All good things do eventually come to an end, and for me, on the heels of an amazingly successful DBW11, I realized I was coming upon a crucial fork in the road, and while the DBW path will surely continue to be an exciting one for those continuing on, it’s one I realized would ultimately take me away from my true passion: Books, Authors, Readers and the myriad connections still to be made between them.
The passion and optimism for Troy from some of the people I met was inspiring and infectious, reminding me very much of the community that’s gathered around Digital Book World over the past year.
On Wednesday night, I helped organize and participated in Digital Book World’s second 7x20x21 event at the Bowery Poetry Club, and I had an amazing time!
“Return of the Optimists” was co-hosted by the dynamic duo (and two of my publishing partners in crime), Ami Greko and
The Future of Publishing is Bright from Guy Gonzalez on Vimeo.
Here’s the video, slides and [expanded, revised] text from my closing remarks at the 2010 Digital Book World Conference back on January 27, 2010.
Six months ago, Digital Book World didn’t exist.
And yet, 48 hours [...]
You’re losing control of your own destiny. Authors, distributors and readers are getting closer to each other.
–Shiv Singh, Engaging Readers in the Digital Age
Three weeks ago, when I last posted something here, I was on the verge of completely disappearing into Digital Book World, [...]
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