9:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Session B:
The Revolution in Publishing - Authors, Publishers and Commerce on the Net
The Internet is not only changing the relationship between authors and their audience, it is invading the chain of communication between of authors, agents and publishing companies. While nothing will replace the act of reading a book, or the tight personal relationships that make up the publishing industry power structure, the Internet is giving voice to authors in ways they never had before. Audio, video and interactive communication can be added to their mastery of the written word, the Internet can feed, supplement and extend the life of the book tour. Authors can develop relationships with online book sellers and turn a dedicated readership or cult following directly into book sales. In this session Digital Hollywood brings together some of the leading personalities in the publishing industry’s move in bringing content and commerce to the Internet.
Kip Parent, co-founder and CEO, rightscenter.com
Anthony Jacobson, President, Goodstory.com
Richard Curtis, President, Richard Curtis Associates, Literary Agency
Bill Gladstone, President, WaterView Productions
Gary Hustwit, CEO, MP3lit.com
Brian Fielding, Senior Vice President, Content, Business and Legal Affairs, Audible
Judy Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President and General Manager MightyWords, Moderator
Anthony Jacobson, President, Goodstory.com: Goodstory's President Anthony Jacobson, formerly of the William Morris Agency's Motion Picture department, began his career as an intern in the Acquisitions department at Sony Pictures Classics after graduating from The University of Pennsylvania. During his time at the University, he completed an internship with Columbia TriStar Television and served as the Director of Product Placement on the independent film The Broken Giant. After rising to the position of Distribution Coordinator at Sony Pictures Classics and subsequently joining William Morris, Jacobson, who was honored with membership on the screening committee of the AMPAS Student Academy Awards, was hand-picked by Founder and CEO Mark Patricof to head up the Goodstory project.
Kip Parent is co-founder and CEO of rightscenter.com. Before forming rightscenter.com in 1999, Mr. Parent was co-founder, President and CEO of Pantheon Interactive, an internet development services company that offered custom web, intranet, and extranet solutions to Fortune 1000 and dot.com startups. Pantheon Interactive developed complex business and e-commerce solutions for clients including Cisco Systems, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems, Novell, Philips Semiconductor, Xerox, Tandem, Encanto Networks, Silicon Graphics, and Hewlett-Packard, among others. In 1998, Mr. Parent sold Pantheon Interactive to iXL, Inc., a leading web development company that held its IPO in June 1999. Mr. Parent served as Senior Vice President of Technology and Director of Strategic Alliances at iXL, managing relationships with Microsoft, Intel, Cisco Systems, Sun, and Oracle. Before founding Pantheon Interactive, Mr. Parent created and lead Electronic Sales and Marketing for Silicon Graphics from 1993 to 1996. He was responsible for all aspects of Silicon Graphics' activities on the World Wide Web, including development of new Internet-based services; management of creative, technical, production, and electronic sales channel staff; and evangelism of Internet sales and marketing on behalf of Silicon Graphics at international trade shows and industry conferences. At Silicon Graphics, Mr. Parent launched Silicon Surf, the company's World Wide Web site, which was voted "Best Site" by Interactive Age in 1995. While at Silicon Graphics, Mr. Parent was also responsible for pioneering work in implementing the company's first intranet and in developing their extranet activities. Mr. Parent worked at Hewlett-Packard for 12 years before joining Silicon Graphics. He served in a variety of positions in research and development, customer support, and field sales. Mr. Parent received his B.A. in Computer Science from the University of California at Berkeley in 1981.
Judy Kirkpatrick, Executive Vice President and General Manager, MightyWords: As Executive Vice President and General Manager, Judy Kirkpatrickís role is to establish MightyWords as the definitive digital marketplace to buy, sell and publish unique written content on the Web. Ms. Kirkpatrick is responsible for day-to-day operations of the business and driving relationships with big-name authors and major publishing houses. Ms. Kirkpatrick joined Mr. MacAskill at Fatbrain.com in August of 1999 to lead the strategy and development of the eMatter digital publishing initiative, from which MightyWords grew. Prior to joining Fatbrain.com, Ms. Kirkpatrick was Vice President of Marketing for ZOOM Marketing Corporation, a start-up marketing and public relations firm focused on launching early-stage Internet start-ups. Ms. Kirkpatrick spent 11 years with Adobe Systems, Inc., where she was primarily responsible for launching and establishing Adobe Acrobat and Adobe PDF as defacto industry standards. While at Adobe, Ms. Kirkpatrick also held a number of senior-level sales management positions. Prior to Adobe, she was one of the top sales executives at NBI, Inc. from 1982 to 1989. Ms. Kirkpatrick graduated in 1982 from the University of Wisconsin with a B.S. in Business Administration.