TOC 2012 Media Partners

Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the most powerful publication serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing, and sale of the written word in book, audio and electronic formats for over 136 years. Its companion Website www.PublishersWeekly.com features up-to-the-minute news, exclusive web-only content, high traffic blogs and its reviews database dating back to 1986. PW boasts 5 e-newsletters, PW Daily, Children's Bookshelf, Cooking the Books, Comics Week, and Religion Bookline.

ALA TechSource
ALA TechSource, a publishing imprint of the American Library Association, is the source for the latest in library technology, supporting technology innovation and integration in libraries through its popular blog, webinars, and publications Library Technology Reports and Smart Libraries Newsletter.

American Booksellers Association (ABA)
The American Booksellers Association is the national trade organization for independently owned bookstores. The Association provides its members with education, information, business products and services, and advocacy, and actively supports free speech, literacy, and programs that support local and independent retail shops. A board of ten booksellers governs the Association.

Association of American University Presses (AAUP)
The Association of American University Presses promotes the work and influence of nonprofit scholarly publishers, provides cooperative marketing opportunities, and helps its more than 130 member presses fulfill their common commitments to scholarship, the academy, and society. AAUP members are active across many scholarly disciplines, including the humanities, the arts, and sciences, and are innovators in the world of electronic publishing.

Book Industry Study Group
The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) is a national, not-for-profit U.S. book trade association with the mission of creating a more informed, empowered and efficient book industry supply chain for both physical and digital products. We are committed to the development of effective industry-wide standards, best practices, research and events that enhance relationships between all trading partners.

The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA)
The Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) is a provincial association of book publishing companies and is one of the strongest communities of regional publishers in North America. The BPAA was founded in 1975 to support the development of strong publishing houses, away from Canada's traditional centres of publishing. Today the BPAA has more than 30 members, many of which are owned and operated in the province of Alberta. We are a regional affiliate of the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP).

BookNet Canada
BookNet Canada develops solutions that make it easier for the publishing industry to create and sell books, reach new audiences and ride the ever-cresting wave of new technology. BNC's annual Technology Forum, held in March, brings book innovators from across the world together for education, networking and collaboration.

BookPage
BookPage is a monthly book review publication distributed to more than 450,000 avid readers through subscribing bookstores and public libraries. Since 1988, we've been recommending the best in new books-from fiction to cookbooks, history to mystery, YA to memoirs-for readers of all types, guiding true booklovers to their next great read.

Booksquare
Booksquare is a highly regarded litblog that boldly explores the future of the publishing industry with insightful analysis and commentary. Booksquare has become a regular destination for industry insiders looking for a fresh perspective on the impact technology and new media are having on the publishing business.

The DAISY Consortium
The DAISY Consortium embraces the principles of global collaboration and transparency which define open standards development. Collaboration results in open international standards, and accessible digital content and reading systems which meet the needs of readers with a print disability, while providing a rich user experience for all.

Evangelical Christian Publishers Association
The mission of ECPA (Evangelical Christian Publishers Association) is to equip and resource our members through programs and services that build industry awareness and enhance access to markets, education, expertise, information and peers—so that they can more effectively make the Christian message widely known.

Forbes
Forbes is a leading source for reliable business news and financial information. Read news, politics, economics, business & finance on Forbes.com.

IDPF
The International Digital Publishing Forum is a non-profit trade and standards organization for the digital publishing industry representing over 120 companies and organizations. IDPF has developed the EPUB eBook publishing specification and related technical information to promote the development and growth of the digital book market. www.idpf.org.

IfBookThen
IfBookThen is Bookrepublic's international conference about the future of publishing. Based in Milan, it focuses on issues and challenges that the Industry has to face. The 2012 edition, on February 2nd, will be about markets & numbers, new business models, and will point attention on hot topics like piracy, analitycs, reading experience and self publishing.

Independent Book Publishers Association (IBPA
Founded in 1983, the Independent Book Publishers Association http://www.ibpa-online.org is the largest not-for-profit trade organization for publishers in the United States, serving more than 2700 book publishers of all sizes. IBPA's mission is to help independent publishers market their titles, to provide education on all aspects of publishing, and to act as an advocate for publishers' rights.

Library Journal
Library Journal is the most comprehensive publication for librarians, with groundbreaking features and analytical news reports. LJ's hefty review sections evaluate nearly 8,000 books annually, along with audiobooks, videos, databases, web sites, and systems. Visitors come to LibraryJournal.com for up to the minute news, exclusive web-only content, and more.

Oxford Media Works
Oxford Media Works is a digital media consultancy specializing in web development, digital content strategy, and content management solutions. Our team members combine extensive experience in traditional media with a deep understanding of the web and emerging trends in digital media.

Publishers Weekly
Publishers Weekly is the most powerful publication serving all segments involved in the creation, production, marketing, and sale of the written word in book, audio and electronic formats for over 136 years. Its companion Website www.PublishersWeekly.com features up-to-the-minute news, exclusive web-only content, high traffic blogs and its reviews database dating back to 1986. PW boasts 5 e-newsletters, PW Daily, Children's Bookshelf, Cooking the Books, Comics Week, and Religion Bookline.

Publishing Perspectives
Publishing Perspectives is an international publishing news site devoted to sharing breaking stories, innovation, and best practices from leaders in publishing around the world. Through a daily email edition and select print editions, Publishing Perspectives shares unique viewpoints from these publishing professionals directly. Join the conversation today!

PublishNews
PublishNews is a free daily digital newsletter and website that covers the Brazilian publishing market. It is targeted at Brazilian professionals from the book industry, although it brings news, articles and comments on every aspect of domestic and international book publishing. It is considered the best source of industry news by many book professionals in Brazil. There is also the English version - publishnewsbrazil.com - targeted at worldwide professionals, only with news from the Brazilian Book Market, with a weekly newsletter.

PubWest
The premier North American trade association serving a wide range of publishers from small independent presses to companies with worldwide operations. Our goal is to help publishers grow through our vast selection of educational programs and networking. PubWest 2012 will take place October 25-27, 2012 at the Keystone Resort and Conference Center, Keystone, Colorado.

Safari Books Online
Safari Books Online is an on-demand digital library providing subscription access to thousands of online books and videos for technology, creative and business professionals. Our constantly growing collection includes exclusive access to resources from O'Reilly Media, Microsoft Press, Addison-Wesley, Prentice Hall, Cisco Press, as well as hundreds of titles from Wrox, Apress and Manning.

Scope eKnowledge Center
Scope eKnowledge Center, a Quatrro Group company, is an award-winning provider of outsourced, cost-effective content enhancement and knowledge services to the global information industry. Scope provides world-class content development and database enhancement services to leading STM information providers, including Elsevier, Thomson Scientific, Nature, Wiley-Blackwell and T&F Informa, among many others.

Smart Bitches Trashy Books
Smart Bitches Trashy Books.com is a blog that specializes in reviewing romance novels and celebrating the intelligent, savvy women who read them. It is a truth universally ignored that smart women read romance, read digitally, and read voraciously. We are the readers you are looking for.

Socialmedia.biz
Socialmedia.biz provides consulting services, creates social media strategies and transforms websites into social sites. Since 2004, our world-class team of experts has been helping mid-size businesses become more social, more engaged and more in touch with customers'needs on the Social Web. Let's talk!

TheNextWeb.com
TheNextWeb.com is a worldwide leading source for technology news, business and culture. Over the last few years this site has grown into one of the world's leading technology blogs. We live to bring news and views from an international perspective. TNW has four million unique visitors per month, over 600k Twitter followers, 55k Facebook fans and the accolade of the 9 most influential blogs in the world (according to Technorati). With a brilliant team of editors & writers across Europe, Australia, Middle East, Africa, Asia and North & South America, you can rest assured that if it's worth hearing about: you'll hear it from us first.

Ubergizmo
Launched in 2004, Ubergizmo has quickly become one of the top consumer electronics websites in the US, delivering straightforward news and analysis of the electronics you love and the ones that you love to hate. Ubergizmo is a Webby Award Honoree, has been ranked as a Top100 Blog by PCMagazine, ranks Top100 in Nielsen's Blogpulse and Technorati. http://www.ubergizmo.com

Webgrrls
Are you a non-techy entrepreneur? Do you want to take control of your tech projects and stop losing money on tech mistakes? Then you must attend TechSpeak for Entrepreneurs! Learn everything entrepreneurs need to know to communicate with, understand and manage their technology teams and projects. Receive a 15% discount! Use code Oreilly when registering: http://bit.ly/Or415 (early bird ends 7/30/12)

Women 2.0
Women 2.0 is committed to increasing the number of women entrepreneurs starting high growth ventures by providing the resources, network, and knowledge for the launch and growth of their company. Our vision is to be a catalyst for change, mobilizing a global community of ambitious women entrepreneurs seeking to advance the world through technology. Women 2.0 is headquartered in San Francisco. Support innovation.