International Conference on Books, Publishing, and Libraries ICBPL on May 17-18, 2026 in Sydney, Australia

Publishing Practices: Past, Present, and Future

On the changing processes of textual production and distribution from past to present, and the impacts of digitization, the internet, and e-book readers on the future of publishing. Considering the changing roles of publishers, editors, and designers, as well as changes in the workflow from author to reader. Examining issues and concerns of specialty publishing (trades; scientific, technical, medical; university presses).

Typography and typesetting: past, present, and future
The printed book: from letterpress to print-on-demand
Roles of authors, editors, publishers, designers
Bookstores: past, present and future
e-Book readers and mobile devices
Computer-mediated writing processes
Open source, open access, self-publishing, as well as “specialized” forms of publishing
Multilingual publishing: Unicode, machine translation and other tools of the global publishing trade
Multimodal texts: books with animation, video, audio or dataset
Marketing and distribution of books, e-books, journals, textbooks

Keywords: Print, Design, Formats, Roles, Specialty Publishing, Marketing, Distribution, Intellectual Property Rights, Mobile Devices, Multi-modal, Technology, Future Directions

Reading, Writing, Literacy, and Learning

Reading and writing and changes in these processes over time. Redefining literacy and exploring new strategies for literacy education.

From reader to ‘user’: interactivity and navigation in books
Creative writing: so what’s creativity, and how is it taught?
Writing for children in an era of competing pleasures
Learning to read and write
Distance learning: old challenges and new opportunities
The textbook as a medium of instruction: past, present, and future
Multiliteracies: multimedia and multimodal texts in learning environments
Literary critiques and analyses

Keywords: Reading, Writing, Education, Textbooks, Literacy, e-Learning, Multimedia, Multi-literacies, Literature

Books and Libraries

On the book as an object and artifact the changing role of the book. Consideration of the form, structure, and processes of libraries, archives, multi-media resources.

The changing role of the library
Librarians’ work today
e-Books in libraries
Metadata and resource discovery
Indexing and cataloguing in the electronic age
Manuscripts, rare books and archival practices

Keywords: The Book, Libraries, Cataloguing, Metadata, Resource Discovery, Manuscripts, Archives, Future Directions