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  1. What is a book?
  2. Book as social object
  3. Gaming: the New Literary Frontier?
  4. Interactive storytelling
  5. Reshaping the editorial process for new styles of publishing
  6. Open Source Textbooks - what the future holds
  7.  

CONTAINERS

 

  1. Mobile vs the Web
  2. Kindle, Sony Book Reader and the future of paper
  3. The new face of publishing  eg:  You’ve Read the Headlines. Now, Quick, Read the Book
  4. 4.Digital Trends - what's happening now, where is this going, and how does it all affect publishing
  5. Digital Nomads - how books connect in a world where everyone is everywhere
  6. The future of audio books - a look at Creative Commons, DRM and what's next?
  7. Video Books - Harper Collins launched Jeff Jarvis' book, What Would Google Do?, in video format. What is this? Does it help sell books?
  8. The Evolving Book (and how we interact with it)
  9. Envisioning the sBook: simple, searchable, smart, social, sustainable, strategic
  10. It's not just books - an open discussion about magazines, newspapers, text books and the evolution of the printed word in multiple media channels
  11. Big words, small screens - books on your iPhone, iPod Touch and Nintendo DS
  12. Podcasting Your Fiction
  13. Myths and misconceptions about print/web relationship
  14. Digital Rights Management - godly or the devil's tool?
  15. The future of self-publishing
  16. Publishing newbie? Skills you need & lessons to learn in the 2.0 age
  17. The Stupid Things Publishers Do - a discussion from readers, authors, book buyers (everyone except publishers, they can just listen!) about what drives people crazy about the publishing business. See: HarperStudio blog post (and ask Debbie & gang to come to BookCamp!)
  18. The Smart Things Publishers Do - a discussion about the most exciting, innovative, creative things that publishers are doing, from the perspective of readers, authors, and book buyers.
  19. Hire the wired: What and where publishers should be looking for the kind of talent that will save the industry from itself (or "Why your intern is doing more for your authors with their Twitter account and blog than your marketing department has accomplished in a year")
  20. Publishing culture and the web - "It isn't a versus": How to advocate for web technology adoption in contexts of resistance. Explaining the metrics, ROI and why to of the web 
  21. Dances with developers - how to get a tech project designed and built without losing your shirt, your mind, or your job.

 

CONNECTIONS

  1. Building community to build your book sales
  2. Twitter 101 - how to build loyalty in 140 characters or less
  3. Turning traditional print professionals into digital rock stars
  4. Social Media and the power of extending your book and author's brand into many media channels
  5. Publicity in a day and age when book sections in newspapers are either being cancelled or shortened
  6. What publishing can learn from online communities of book lovers (e.g. LibriVox, Bookmooch, GoodReads, Shelfari, LibraryThing, BookCrossing, eHarlequin, add more here)
  7. Digital platforms for authors - does a website, Blog and Twitter account really sell a book? (looking for case studies here)
  8. For musicians the website is the new album. How should authors transition their websites from marketing platform to content hub?
  9. The New Curators: Trust Agents for the New Age of Book Publishing. When old-style book vetting disappears, how does a reader find that perfect book? Will book bloggers be the answer? Will indie booksellers with their highly skilled sales staffs prevail? Can online mega-retailers (ie: Amazon) perfect their automated recommendations enough to be all the reader really needs?
  10. Self-publishing and Built-in Marketability. How can self-published authors thrive without the structure afforded by a traditional publisher? Without developmental editing, a marketing staff, access to retailers and industry reviewers, how can indie authors see substantial success with their books?
  11. The Carrot Seed: A new model for book, author and publisher promotion

 

CONSUMERS

  1. How is anyone going to make money?
  2. The economics of free
  3. Lesson learned from the music industry (or how to avoid the same pitfalls)
  4. The Future of the Independent Bookseller
  5. The changing definition of literacy
  6. Creating future readers
  7. Book design in the digital age
  8. Schools, Libraries and Educational Facilities - how does the Digital Age change the way we learn from books? 
  9. Territory copyright - who gets the revenue for digital books in a borderless world
  10. Monetizing the reading experience. When content is free, what (or what SHOULD) authors/publishers/booksellers really be selling?
  11. Dynamic Pricing for Digital Content based on Demand -- Feasibility and how it can help spread the word (example: Music on Amie Street)
  12. Can a literary culture survive without a critical culture?

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