(with requisite apologies for cross-posting...) Passing this on for anyone in or near NYC who might be interested. The gist is below, and the details are here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/open-book-hack-weekend-at-new-york-public-library-registration-9532284319 There will be prizes (and I hear they might be pretty good ones). Join NYPL Labs, Readium Foundation, O’Reilly Media, Perseus Books, > Hypothes.is, and Datalogics for Open Book Hack Weekend at the New York > Public Library (at 42nd Street): digital book open source and content > development based on HTML5, EPUB, and the Open Web Platform. Bring your > hacking skills and your software/content projects or ideas for projects. > Self-organizing teams will pursue creative app/service/content hacks to > help us imagine the future of digital books, and advance the open source > and open API building blocks needed for the diverse ecosystem of authors, > designers, developers, publishers, libraries, booksellers, and readers. -- Trevor Thornton Senior Applications Developer, NYPL Labs The New York Public Library phone: 212-621-0287 email: trevorthorn...@nypl.org
