This looks like it should be very interesting:
Six centuries ago, a German metalworker tinkered with a wine press, metal alloys and oil based ink, perfecting one of history’s great inventions: the printing press. With the rise of mass publishing, more people than ever were able to access information. Books proliferated. Today, digital technology offers a similar opportunity, and the Internet now represents a powerful platform for promoting and distributing books. Online book sales alone account for nearly four billion dollars in annual US sales—almost 15% of the entire book business. [More]
If anyone is going, I’d love to hear more. Boing Boing’s Cory Doctorow is speaking, so we can hopefully expect to hear more there soon.
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