Writing & Speaking
articles
I write for Chatbots Magazine, O’Reilly, Women 2.0, and Publishing Perspectives, among others. Some of my articles include:
Healthcare and CUIs
The Future, Healthcare, and Conversational User Interfaces | Chatbots Magazine
Commenting On The Web Is Broken | Women 2.0
Working with Startups: Five Tips for Publishers | Publishing Perspectives
In our connected world, no industry can be an island. Not even Publishing. -Social Reading Lines of Influence
Don’t Build Social – Thoughts on Reinventing the Wheel | O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing
It’s Time for a Publishing Incubator | O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing
Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto: A Collection of Essays from the Bleeding Edge of Publishing (Chapter 10: Above the Silos: Social Reading in the Age of Mechanical Barriers)
Check out my chapter: Social Reading in the Age of Mechanical Barriers
Reading Experience and Mobile Design: The Convergence is Inevitable | O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing
The 7 Key Features of an Online Community: They All Contribute To the Personal Experience of the Shared Space | O’Reilly Tools of Change for Publishing
Social Reading and Shared Experiences: An Overview (Whitepaper) | O’Reilly Media
Whitepaper on social reading 2006-2013
Speaking
I speak on UX, startups, innovation, accessibility and publishing. Recent appearances include:
Keynote Presentation, Cloud Accessibility at Google | Web.Summit, Nov 3, 2021
Navigating your Design Career, Coffee with Google Uxers | General Assembly, Sept 21, 2021
Cultivating Creative Thinking for Customer Experience | The Social Shake-Up, Social Media Today June 8, 2015
Lessons Learned for Publishing Startups Panel | TOC Jun 7, 2013
The Vibrant Future of the Creative Economy: Real World Value of Arts Thinking | New Museum’s Ideas City Festival NYC May 3, 2013
The Elusive “Netflix of eBooks” | TOC NYC Feb 14, 2013
Device Agnostic: Sharing Content and Collaboration Across Platforms (Liza Daly, Travis Alber) | TOC Charleston Nov 7, 2012
The Social Future of the Book: Creating Conversation and Community in and Around the Book | Digital Book World Jan 24, 2012
Articles about Me :)
5 Questions for Travis Alber: An Interview | Book Machine November 27, 2012
A perspective on the future of the book | Moby Lives August 25, 2012
The Digitizers: Travis Alber of BookGlutton, which lets you chat about books—inside the books themselves | Teleread March 11, 2009
NPR interview on BookGlutton reading startup
Chat While Reading: The Future Of Books? | NPR July 2, 2009