#BCTO09 – Summary

Personally I think Book Camp Toronto was a huge success! I love the notion of an “unconference” and the grass-roots level of discussion, both within the sessions and without. I will definitely be back next year!

I got a lot out of the sBook session. Their thinking is the same as mine in regards to printed books eventually being relegated to a status of a souvenir item in time. I can see content becoming more format-agnostic and see it becoming more organic as well. When I talked about Google Wave, I got invited to the sLab to see what they’re doing. Very exciting times we are in!!

Special thanks to the organizers:

I wish I had time to put some more context around some of the jot notes I took (see previous posts) but when you’re participating in an unconference it’s a little hard. Here are some blog posts of folks that did a much better job than I did:

ON SELLING (AND MARKETING) BOOKS

Flickr Photos

Don’t Tell Me Your Email Address

Publishing. Copyright. Web.

Conceptualizing the True Nature of Conversation #bcto09

#bcto09 Elaborating on my textbooks

Reaching Readers: Thoughts from BookCamp TO

BookCamp TO – Moving to The How

BookCampTO explored the publishing ecosystem

Evolving with the book

The lowdown on BookCamp

Gone BookCampin’

#bcto09 on bookish communities…

#bcto09: Kindle, Shmindle notes…

Full Interview: Hugh McGuire on the Future of Books

BookCamp Toronto report

BookCampTO: How the Plight of Publishers and Authors Affects You

BookCamp 09: Reflections on Books and the Web

Book Camp Toronto: What Is a Publisher For?

Book Camp Toronto: Branding

BookCamp Toronto 2009: Asking the Right Questions

BookCamp Toronto: The way we’ll read

Thanks to everyone who participated in Book Camp Toronto 2009!

Related posts:

  1. Getting ready for Book Camp #bcto09
  2. The Carrot Seed #bcto09
  3. Toward the sBook #bcto09
  4. The Ecology of the Book #bcto09

One Response to “#BCTO09 – Summary”

  • Ehren Cheung Ehren Cheung says:

    David, thanks for linking to my blog post on conversations. I’d agree that notes are generally difficult around an unconference however they are generally a great way to express ideas or build upon them.

    Your invitation to sLab sounds fascinating — it’d be interesting to hear what they are tinkering with :)

    ~ Ehren

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