Archive for May, 2007
May 29, 2007
Ken Burns on The War
For more than thirty years Ken Burns has directed and produced some of the most acclaimed historical documentaries ever made, including Baseball, The Civil War, and JAZZ. His latest documentary, The War, tells the story of the Second World War through the personal accounts of a handful of men and women from four quintessentially [...]
May 25, 2007
Christopher Kenneally to Host Two Sessions at BEA
Christopher Kenneally is the Director of Author Relations at Beyond the Book, an information program of the Copyright Clearance Center.
On Thursday, May 31 at 3:00 pm, Kenneally will moderate a panel entitled, “Giving it Away: Free Lunch or Unrealized Opportunity,” which will address the pros and cons of supplementing the sale of a book [...]
May 23, 2007
Will Schwalbe on the Pros and Con of Email
Will Schwalbe is the Sr. VP and Editor-in-Chief of Hyperion Books. Along with David Shipley, Schwalbe is the author of the new book Send: The Essential Guide to Email for Office and Home. Schwalbe and Shipley will host The 8 Deadly Sins of Email for Book Industry Professionals on Friday, June 1 [...]
May 22, 2007
James Patterson Introduces Maximum Ride
James Patterson is a top-selling author, best known for thrilling novels such as Kiss the Girls and Along Came a Spider. Recently, he has taken his first foray into kid-accessible fiction, with the critically acclaimed Maximum Ride series. With the success of Maximum Ride, Patterson became the first author to have #1 [...]
May 22, 2007
Chris Anderson Addresses the Changing Retail Landscape
Chris Anderson is the editor-in-chief of WIRED and the author of The Long Tail. In this episode, Anderson gives us a preview of two sessions he’ll be involved with at BEA.
“Giving it Away: Free Lunch or Unrealized Opportunity” will take place on Thursday, May 31 at 3:00. “Giving it Away” [...]
May 22, 2007
Riley Weston Discusses Before I Go
Riley Weston, actress and scriptwriter for television and movies, is the author of the new book Before I Go. This is Weston’s first book. She discusses the impetus behind Before I Go and the switch from writing for the screen to writing a novel. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast.
May 21, 2007
BEA Bonus: Emerging Technology Trends: Deciphering the Next Chapter
This bonus podcast is made possible by the Association of American Publishers and contains coverage from their General Annual Meeting, which was held March 6, 2007.
In this episode, Peter L. Bloom, Managing Director of General Atlantic, LLC, puts into perspective the rapid technological changes and the unanticipated effects that they are having on [...]
May 21, 2007
Bob Prosen Teaches Business Leaders to Kiss Theory Good Bye
Bob Prosen, business consultant, educator, and speaker, is the author of Kiss Theory Good Bye. This new book details Prosen’s Five Attributes of Highly Profitable Companies, which he has been successfully teaching to top business leaders from around the United States. Prosen will be at BEA 2007 from May 31 to June 3 [...]
May 17, 2007
BEA Bonus: Searching for Principles: Online Services and Intellectual Property
This bonus podcast is made possible by the Association of American Publishers and contains coverage from their General Annual Meeting, which was held March 6, 2007.
In this episode, Thomas C. Rubin, Associate General Counsel of Microsoft Corporation, talks about how recent copyright infringement lawsuits have raised concerns that some companies’ online services and [...]
May 17, 2007
Meet McGraw-Hill’s EST and AccessScience
You’ve known and trusted them, but have you ever met them? In this skit meet The McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science & Technology (EST) and AccessScience, its online sibling. They may bicker and playfully tease, but as part of the McGraw-Hill science reference family they always support each other in bringing you the latest, most [...]
May 16, 2007
BEA Bonus: Publishing in the MySpace Era
This bonus podcast is made possible by the Association of American Publishers and contains coverage from their General Annual Meeting, which was held March 6, 2007.
In this episode, Bruce Chizen, CEO of Adobe Systems Incorporated, addresses the challenges publishers face in the new digital age. Chizen outlines the various ways Adobe helps [...]
May 16, 2007
Rone DeBeauvoir on It’s Only Dinner
Rone DeBeauvoir is the author of It’s Only Dinner. The topic of this new book is the connection between relationships and dining, helping readers pair cuisine with the social situation. DeBeauvoir will be signing copies of It’s Only Dinner at BEA booth 455. This is a User-Sponsored Podcast
May 15, 2007
Paulo Coelho to Speak on June 3
Paulo Coelho is the author of numerous best-selling books, including The Alchemist. He discusses his new book, The Witch of Portobello, as well the personal journey that led him to become a writer. Coelho will speak at the Book and Author Breakfast on Sunday, June 3.
May 15, 2007
Carrie Brown-Wolf Helps Parents Teach Religious Understanding
Carrie Brown-Wolf is a public speaker, diversity trainer and the author of Soul Sunday: A Family’s Guide to Exploring Faith and Teaching Tolerance. This book helps parents to teach their children about their family’s faith as well as other religions of the world. Soul Sunday includes a series of interactive projects that parents [...]
