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Notes from Book Expo America 2012: Evolving Role of Designers in Publishing
By Nicole Spiegel-Gotsch Source: graphicdesign.com http://www.graphicdesign.com/article/book-expo-america-2012-publishing/ Last week Book Expo America 2012 took place at Javits Center in New York City. According to a press release, this year the show boasted over 1,300 exhibitors, including 200 new companies, an 18% growth in new exhibitors from Read More
The Philippines Astounds the Skeptics
By Bruce Einhorn Source: Bloomberg BusinessWeek, May 03, 2012 http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-05-03/the-philippines-astounds-the-skeptics Maulik Parekh, chief executive officer of Philippine outsourcing services company SPi Global, has a message for local workers accustomed to looking for work overseas: There are jobs at home. Manila- Read More
IDPF Unveils Program, Speakers for Digital Book 2012 at BEA
Highly Anticipated Conference Will Be June 4-5 2012, NYC; Platinum Sponsors Include Baker & Taylor, Ingram Content Group, OverDrive, SPi Global NEW YORK, NY, Apr 10, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- The International Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF) announced today the preliminary program and speakers for Digital Book 2012 at BEA (idpf.org/db12 Read More
BPO industry needs 1.1 million employees in four years
March 9, 2012, Manila, Philippines. The local BPO industry needs 1.1 million skilled and talented employees within the next four years to meet the industry target of $25 billion in revenues in 2016. SPi Global President and CEO Maulik Parekh said that is the challenge on the supply side of the BPO business. “We are on a trend to supply only Read More
Maulik Parekh in the Philippine Economic Briefing
SPi Global President and CEO Maulik Parekh recently made the news after attending the Philippine Economic Briefing (Policy Agenda, Fiscal and Macroeconomic Updates). Below are some of the stories that came out after the event. Just click on the link to read the stories. M&A in publishing technology heats up; More acquisitions to come Read More
SPi Healthcare expands into Greensboro, North Carolina
Company opens facility to support recent and future growth in the Southeast December 13, 2011, TINLEY PARK, IL –– SPi Healthcare, the leading integrated revenue cycle and clinical documentation improvement firm, today announced an expansion in Greensboro, North Carolina. SPi Healthcare opened the Greensboro facility, fully operational Read More
It’s a Book, It’s an App, It’s ???
Six Decisions to Make in Digital Publishing by John Wheeler, Vice President of Strategy and Emerging Technologies, SPi Global With the onslaught of “digital” trends and devices, there are more questions than answers in the publishing industry today. Publishers need to acquire content, transform it across multiple formats, deliver to a Read More
Making eProducts "Market-Ready"
“eBooks, enhanced eBooks, Apps.” eProducts are becoming an integral part of the portfolio today. Many publishers have either hired in-house resources or outsourced development of these products. Customer acceptance and adoption primarily depends on their “first-experience” with these new products. An eProduct that is well Read More
Technology Enabled Solutions for Manuscript Editing
The need for language editing in manuscripts is increasing as publishers look at acquiring content globally, often from non-English speaking countries. At the same time, production cycles are shrinking rapidly as time to market becomes critical, especially for eBooks. Hiring additional copyeditors is not an option as budgets are frozen. How can we Read More
MVP firm to expand outsourcing business
Manila, Philippines—A BPO firm belonging to the Pangilinan group is eyeing the expansion of its healthcare business, aiming to tap the country’s abundance of trained healthcare workers, particularly thousands of unemployed nursing graduates, to create new jobs SPi Global Holdings officials said the demand for outsourced healthcare- Read More