Events: IDPF Voting: Board Nomination

Dear IDPF Members:

 We are in a time of significant change and evolution in the publishing industry – a time that will ultimately define our digital future and create the long-sought path to success within the new digital paradigm.

 I seek a position on the IDPF Board to help the organization define and lead industry-wide acceptance of internet digital warehouses, digital content and e-book standards that will benefit publishers of all types.

 A significant benefit to my 18 years as a technologist is having been involved in the management, engineering, development, and deployment of multi-media, graphics, and digital delivery technologies for media companies and publishers around the world. This experience has spanned industries, giving me an understanding of how standards can enhance the evolution of markets – from radio and video to security and publishing. I contributed to work on developing such standards as USB and MPEG video – both widely adopted standards today. Further, I’ve managed businesses that leverage those standards to engineer leading, profitable products –it takes more than documentation to result in a "living" standard.  I currently hold 6 U.S. and several international patents, with another 17 pending.

 Most recently at LibreDigital, I’ve worked to create advancements in the publishing industry by developing technologies that significantly improve the capture, storage, delivery, and consumption of key content assets. As General Manager of LibreDigital, I’ve lead the creation and delivery of the book publishing industry’s most advanced Internet digital warehouse solution – supporting all relevant standards. I have had the privilege of working with the world’s foremost publishers to understand their challenges as they advance in the digital arena, and I am proud to say that we have contributed to their knowledge and successes in the space. I believe that I can add considerable value on behalf of the members of the IDPF based on my constant breadth of market exposure, combined with my excitement and commitment to driving stabilization and adoption of digital book publishing technologies through interface standardization.

 Today, LibreDigital represents a cutting-edge solution tailored to the publishing industry that provides a cost-effective yet high performance platform for the [very high quality] mass production of digital books from eBooks to audio, video and a variety of parsed new content products – all of which promise exciting new markets and opportunities for the industry.

 I believe that my vision for the industry, combined with my experience with key technologies – and passion for the business - will enable me to successfully provide collaborative value to the IDPF and its members as a member of the Board. I thank you for your consideration and hope to have the opportunity to serve with this critically important organization.

Respectfully,
Craig A. Miller, Vice President and General Manager
LibreDigital, a division of NewsStand, Inc.