Publishers Weekly Presents
A Live Virtual Workshop
December 1 & 8, 2026 | 11 a.m.–2:30 p.m. ET
Two live online sessions · Replay included
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New PW Learn Workshop
Four Channels. Two Immersive Sessions.
Built for the work you do every day.
The rules of discovery have changed. The publishers and authors who break through are building audiences, activating communities, and using data to keep pace with the reader. Built for lean teams and large houses alike.
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Two Sessions
Where books get chosen, and how to be chosen
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Your host Rich Johnson Founder, Brick Road Media |
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DEC
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SESSION 1
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Independent Bookstores and Libraries
How does a book become the one a bookseller recommends, a librarian selects, or a community keeps talking about? Go behind the scenes with the people who make those choices.
Guest hosts | Josh Christie Co-Owner, Print: A Bookstore |
| Giuliana Caranante Director of Marketing and E-Commerce, Ingram Publisher Services |
| ▸ | How booksellers and librarians discover, evaluate, and buy titles | | ▸ | How to shape pitches around each account's readers and needs | | ▸ | How to make titles easy to find, order, and reorder |
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SESSION 2
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Online and Retail Sales
What helps readers find a book, understand its appeal, and decide to buy? Follow the path from discovery to purchase on digital storefronts, chain shelves, and mass-market racks.
| ▸ | How metadata, categories, keywords, and pricing shape online discovery | | ▸ | How chains and mass retailers select and support books | | ▸ | Where to focus your time and budget across channels |
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Included with registration
Replay access
Catch anything you miss |
Peer discussion boards
Keep the conversation going |
Downloadable resources
In your online classroom |
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Early bird, both sessions
$149
Early bird pricing is $149 through Nov 25, then $199. Groups of 5 to 10 pay $139 each, 11 to 24 pay $119, and 25 or more pay $99.
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Questions? eventsupport@publishersweekly.com
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