1. EPUB 3 is the new standard for ebooks and supports features like embedded audio and video. Random House is adopting it for future ebooks. Metadata will include ISBN and ONIX.
2. Publishers must balance investing in print and digital to avoid cannibalizing print sales. They are reinventing print products and exploring video, graphics and interactive elements for digital.
3. The publishing industry is changing with the rise of self-publishing, pure digital publishers, agents becoming publishers, and Amazon expanding into publishing.