As expected keynote speakers Steve Wozniak and Eric Reis has the top two best selling books. Here’s the top twenty with links to learn more and purchase.
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June 10, 2013
Top Twenty Best Selling Books at IBM Innovate #ibminnovate
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May 24, 2013
Hot Off the Press – Patterns of Information Management from IBM Press Books
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After a few conversations with an IBM Press book author, I always hang up the phone and think to myself – “Wow – he/she is smart as heck.” I mean these folks really know their stuff!
Just check out some facts about one of the authors of our recent book, Patterns of Information Management. Mandy Chessell, Mandy is an IBM Distinguished Engineer, Master Inventor, Chief Architect, Innovator of the Year award winner and the list goes on. One of the fist questions we ask ourselves in evaluting book proposals are: Is it the right topic? Are the authors the right people to write to it. When it came to the book proposal by Mandy and her co-author, Harald Smith, the answer was a resounding YES and YES.
This book packs a punch of information and comes in at 700+ pages.
Goodies
- You can save 35% off on hardcopy or ebook by using coupon code IBM 5501 and purchase here.
- You can view Chapter 1 online by clicking here.
- Check out the Meet the Author Video to learn more about the book.
May 6, 2013
List of the Most Popular Books Sold at IBM Impact Conference #IBMIMPACT
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The following represents the best selling books at the IBM IMPACT CONFERENCE.
For the books higlighted in ORANGE – the link will take you the IBM Press book site where you can purchase hardcopy of ebook at 35% off by using code LINKEDIBM (all CAPS) at checkout.
April 8, 2013
Don’t Miss a Book Signing at IBM IMPACT #ibmimpact
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Use this Book Signing Cheat Sheet and don’t miss a chance to Meet the Authors at IMPACT. Hot off the press will be Dirk Nicol’s Mobile Strategy book. Spend some with these authors to learn more about Social, Cloud, Mobile, Decision Management, SOA, Cloud and more. See you at the bookstore!
| The COO Revolution
Securing Messaging Scenarios with WebSphere MQ |
Mon 3:30 – 4:00
Tues 12:00 – 1:00 |
| IBM Redbook Authors | |
| Big Data for Dummies | Tues 9:45-10:15 |
| Aligning MDM and BPM | Tues 12:00 – 1:00 |
| IBM Redbook Authors | |
| 100 SOA Questions Asked and Answered | Tues 2:15-3:15 |
| Kerrie Holley | |
| Is Your Company Ready for Cloud | Tues 2:15-3:15 |
| Kerrie Holley | |
| Decision Management Systems | Tues 5:00 – 6:00 |
| James Taylor | |
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The COO Revolution
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Wed 9:45 – 10:15 |
| IBM Business Process Manager Security | Wed 12:00 – 1:00 |
| IBM Redbook Authors | |
| Mobile Strategy | Wed 3:15-4:15 |
| Dirk Nicol | |
| Opting In: Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager | Wed 3:15-4:15 |
| Ed Brill |
April 3, 2013
List of IBM Press Books Best Sellers in March. #socialbiz #soa #rational #db2 #cognos
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Just got the March Report from our publishing partner – Pearson. These best sellers were ordered directly from ibmpressbooks.com
If you are looking for content on getting your business to be a social business, check out Get Bold by Sandy Carter. For those looking how to talk to your customers and establish a trusted relationship – pick up Opting In by Ed Brill.
To save 40% off hardcopy or ebook use the following coupon code at checkout. IBMTRAINING (all caps)
To get the discount == click on any title below.
March 20, 2013
Top Selling IBM Press Books – Year to Date. Save Big.
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Our top 2 books are related to Social Business. If you are looking for content on getting your business to be a social business, check out Get Bold by Sandy Carter. For those looking how to talk to your customers and establish a trusted relationship – pick up Opting In by Ed Brill.
To save 40% off hardcopy or ebook use the following coupon code at checkout. IBMTRAINING (all caps)
To get the discount == click on any title below.
March 11, 2013
List of the top twenty selling books at IBM Pulse Conference 2013 #ibmpulse
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Chris Gardener (think Pursuit of Happyness movie) spoke to IBM Partners on Sunday – and his two books were the best sellers. Chris did an author signing and attendees loved the chance to meet this charismatic man. To learn more about any book – simply click and you will go to Amazon.
March 4, 2013
New Mobile Strategy Book by Dirk Nicol Coming from IBM Press Books – pre-order and save 35% #IBM #mobile
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Before I got an iPhone – my cell phone pretty much resided in my car. I hardly ever brought it in the house and 80% of the time it never made it into my pocketbook. Times have changed. This morning, I used my phone in the following ways:
While still in bed:
- Checked the weather
- Checked CNN
- Read my email
- Read Facebook
- Transferred money from my checking account to my banking account
Once I moved outside to the deck, I :
- Played Words with Friends
- Did an online grocery order
- Downloaded a song from iTunes
- Took a picture of a Pelican out on the dock and sent it to a friend
- Watched a TED Conference video
I then drove to Dunkin Donuts for an Iced coffee and a bagel. When I got to the window – I handed the cashier my phone and paid for the order with my Dunkin Donuts app.
My mobile strategy is to never have my phone more than six inches away from me. I’m not proud of that – but that’s just the way it is.
For companies – a mobile strategy is complicated. At IBM, I don’t think you can work for ten minutes without seeing or hearing, BIG DATA, CLOUD, ANALYTICS and MOBILE. And when you hear MOBILE at IBM – you also tend to hear the name Dirk Nicol. Dirk is the Program Director, Software Group Mobile Platform Product Management at IBM. When he expressed interest in writing a book for IBM Press, we were over the moon. I always say, for us to publish, it’s got to the right person, on the right topic at the right time. All of that rings true for Dirk’s book – Mobile Strategy – How Your Company Can Win by Embracing Mobile Technologies. Mobile Strategy gives IT organizations all the guidance they need to navigate a complex landscape, leverage its opportunities, and protect their investments along the way. Dirk clearly explains key trends and issues across the entire mobile project lifecycle. He offers insights critical to evaluating mobile technologies, and presents proven best practices based on real-world case studies from his extensive experience with IBM’s enterprise customers.
The book will be available in hardcopy and ebook and can be pre-ordered here.
Be sure to use coupon code: IBM4916 to save 35% off. (coupon is case sensitive)
January 31, 2013
List of Top Twenty Best Selling Books at IBM Connect
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The top-selling books at IBM Connect were Social Business Books by IBM’s Sandy Carter and Ed Brill. Sandy (Get Bold) had multiple signings and Opting In by Ed Brill was hot off the press from the publisher. The attendees loved Jane McGonigal author of Reality is Broken – she is all GAMING all the time. Our “hat trick” of three XPages books continue to be must read for attendees and users will have to more to choose from in the upcoming year as we look to publish two more XPages books.
Ready to go shopping? All of the books link to their hardcopy page on Amazon but you can always opt for the ebook.
January 18, 2013
Top Ten Reasons I love working with IBM’s @EdBrill and am excited about his Social Biz Book -Opting In
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A few years ago I started reading Ed’s blog. At that time, I didn’t read many blogs by IBMers. More than anything, I loved reading the comments section of the blog. Customers, partners – all folks that commented were direct, open and honest. And the thing was – so was Ed. I often thought every product manager should have this type of dialog. Everyone wins.
A few years ago, we, (IBM Press Books) had a few calls with Ed to discuss topic ideas for the program – which brings me to the #10 reason on my list.
10. Ed brought to light the importance of XPages. With more than 100 IBM Press books published, no other topic excited me as much as the books we published on this topic. The authors of Mastering XPages, XPages Portable Command Guide and XPages Extension Library all delivered amazing content, met their deadlines and were a pleasure to work with. The “Lotus” community embraced the books and gave me a reason to delight in reviews and comments on Twitter. It all started with Ed.
9. The reach of Ed. We have published books on Lotus Notes, Connections and XPages. Whenever I asked Ed to post about a book on his blog he did. I would then sit back and wait for my next report on book sales. His blog always produced a boat load of referrers and a huge amount of coupon codes being used to get a book discount. Our best referer!
8. Ed’s availability. Ed is a busy guy. In addition to living much of his life on planes and traveling around the world – he’s a product manager with a lot of responsibly. Ed has always made time for a call. Has always been immediate in his responses.
7. He is open to ideas. As I stated earlier – I love Ed’s blog. I love his “tweets”. His Facebook updates. I could never stop from thinking how much of what he did was influenced by his “social” presence. And how good at it he was. I wanted him to share his experience with “the world” as a way for individuals to foster a dialog with their community. Steve Stansel and I pitched Ed on the idea of writing a book. I know we took him by surprise. It’s a huge time commitment. It’s hard work. He asked us to give us some time to think about. The fact that he didn’t say “no” gave me reason to hope. I kept my fingers crossed.
6. Ed says YES. Ed gave the book writing opportunity a lot of thought. He spoke to wife. His manager. Himself. And he said yes to writing a book. There are some people you meet along the way that are “yes” people. Ed is a “yes” person.
5. He asks questions. Throughout the process of writing his book, Ed always asked great questions. He is always willing to learn.
4. Ed is a great communicator. See his author video for Opting In here
3. Ed delivered a terrific book. I am not just saying that because I am a co-manager of IBM Press books. I told Ed I had tears in my eyes when I finished the first few chapters. It was pure joy to see how well he did on the content. He exceeded any expectations I had. That’s Ed.
2. Ed is filled with enthusiasm. It’s infectious. He get’s excited at the milestones. He makes me want me communicate great news to him. He makes me want to do my job to the highest of my abilities.
1. Ed’s a mench. My grandmother used that word on a few occasions. It was reserved for the best of the best. From the net, “A German word which, in Yiddish, means “a good person”. A mench is a particularly good person with the qualities one would hope for in a dear friend or trusted colleague; a gentleman.” That’s Ed.
Check out Opting In – Lessons in Social Business from a Fortune 500 Product Manager. It’s available in hardcopy or ebook.
Use discount code BRILL at checkout to save 35% and free shipping in the US by ordering here.
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