, Ingram Publisher Services LLC, Lightning Source LLC, Ingram Library Services LLC, Tennessee Book Company LLC, Ingram Content Group UK Ltd. and Ingram Content Group Australia Pty Ltd. Streamline your book marketing and global reach with Ingram ID, the one-stop platform for publishers to advertise, track, and connect with target readers through Google, Facebook, Instagram, emails, and more. Use code ECPA25 at checkout for 10% off of all Ingram ID campaigns. IngramContent.com
MetaComet® software helps publishers maximize rights revenue and minimize the time and stress of royalty management. MetaComet® Rights keeps all your current rights availability, opportunities, and revenue information at your fingertips, so you can spend less time tracking your rights and more time selling. Royalty Tracker® and Sales Aggregator automate all 4 phases of The Royalty Management Lifecycle™: managing contracts, aggregating sales from multiple sources and currencies, generating accruals and reports, and distributing statements and payments. Authors have access to their statements online through the Royalty Portal, and with our partners, even payments can be fully automated. Getting up and running is quick and easy with our proven MetaGoLive® process. MetaComet offers a special discount to ECPA members: Get your first two months of software licensing for free, plus 20% off the setup costs. Please contact us at https://metacomet.com/contact/ or visit www.metacomet.com to learn more.