Visit the Sony Reader team at UCLA on April 28-29, 2007

Bob Russell · 04-21-2007, 09:05 AM

Interested in meeting members of the Sony Reader product team in a relaxed environment? Next weekend, April 28-29, they will be at UCLA for the LA Times Festival of Books, which is billed as "America’s largest book festival."

According to the web site, Sony Electronics will be at booth #723.

If you come, please share your MobileRead site name, so they know who you are!

Steven Lyle Jordan · 04-21-2007, 09:50 AM

Darn... wrong coast for me...

HarryT · 04-21-2007, 10:50 AM

Wrong side of the wrong continent for me

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Sounds great, Bob. If you go, be sure to pass on our "wish lists" for improvements!

Bob Russell · 04-21-2007, 11:49 AM

Unfortunately, I'm on the "wrong" coast also. I wish I could go.
But I'm still hoping we have some folks near LA that might be able to stop by.

JSWolf · 04-21-2007, 01:43 PM

I too am on the opposite coast. They need to hold things where we can actually get to them.

NatCh · 04-21-2007, 01:55 PM

Perhaps our West Coasties aren't out of bed yet.

Being on the Southern Coast, I won't make this one, but (after the Bloggers' Day, and the Texas Book Festival) I'm hardly in a position to complain about being left out. Anyone who stops by, though, tell 'em NatCh says hello!

NatCh · 04-21-2007, 11:12 PM

Say, anyone know of a similar large East coast festival that Sony might go to? I hear the L.A. one is supposed to be 120~130k attendees. If there's a big East coast (or anywhere else) one they could be planning to go and we just haven't figured that out yet.

Khisanthus · 04-22-2007, 03:59 PM

Off hand, I haven't heard of other events...I found them last year and it made getting the ereader almost a nobrainer.

Alexander Turcic · 04-23-2007, 08:52 AM

Well, there is the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair of course which may be a bit "too much" East for most of you. But it's the largest book fair in the world, I've heard, and it would be cool if Sony could make an appearance there this year (October 2007). I know I'd be there

List of other exhibits:
http://www.combinedbook.com/trade_sh...edule_2007.php
http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bookfair.html

Also: Book Expo 2007 New York: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

silkpag · 04-23-2007, 09:06 AM

Biggest one on the East Coast is Miami. (November 15th-ish.)

Second-biggest is Baltimore, end of September.

NY has a small press show in December, but Sony'd have to be more interested in meeting independent publishers than Reader buyers. There's BEA, but that's not free to the public...

NatCh · 04-23-2007, 11:55 AM

Cool, silkpag, do you know the names of those fairs off-hand?

@Alex: That might be just a bit farther east than I was asking about, but I still think Sony should hit it too.

eskin · 04-23-2007, 12:24 PM

I'm curious if this will be the Sony folks or the Kinoma developers...

NatCh · 04-23-2007, 12:48 PM

I expect it'll be the Marketing folks -- that's who was at the Texas Book Festival back in October, anyway ....

Turtle Woman · 04-23-2007, 01:07 PM

As soon as they come to Roswell, New Mexico, I'm there! Maybe they'll come to our UFO Festival. As soon as they start marketing in Europe they should think about the rest of the galaxy.

Alexander Turcic · 04-23-2007, 01:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NatCh

Cool, silkpag, do you know the names of those fairs off-hand?

@Alex: That might be just a bit farther east than I was asking about, but I still think Sony should hit it too.

There, they could shake hands with the iRex team... I am sure they will be present the Frankfurt book fair considering how close it is to their HQs.

04-21-2007, 09:05 AM	#1
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Visit the Sony Reader team at UCLA on April 28-29, 2007 Interested in meeting members of the Sony Reader product team in a relaxed environment? Next weekend, April 28-29, they will be at UCLA for the LA Times Festival of Books, which is billed as "America’s largest book festival." According to the web site, Sony Electronics will be at booth #723. If you come, please share your MobileRead site name, so they know who you are!

04-23-2007, 09:06 AM	#10
silkpag Enthusiast Posts: 25 Karma: 10 Join Date: Dec 2006	Biggest one on the East Coast is Miami. (November 15th-ish.) Second-biggest is Baltimore, end of September. NY has a small press show in December, but Sony'd have to be more interested in meeting independent publishers than Reader buyers. There's BEA, but that's not free to the public... Last edited by silkpag; 04-23-2007 at 09:07 AM. Reason: Forgot BEA

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04-21-2007, 09:50 AM	#2
Steven Lyle Jordan Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,478 Karma: 5171130 Join Date: Jan 2006 Device: none	Darn... wrong coast for me...

04-21-2007, 10:50 AM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383043 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Wrong side of the wrong continent for me . Sounds great, Bob. If you go, be sure to pass on our "wish lists" for improvements!

04-21-2007, 11:49 AM	#4
Bob Russell Recovering Gadget Addict Posts: 5,381 Karma: 676161 Join Date: May 2004 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Device: iPad	Unfortunately, I'm on the "wrong" coast also. I wish I could go. But I'm still hoping we have some folks near LA that might be able to stop by.

04-21-2007, 01:43 PM	#5
JSWolf Resident Curmudgeon Posts: 73,858 Karma: 128597114 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roslindale, Massachusetts Device: Kobo Libra 2, Kobo Aura H2O, PRS-650, PRS-T1, nook STR, PW3	I too am on the opposite coast. They need to hold things where we can actually get to them.

04-21-2007, 01:55 PM	#6
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Perhaps our West Coasties aren't out of bed yet. Being on the Southern Coast, I won't make this one, but (after the Bloggers' Day, and the Texas Book Festival) I'm hardly in a position to complain about being left out. Anyone who stops by, though, tell 'em NatCh says hello!

04-21-2007, 11:12 PM	#7
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Say, anyone know of a similar large East coast festival that Sony might go to? I hear the L.A. one is supposed to be 120~130k attendees. If there's a big East coast (or anywhere else) one they could be planning to go and we just haven't figured that out yet.

04-22-2007, 03:59 PM	#8
Khisanthus Member Posts: 10 Karma: 10 Join Date: Oct 2006 Device: soon...	Off hand, I haven't heard of other events...I found them last year and it made getting the ereader almost a nobrainer.

04-23-2007, 08:52 AM	#9
Alexander Turcic Fully Converged Posts: 18,163 Karma: 14021202 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Switzerland Device: Too many to count here.	Well, there is the 2007 Frankfurt Book Fair of course which may be a bit "too much" East for most of you. But it's the largest book fair in the world, I've heard, and it would be cool if Sony could make an appearance there this year (October 2007). I know I'd be there List of other exhibits: http://www.combinedbook.com/trade_sh...edule_2007.php http://www.loc.gov/loc/cfbook/bookfair.html Also: Book Expo 2007 New York: http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/

04-23-2007, 11:55 AM	#11
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	Cool, silkpag, do you know the names of those fairs off-hand? @Alex: That might be just a bit farther east than I was asking about, but I still think Sony should hit it too.

04-23-2007, 12:24 PM	#12
eskin Member Posts: 17 Karma: 10 Join Date: Apr 2007 Device: Sony Reader	I'm curious if this will be the Sony folks or the Kinoma developers...

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NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	I expect it'll be the Marketing folks -- that's who was at the Texas Book Festival back in October, anyway ....

04-23-2007, 01:07 PM	#14
Turtle Woman Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Roswell, NM Device: Sony Reader	As soon as they come to Roswell, New Mexico, I'm there! Maybe they'll come to our UFO Festival. As soon as they start marketing in Europe they should think about the rest of the galaxy.