Cory Doctorow at #ARDay #TOCcon
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Cory Doctorow has three laws. 1. “If someone puts a lock on something...
View ArticleLiterary Agent at #ARDay #TOCcon
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Jason Allen Ashlock President, Movable Type Management Disintermediation...
View ArticleKate Pullinger at #ARDay #TOCcon
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Kate Pullinger has helped establish The Writing Platform, funded to...
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TOC Keynotes: Tim O’Reilly
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Day 2 of the 7th edition at TOC. My jetlaggy night’s sleep somehow...
View ArticleTOC Keynotes: Brian David Johnson
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Brian David Johnson is a futurist with Intel Corporation, and a...
View ArticleDandelions, steampunk and the future of content
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Henry Jenkins (HJ) in conversation with Cory Doctorow (CD) and Brian...
View ArticleTOC Keynotes: Evan Williams and Douglas Rushkoff
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Notes from Douglas Rushkoff Present Shock – a free sample of Rushkoff’s...
View ArticleTOC: Creators and Tech Converging
A series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. One of the great features of TOC 2013 is a stronger emphasis on the tools...
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TOC wraps up: Thrillbent and Brain Pickings
The final in this series of live dispatches by if:book’s own Meg Vann from the O’Reilly Tools of Change Publishing Conference in New York City. Last session from TOC 2013! Firstly, a big congrats to...
View ArticleWhy iPad?
The recent official launch for The City We Build, the amplified ebook made between if:book and the Queensland Poetry Festival, has highlighted some of the challenges faced by authors, publishers, and...
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Willow Patterns, plural
The countdown has again ended. Exactly twelve months ago today, if:book Australia gathered together nine authors, ten editors and a mighty support team on two continents. Their goal was to write, edit,...
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New edition of Hand Made High Tech
Our collected essays from 2011, Hand Made High Tech, has been included in the latest ebook bundle from our friends at indie online store Tomely. Like Willow Pattern in the previous bundle, our book...
View ArticleThe Best Bits of 2013
As we prepare to unleash our 2014 program on your senses, Simon and Emily have taken a moment to compile their favourite if:book Australia posts from 2013. Reacquaint yourself with some of our amazing...
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Lost in Memory, if:book in 2014
Memory Makes Us The pilot stage of Memory Makes Us took place in July 2013 with a live writing experiment by Kate Pullinger. The project sought contributions from the public both leading into and...
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My Robot’s Jam
The if:book Australia Podcast kicks off 2014 with special guest Christy Dena, focusing on her project Robot University for The Cube at QUT, which you can check out online for more information. Christy...
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Loading Memories
We are busy preparing for this year’s Memory Makes Us. We are mere weeks away from the call out for your memories, so keep an eye on the site for details. Kate Pullinger’s wonderful Memory Makes Us...
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Willow Patterns: The Complete 24-Hour Book
Two years ago today, one of if:book’s most ambitious projects to date took a book from concept to print within a single twenty-four hour period. The race around the clock produced a collection of...
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Becoming N00b
The collected essays from if:book’s project The N00bz is now available and ready as a single downloadable volume for your reading pleasure. But why stop at reading? Would you like to be one of The...
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Memory Makes Us: Melbourne
We’re ready to host your memories again. Memory Makes Us is taking place in four Australian cities throughout 2014 and today we’re proud to announce the authors and topics for Melbourne. The authors...
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Family Tree
On 30 May 2014, Levin Diatschenko created a new work of narrative fiction for Memory Makes Us using your memories as his inspiration. Levin sought from the public memories on the theme of ‘family...
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