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So Many Book Conferences, So Little TimePosted at 8:33AM Friday 26 Feb 2010 If you're not among the already digitally converted — the evangelists, the consultants, and yes, the journalists — who make their profession out of attending such events, then you might be wondering how it is that such people can take so much time away from their regular job. Like jury duty, attending conferences requires that you take off work for several days, travel to an unfamiliar place (who in New York spends time in Midtown hotels other than to attend some kind of conference or have an affair?), and gather in an dimly lit room with strangers to listen "expert" testimony and then, ultimately, stand in judgment.
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