Through its Safari Books Online division, O'Reilly Media announced today a donation of over $100 million in content and tools for K-12 schools to use free of charge as part of the Obama administration's ConnectED initiative. The donation, which will reach 15,000 US public schools, is part of a larger strategy to ensure technology literacy among today's primary and secondary … [Read more...] about O’Reilly Media Donates over $100Million in Content under ConnectED Initiative
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DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
Another great DBW digital publishing conference is behind us, and once again the future looks good for books. Digital books, print books, subscribed books, enhanced books...the industry, the authors, and the consumers are on fire for them, regardless of the format they choose to work in. The buzzwords this year were direct-to-consumer book sales, ebook subscriptions, and … [Read more...] about DBW Buzzwords, Interview with Tim O’Reilly
The Digital Revolution Is Just Beginning
Tim O'Reilly, CEO of O'Reilly Media, presented a "solo conversation" this morning at the Digital Book World conference, and in this conversation with attendees told us that everything we know about digital publishing is only the very beginning of what ebooks will look like, even in the very near future. Comparing books to the Google self-driving car in terms of taking itself … [Read more...] about The Digital Revolution Is Just Beginning
The CEOs Speak: Growth in Digital Books
A long-standing tradition at Digital Book World's conferences is to start with a panel of publishing CEOs for a roundtable discussion of where the industry is and where it's going. This year's first morning panel included names such as F+W Media's David Nussbaum, O'Reilly Media's Tim O'Reilly, Sourcebooks' Dominique Raccah, and Simon & Schuster's Carolyn Reidy. Reidy's … [Read more...] about The CEOs Speak: Growth in Digital Books
Tools of Change Conference 2013 Underway with Future Thinking
As this year's eagerly awaited TOC got underway in New York, a number of industry leaders took to the stage to launch the conference with the morning's first keynotes. Making an appearance for the first time in several years was Tim O'Reilly of O'Reilly Media, who brought attendees up to speed on how the print market and ebook market are faring, essentially putting to rest any … [Read more...] about Tools of Change Conference 2013 Underway with Future Thinking
Tools of Change Call for Papers for W3C
O'Reilly Media's highly anticipated annual Tools of Change publishing conference brings some of the industries top innovators together for what is arguably one of the most dynamic multi-day publishing events in the era of ebooks. For this coming year's event, TOC will be hosting the W3C eBook Workshop, “eBooks: Great Expectations for Web Standards – A W3C Workshop on … [Read more...] about Tools of Change Call for Papers for W3C