press & articles
New Stats: Kids Find E-Books ‘Fun And Cool,’ But Teens Are Still Reluctant by Laura Hazard Owen (PaidContent, January 23rd, 2012)
How agile methodologies can help publishers: Bookigee's Kristen McLean says agile techniques from the software world also apply to publishing by Jenn Webb (O’Reilly Radar, January 10th, 2012)
Video: Bookigee Founder Kristen McLean on the Future of Publishing by Rich Fahle (DBW Insights, December 5th, 2011)
ToC: McLean Launches Bookigee, a Tool for Discoverability by Jenny Brown (Shelf Awareness, February 16th, 2011)
At Tools of Change, Former ABC Director Kristen McLean to Discuss New Venture, Bookigee by Andrew Albanese (Publisher's Weekly, February 10th, 2011)
What Do Children's Book Consumers Want?: A new study looks at how they decide what to read—and where they buy by Judith Rosen (Publisher's Weekly, January 31st, 2011)
Digital Book World: Can Publishers Create “Cradle-to-College” Bond with Kids? by Andrew Albanese (Publisher's Weekly, January 27th, 2011)
Children’s Books in a Digital Age by Judith Rosen (Publisher's Weekly, January 21st, 2011)
Don't Write the Obit For Picture Books Yet (Publisher's Weekly, Dec 12, 2010)
ABC Booksellers Overwhelmingly Approve Merger With ABA (Publisher's Weekly, Nov 23, 2010)
Kristen McLean is Going to Upset (ie. Fix) the Publishing Industry by Emily Gonzales (TechFemme, Oct. 28, 2010)
The Digital Revolution in Children's Publishing (Publisher's Weekly, Jul 19, 2010)
The Gen Z Reader: Finding Profits in an Elusive Market by Oct 29, 2009)
NAIBA’s Tween Reader Panel by Judith Rosen (Publisher's Weekly, Oct 15, 2009)
Kristen McLean: for ABC director, changing times means opportunity by Judith Rosen (Publishers Weekly, October 13th, 2008)
tech & culture
Bookigee Founder & CEO Kristen McLean Talks Agile (Video interview with Joe Wikert of O'Reilly Media, October 25th, 2011)
How to Find the Right Co-Founder by Kristen McLean & Emily Gonzales (Sharp Skirts, Nov. 22, 2010)
new media & marketing
Building a Personal Learning Network on Twitter (Presented: ABA Winter Institute, San Jose, CA. 1/10)
Give It Away to Get It Back: Using Thought Leadership Marketing to Build Your Business (Presented: Book Expo America, New York, NY. 6/09)
the future of reading and writing
The Future of Children's Publishing: Trends & Prognostications (Presented: SCBWI San Francisco & Seattle Chapters, March 12th & 15th, 2011)
Understanding the Children's Book Consumer in the Digital Age - Key Findings from the Initial ABC/Bowker Pubtrack 2010 Survey (Presented: Digital Book World, New York, January 25th, 2011)
The New Age of Reading: Four Trends That Will Affect The Future of Books and Literacy (Full Video & Slides. Presented: International Digital Publishing Conference at City College of London, UK, 12/13/10)
Zombies, messiahs, hippos and six other keys to understanding the future of Publishing (July 16, 2010)
The Kids are Alright! Why Digitization and E-books are Good for Literacy (Publishing Perspectives, 4/26/2010)
The Gen-Z Reader – Understanding the New Reader of the Post Electronic Age (Presented: ABA Winter Institute, San Jose, CA. 1/10)
Understanding 21st Century Literacies (Presented: Miami Country Day School, Miami, FL. 11/09)
children’s bookselling
Great Books About Bullying (Presented as part of a panel on Bullying, SCIBA Author's Feast & Tradeshow, Oct. 23, 2010)
Children’s Books 101: Getting More Out of Your Children’s Section (Presented: ABA Winter Institute, San Jose, CA. 1/10)
Building Productive and Profitable Relationships with Your Public Library (Presented: Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association, Portland, OR. 9/09)
Bookselling in An Uncertain World (Bookselling this Week, 11/6/08)
Building a Graphic Novel Section for Kids (Presented: Northern California Independent Booksellers Association NCIBA, Oakland, CA. 9/08)
My Toddler Reads Shakespeare and Other Customer Service Challenges (Presented: Southern Independent Booksellers Association SIBA, Mobile, AL 9/08)
