Ed Nawotka reflects on the end of the TOC conferences, noting that the technobabble introduced at the events has now become our commonplace diction in publishing.
O’Reilly Announces Closure of Tools of Change Conference and Blog
O’Reilly Media will close down its popular digital publishing conference, Tools of Change, but Tim O’Reilly promises to continue innovating the publishing process.
Ether for Authors: Take Me to Your Data
Our weekly roundup takes in Cory Doctorow’s conversion to data evangelism, reaction to Patterson’s wake up publishing ads, BEA’s silly cupcake promo and more.
Ether for Authors: Who Is Pitching Whom?
This week in author buzz, Porter Anderson digests the Writer’s Digest Conference, takes on chicken littles in the biz, and considers what B&N might do about showrooming.
Ether for Authors: Rumors of the ISBN’s Demise
Porter Anderson’s weekly round-up of Web buzz for authors takes on the fate of the ISBN, the idea of the author platform, the prospects for used ebooks, and more.
Ether for Authors: Framing #FutureFoyles in London
Porter Anderson’s weekly round-up of publishing buzz offers a first-hand account of last week’s Foyles meetings to imagine the “bookshop of the future,” looks at O’Reilly’s Author (R)Evoution Day and more.
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Ether for Authors: Digital Book Worldliness
Porter Anderson’s weekly column previews this week’s Digital Book World Conference, asks whether publishers keep their shirts on, and much more.
FutureBook Retrospect: Converting Freegans to Paygans & More
Alex Hippisley-Cox recounts the major take-aways from The Bookseller’s FutureBook conference, covering ebook pricing, customer interaction, experimentation and more.
How Frankfurt is Helping to Create a Maghreb Publishing Community
Nacéra Khiat of Algeria’s Editions Sedia discusses how training in Casablanca by the Frankfurt Book Fair has brought together disparate publishers from across the Magreb.