Michael Tamblyn
I work at Kobo. I'm a dad, reader, tool-maker, cook, bookseller, crossfit-er, start-upper, MBA-in-recovery, presentation jockey, ace dishwasher.
Send me messages: michaeltamblyn at gmail dot com
Updates
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@inkwellHQ Correct-Toronto is @Kobo's Secret Global Headquarters, our hollowed-out volcano base from which we fight the forces of ebook evil
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London discoveries: incredible Oscar Milo http://t.co/2y836Rg8 and Stumper & Fielding http://t.co/AfR4rjVK #hesadedicatedfolloweroffashion
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@sebbago @Lindseym Maybe @kobo can work on a rotating timezone. One week London time, 1 week Toronto/NYC, 1 week Japan. #kobostandardtime
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@ami_with_an_i Internal appointments? Is that like "10:00am Budget planning with inner child"? #toughlovefromcoworkersday
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My team must hate it when I'm at conferences. An endless stream of "hey, have we thought about..." emails inevitably result #publishersforum
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#publishersforum standing-room only English language track. Hope we'll be moving to a larger room tomorrow for @kobo and @kobo_de session!
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@evanschnittman Merchandising high-stakes and highly focused, but very much alive at @kobo. Smaller the screen, the greater the curation.
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Ready (and on time!) for #digiconf12. Coffee? Check. Wifi? Check. Shatzkin-sighting? Check. All systems go.
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More unnerving robots http://t.co/orTjzsP7
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Tonight, game animals are haunting me everywhere. http://t.co/y0iE22uw
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@bendu trapped in frankfurt. Having dinner at a restaurant that really wants to reinforce the connection between steak and killing things.
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@ami_with_an_i Premature aging effects of halfcaff aside, it does help with the mid-afternoon paranoid delusions and teeth-chattering.
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@brianoleary Congratulations! So great!
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Dinner in Frankfurt II (The Witness) http://t.co/AgCy1RIp
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Dinner in Frankfurt http://t.co/Yuy2Xu90
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Thanks to @BKGKristen and @woodysears for a great #TOCbologna panel on kids digital trends & challenges. Extra thanks to @KatMeyer always!
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@aitcheldee @ipad_storytime @nosycrowapps @draccah Tyranny of the Top 50? If discovery/reco better, would 69p/0.99 promo rule?
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Just off the plane and on the way to #TOCbologna for a day of kid ebook excellence.
Posts
Profile
EVP Content, Sales & Merchandising at Kobo Inc.
Information Technology and Services | Toronto, Canada Area, CA
Experience
- Dec 2009 - PresentEVP Content, Sales & Merchandising / Kobo Inc.
- Sept 2009 - PresentBoard Member / House of Anansi Press
- Jan 2008 - PresentAdjunct Professor / Simon Fraser University
- Jun 2007 - PresentDirector / Book Industry Study Group
- Jul 2009 - PresentVP Content, Sales & Merchandising - Shortcovers / Indigo
- 2003 - PresentCEO / BookNet Canada
- 2002 - PresentConsultant / Bell GlobeMedia Interactive
- 2000 - PresentDirector, Product Management / CompanyDNA
- 1998 - PresentVice President, Online Operations / Indigo Books & Music
- 1995 - PresentCo-founder / Bookshelf.ca
Education
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2007 - 2008The University of Western Ontario - Richard Ivey School of Business
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1990 - 1994Wilfrid Laurier University
