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: Tools Of Change
February 03, 2012 | Friday | 14 Comments
Once again, Smart Bitches is a media partner for the 2012 O'Reilly Tools of Change Conference, and as part of my media sponsorship, I talk about the conference (which I totally would do anyway because it makes my brain explode with the happy creativity every year). There's a conference! It's brainful. If you'd like a 15% off discount code for registration, you can visit the TOC website and use code toc12sbtbc. But there is no denying that Tools of Change, if you are an individual, is an expensive prospect. Conferences like these are not cheap. And so I also have…
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February 13, 2011 | Sunday | 111 Comments
Starting Monday I’ll be at Tools of Change in Publishing, a conference that’s a sort of brainiac party at the intersection of publishing and digital innovation. Last year I called TOC a very full-brain conference because “both left and right brain perspectives are represented and explored.” This year, Jane Litte and I were invited to present a panel on digital reading devices from the user’s perspective. If you’re attending ToC, it’s Wednesday at 2:30 pm. We’ll be talking about all the different digital reading devices and platforms, and the reader’s reaction. As it says in the description, we’ll be discussing…
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February 01, 2010 | Monday | 5 Comments
Thanks to Random.org, we have a winner in the O’Reilly Tools of Change in Publishing giveaway. The lucky winner will receive a coupon for free admission to the conference, which is currently worth $1,245.00 US. As I stated previously, airfare and hotel accommodations are the responsibility of the winner. Without further ado (or any ado at all): the winner! Comment #35, India, who commented at 9:00pm server time, is our winner. Congratulations India! Email me at sarahATsmartbitchestrashybooksDOTcom to claim your winnings. Thank you to those who entered, and to O’Reilly for providing the coupon for entrance as part of the…
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January 26, 2010 | Tuesday | 40 Comments
I have a huge giveaway today. Huge. Freaking enormous. I’m really excited about it. As part of my media partnership with O’Reilly Tools of Change, I’ve been given a conference code good for free registration for the 2010 Tools of Change in Publishing Conference, being held February 23 through 24, 2010 in New York City. The conference registration online is $1,245.00 US (See? I told you it was rather huge) and if you try to pay at the door, it’s $1345.00. Conference registration includes: Access to: * all sessions (Tuesday – Wednesday) * all keynote presentations *…
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January 18, 2010 | Monday | 70 Comments
Smart Bitches Trashy Books LLC is a media partner for the 2010 O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference (and if you’d like a discount off registration, click that ad over yonder and use the code toc10sb for 15% off the cost), and I’m preparing for two presentations at the 2010 conference. Nervous? You bet your sweet bippy. Why? In both cases, I’m talking about digital books and digital reading, and while these are subjects that I’ve learned a tremendous amount about, I remain convinced that those who drive the digital reading and digital publishing industries are not always listening to the…
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February 11, 2009 | Wednesday | 5 Comments
There are no tools here. Just about everyone is curious and interesting, and everyone does a little something different. But if I were going to make one recommendation, it would be this: there need to be more sessions about readers. As in, the actual humans who READ the ebooks. Debates about DRM and format, open source and the logistics of creating an ebook are important. Displaying the new devices - way important. But discussing ANY of that without also examining the readers who are BUYING the ebooks means that the true solution to any of the questions cannot be reached.…
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January 13, 2009 | Tuesday | 18 Comments
Along with Kassia Krozser and Angela James from Sam Hain, I’ll be presenting at the O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in February at a session entiteld Smart Women Read eBooks. In anticipation of our session, Kassia has asked if anyone who reads this here site would be interested in completing a survey online that examines: to get a sense of how women read ebooks, what they like about digital text, what they don’t like, and what they really, really want from ebook publishers. Remember: the publishers who attend this conference range from big New York houses to small…
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