Joe Wikert, general manager and publisher at O'Reilly Media, Inc. and co-chair for O'Reilly's Tools of Change conference talked to Javier Celaya, Dosdoce Digital Culture's CEO, late last year about Spain's rapidly-changing ebook industry. The interview was featured in O"Reilly TOC's podcast.
"Things are moving fast, the sector is taking ebooks very seriously," says Celaya about the changes in the sector adding that the industry is looking at Spain because "we represent a potential market of 500 million Spanish speaking people worldwide. Most of the big publishers are based in this country". The complete interview can be watched here.
The O"Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing next conference will be held in New York , February 13 to15, 2012. The focus of this year's conference will be on data, design, development and deployment. The conference includes several workshops, sessions, keynotes and events. Attendees can create a personal schedule with the customize schedule tool the organizers are offering in their website, where online registration is also available.
"For six years, the O'Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing Conference in New York has been the seminal event for professionals and companies engaged with the challenges and opportunities of new publishing technologies and business models.", says the event website. "This sell-out conference brings together smart, highly motivated people from a wide range of companies and organizations to discuss innovative business models, share hard-won knowledge, and explore the strategic objectives of an ever-changing industry.
For more information on the conference, visit toccon.com.