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Manuscript to Market:
Speeding up the Journey
Tuesday, November 4, 2025 at 11 am EDT
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Join publishing industry thought leaders Matt Kennell, Executive Director of Sales for Versa Press and Chair of the BISG Board of Directors, Marina Padakis Lowry, Director of Publishing Operations at Zando, and Nina Van Moltke, Co-Founder and President of Authors Equity, as they discuss strategies they have implemented within their companies to move more titles through editorial and production workflows, while maintaining high-quality standards. This will include how partnering with production and printing vendors can help publishers compress timelines to respond to reader demand, bringing books to market more quickly. Even if speed to market isn’t your primary goal, you'll come away from this session with ideas you can use within your organization to optimize workflows for your titles, becoming more agile to changing market trends. Jim Milliot, Editor at Large for Publishers Weekly will moderate the discussion.
Register now to secure your spot for this informative session and submit your questions for our panel to consider. |
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MATT KENNELL
Executive Director of Sales, Versa Press |
| Matt Kennell is Executive Director of Sales and 4th-generation management at Versa Press, an industry leader in U.S. Book Manufacturing. At Versa, he works at the cross-section of book publishing and book manufacturing, bringing a deep understanding of the global book publishing supply chain to the company and its book publishing clients. Matt is responsible for managing its ERP system, advising on and integrating new technologies and equipment in its operations and rolling those capabilities out to publisher clients. He currently serves as the Chair of the Book Industry Study Group Board of Directors. |
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MARINA PADAKIS LOWRY
Director of Publishing Operations, Zando |
| Marina Padakis Lowry has 20+ years of publishing experience and currently serves as Director of Publishing Operations at Zando. She has held prior positions as Executive Managing Editor of Union Square & Co., and similar roles at HMH Books & Media, HarperCollins, Oxford University Press UK, Penguin Random House, and Scholastic. |
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NINA VON MOLTKE
Co-Founder and President, Authors Equity |
| Nina von Moltke is Co-Founder and President of Authors Equity, an author-centric publisher launched in early 2024 redefining profit participation and creative control for writers. A longtime senior executive at Penguin Random House U.S., she most recently served as President, Strategic Development, leading cross-functional teams spanning author platforms, audio, contracts, licensing, royalties, corporate development, and design. Nina began her career in theater and opera production at leading European houses before moving into management consulting — a cross-sector background that informs her pragmatic, innovative approach to publishing and her focus on aligning author and publisher interests. She serves on the boards of BookBub, The Center for Fiction, and History Co:Lab. She holds an M.A. in Philosophy from Humboldt University in Berlin, and an M.P.A. from Harvard Kennedy School. |
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