Comments on: Life after BookExpo: what next?

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 15:20:03 +0000

Best suggestion ever from Richard from Different Drummer… Take over the Ballroom at the Royal York, put the money into an open bar, and have a one day book talk.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 01:16:52 +0000

Booknet’s Technology Forum is a lot like Tools of Change – great discussions on where the industry is going, new business models, future of the book. They manage to rope in some really good presenters too. Maybe they should get together with the CBA and add a “future of the bookstore” session too?

By: Alexa Clark

Alexa Clark — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:27:11 +0000

Book Camp Toronto has just been announced with a data and venue – June 6th, 2009 at MaRS Centre in Toronto.
Self-organize here: http://bookcampto.pbwiki.com

By: angel guerra

angel guerra — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:30:14 +0000

Kim’s right. This would make for an effective event. Keep everyone engaged.

By: Kim McArthur

Kim McArthur — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:27:06 +0000

I’m all for the a ‘Summer Institute’ similar to the ABA’s Winter Institute. that just ran in Salt Lake City.Booksellers from across the country could run their own educational sessions over two days, have a keynote breakfast, and hold an author reception—two authors from each publisher, no matter how large or small, sitting at signing tables around a huge ballroom with food in the middle (and even a bar, in Salt Lake City!). Huge lineups for two hours, all around the ballroom—a wonderful sight. Reps also got to ‘speed date’ and pitch their spring lists for two hours earlier in the day to booksellers from across the country (and some from Canada). 500 booksellers attended—it was a beautiful sight.

By: Derek

Derek — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:11:15 +0000

I second (or is it third?) the bookcamp idea. Let’s generate some excitement.

By: Scott Robins

Scott Robins — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:08:50 +0000

It’s unfortunate. Hopefully the Children’s Gala will live on attached to some other event. It’s definitely one of the best publishing events of the year.

By: Peggy Walt

Peggy Walt — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:40:46 +0000

Couldn’t the ACP and the CBA organize their own show, tailored to the needs of their members?

By: Sheilah

Sheilah — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 13:26:09 +0000

A bookcamp sounds like a great idea.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 04:13:59 +0000

I’d love to see something along the lines of BookCamp, the one-day “unconference” that Penguin helped to organize in the UK. Less about excess on a trade show floor and more about genuine conversations in the book trade.