KOBO ON THE SUNNY SIDE

dmacmart · 08-17-2010, 12:57 PM

Link found on the Kobo Facebook discussion group:

http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...unny-side.html

Later, I spoke to Michael Serbinis, Kobo’s forty-something C.E.O., who had been described to me by one of his devoted followers as a “visionary.” Indeed, Serbinis sounds like he might make a good prophet, or at the very least a good evangelical preacher. Most weeks he holds a raucous “Town Hall,” where he gets his staff fired up for the war they are waging, casting Kobo as David facing Amazon’s Goliath. Attendees report that his energy at the events is infectious.

“What we’re doing is the first major change in publishing in hundreds of years,” he told me. “Our device is a great marketing tool, but we’re first and foremost a content company, and you can take our content to any device you want. For us, it’s about escape, adventure, learning. It’s about the books.”

taming · 08-17-2010, 01:30 PM

I read the article earlier today. Really nice!

SameerH · 08-17-2010, 08:13 PM

As one of the techies.. i take exception to our being less fashionably dressed.

Perhaps we don't have the time in the morning to carefully pick out our outfits and do our hair because we're busy .. um... MAKING STUFF.

;-)

All in good fun.

P.S. I also take exception to 'paler'. pffftt....

HarleyB · 08-17-2010, 08:32 PM

Ha ha! Sameer I wondered if you were one of the techies - did you have a nice time at the party - even if you were looking pale and less fashionably dressed?

zelda_pinwheel · 08-17-2010, 08:50 PM

haha ! sameer, i don't work for kobo, but i'm something of a techie myself, and i'm holding up our reputation being very stylishly dressed (although i have to admit i am pretty pale). and i suspect quite a few of us around here are techies so you are in good company.

i am sure the parties are a lot of fun regardless of how you're dressed !

thanks for posting this article, dmacmart, it's great to be a "fly on the wall" along with the reporter.

HamsterRage · 08-18-2010, 08:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SameerH

As one of the techies.. i take exception to our being less fashionably dressed.

Perhaps we don't have the time in the morning to carefully pick out our outfits and do our hair because we're busy .. um... MAKING STUFF.

;-)

All in good fun.

P.S. I also take exception to 'paler'. pffftt....

You guys are using Scrum? If so, hats off to you.

SageTracey · 08-21-2010, 08:10 PM

Keep on making stuff, Sameer!

08-17-2010, 12:57 PM	#1
dmacmart Fanatic Posts: 534 Karma: 696908 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Ottawa Canada Device: Kobo Mini, Glo, Arc, H2O, iPhone, iPad 2, (husband)Touch	KOBO ON THE SUNNY SIDE Link found on the Kobo Facebook discussion group: http://www.newyorker.com/online/blog...unny-side.html Later, I spoke to Michael Serbinis, Kobo’s forty-something C.E.O., who had been described to me by one of his devoted followers as a “visionary.” Indeed, Serbinis sounds like he might make a good prophet, or at the very least a good evangelical preacher. Most weeks he holds a raucous “Town Hall,” where he gets his staff fired up for the war they are waging, casting Kobo as David facing Amazon’s Goliath. Attendees report that his energy at the events is infectious. “What we’re doing is the first major change in publishing in hundreds of years,” he told me. “Our device is a great marketing tool, but we’re first and foremost a content company, and you can take our content to any device you want. For us, it’s about escape, adventure, learning. It’s about the books.”

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08-17-2010, 01:30 PM	#2
taming Trying for calm & polite Posts: 4,012 Karma: 9455193 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Mostly in Canada Device: kobo original, WiFI, Touch, Glo, and Aura	I read the article earlier today. Really nice!

08-17-2010, 08:13 PM	#3
SameerH Product Manager Posts: 487 Karma: 590887 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Toronto Device: Kobo Aura H2O	As one of the techies.. i take exception to our being less fashionably dressed. Perhaps we don't have the time in the morning to carefully pick out our outfits and do our hair because we're busy .. um... MAKING STUFF. ;-) All in good fun. P.S. I also take exception to 'paler'. pffftt....

08-17-2010, 08:32 PM	#4
HarleyB Fanatic Posts: 565 Karma: 1113286 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sunshine Coast Australia Device: Kobo (RIP), iPad, iPhone 4, Kobo Touch x2, Kobo Glo	Ha ha! Sameer I wondered if you were one of the techies - did you have a nice time at the party - even if you were looking pale and less fashionably dressed?

08-17-2010, 08:50 PM	#5
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	haha ! sameer, i don't work for kobo, but i'm something of a techie myself, and i'm holding up our reputation being very stylishly dressed (although i have to admit i am pretty pale). and i suspect quite a few of us around here are techies so you are in good company. i am sure the parties are a lot of fun regardless of how you're dressed ! thanks for posting this article, dmacmart, it's great to be a "fly on the wall" along with the reporter.

08-21-2010, 08:10 PM	#7
SageTracey Enthusiast Posts: 37 Karma: 10 Join Date: Jun 2010 Device: Kobo	Keep on making stuff, Sameer!

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