Gnome more books . . .

Loyal readers take note: Several of us Yahoos are off to Seattle for Gnomedex 6.0, this year’s installment of the always-interesting conversation among industry influencers, entrepreneurs, thought leaders and generally engaged Web folks (yes, we hope to live up to at least one of those roles). And now, Gnomedex features the “best conference t-shirt ever.” While that’s self-proclaimed, it’s an assertion that’s pretty hard to argue with—even if the (CC-licensed) theme song scares the bejeezus out of us leaves something to be desired.

Among other treats, this year’s agenda features a keynote by U.S. Senator John Edwards (D-N.C.), who will hopefully bring some fresh energy to the question of technology and society, a topic that is always relevant, but has become newly significant with the emergence of the blogosphere as a force in public discourse. I can’t think of a better way to kick off our 4th of July weekend!
 
If you’re going to be there, please come say hello.

—Greg Cohn, Sr. Manager, Emerging Publishers