Junot Díaz, Julia Alvarez, Isabel Allende, Sandra Cisneros and quite a few others are exceptions to the unwritten, well-practiced rule that Latinos can't penetrate the mainstream publishing industry. Nonetheless, some Latino authors are tired of fighting the good fight, and they've opted instead to pursue self-publishing.
Cuban/Puerto Rican tech aficionado Iris Amelia Febres offers digital solutions to the less tech-savvy. With more than half a decade of experience in digital publishing under her belt, Febres has become an indisputable expert and an authority on technical topics, including HTML, CSS, XML and accessibility. Also, she really, really loves eBooks and corgis.
The Digital Book World Conference + Expo, which took place Jan.13-15 at the New York Hilton Midtown, showcased the nuances of scalable automation technologies, the growing digital industry (ecommerce, ebook, video, online education, immersive reading and beyond), data management platforms and cross-media digital content.
The 6th annual Digital Book World Conference and Expo, taking place at the New York Hilton Midtown, is kicking off on January 13th, and it will continue on until the 15th.
