Archive for the 'Educational Programs' Category
July 12, 2006
BEA #19 - The Frontline Booksellers’ Summer Picks
A collection of frontline booksellers (those hardworking folks who actually hand-sell books directly to readers) highlight a handful of spring/summer releases they intend to recommend to their customers — and why. Frontliners include Laura Grey from Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, MI; Jessica Stockton from Labryinth Books in New York, NY; Mark LaFramboise from [...]
July 10, 2006
BEA #17 - Syndicating Litblog Book Reviews
Sarah Weinman, crime-fiction blogger (Confessions of an Idiosyncratic Mind), publishing blogger (GalleyCat at MediaBistro.com), print journalist and book reviewer for the Baltimore Sun, provides a keen look inside the world of litblogging and book criticism, and provides tips for publishers and authors on how to use litblogs to increase readership.
June 29, 2006
BEA #13 - Beyond the Book: Inspiration
For the next edition of Beyond the Book, presented at BEA by the nonprofit Copyright Clearance Center, authors Jay Allison (co-author of This I Believe), Martha Simmons (co-editor of Preaching with Sacred Fire: An Anthology of African American Sermons, 1650 to the Present) and Cholene Espinoza (author of Through the Eye of the Storm: A [...]
June 19, 2006
BEA #10 - Chris Anderson on Long Tail Prescriptions for the Book
Chris Anderson, editor-in-chief of Wired Magazine, provides a summary of his ground-breaking theory on how small markets are becoming the new mass-market and how he has been writing his book, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More, in public through his blog.
June 13, 2006
BEA #8 - Carly Fiorina on The Future of Publishing in the Digital Age
Carly Fiorina, the former Chairman and CEO of Hewlett-Packard and author of an upcoming and much-anticipated memoir, tells us how technology is transforming all industries, including publishing. Fiorina also shares her thoughts on how technology has affected her as an author. Plus some tough questions from the audience!
June 6, 2006
BEA #5 - Don Tapscott on Embracing New Media and Web 2.0
Don Tapscott, the acclaimed management consultant and bestselling author of Digital Capital, discusses how new media and Web 2.0 are transforming the publishing industry, and how all in the industry should embrace and collaborate with these new technologies.
