O'Reilly is throwing their second annual conference on the future of publishing, called "Tools of Change," next February in New York, and they're looking for talk proposals:
Some of the topics we plan to include in the 2008 conference program are:
* New business models for publishers and other players in the publishing value chain
* Case studies of successful (or unsuccessful!) new publishing initiatives
* Case studies from implementing lessons learned at TOC 2007
* Why and how to digitize your content/backlist, and what to do with it once you've got it (or permitted someone else to keep it for you)
* Strategies and tactics for incorporating Print-on-Demand into a supply chain
* Tools and challenges for an efficient all-digital workflow
* Best practices for working with Amazon, Google, Ingram and other big players
* Creative web-based marketing strategies, including SEO (search-engine optimization, a.k.a., "turning up at the top of a Google results page") for publishers
* Best new practices and tools for working with and supporting authors during editorial, production and/or marketing phases
(Thanks, Andrew!)
