Workshop on Managing E-Books Offered at International Book Fair

Workshop on Managing E-Books Offered at International Book Fair
Dominican Republic, Santo Domingo, 05/22/2011

The General Management of Books and Reading of the Ministry of Culture offered a workshop titled “The electronic book: Finally, what I always wanted to know. Tools to understand what it is, how it works and what they are for.” The workshop is part of the activities underway at the XIV International Book Fair, Santo Domingo 2011.

Con este curso se capacitó a profesionales y personas vinculadas al sector, procurando brindar herramientas teóricas y prácticas para la solución de los problemas que se presentan en los distintos campos de la edición…

The seminar was given by Colombian expert Jaime Iván Hurtado Bonilla, on the Spanish Patio of the Museum of Modern Art, with sponsorship from the Central Region for the Promotion of Books in America and the Caribbean (CERLALC in Spanish).

The 2-day workshop, with more than 50 people in attendance, included participants such as editors, independent writers and librarians who discussed such question as: What is an e-book? What can I do with it and how? What is an e-book for and how do I incorporate it into my daily life? They also discussed the virtues, advantages and disadvantages of incorporating e-books into libraries. 

This short course provided training to professionals and others in the sector by introducing theoretical and practical tools to solve some of the problems that have arisen in the publishing field. The course also covered the creative process and conversion of content into different electronic formats to be transferred into e-book or e-commerce format.

The workshop ended with the production of an e-book, made by participants in the class. The also received a certificate from Fernando Zapata, Director de CERLALC.
CERLALC is an intergovernmental organization established under the auspices of UNESCO. It promotes the design, formulation and management of public policy to foment the multiple forms of reading and writing, contributing to the creation and strengthening of the national public library systems.
The Ministry of Culture continues developing projects that strengthen the formation of the National Library System, integrating various participants from the national publishing field in order to encourage and develop books and reading in the Dominican Republic.

  Poster for the International Book Fair, Santo Domingo 2011.