There is no shortage of books available for you at the IBM Information on Demand Conference this year.  There are retail books at the Conference bookstore (more than 200 different titles), Flashbooks (free printed books that contain key messages for you to take home from the conference), and of course, IBM Redbooks.

This page is your complete guide to all the IOD Bookstore Events.  To make it easy for you to attend all these events, choose the Program / Track called Bookstore Activities in Smart Site.  Add the book signing events that you want to attend  to your conference schedule. This allows you to block your calendar in order to meet an author or to pick up a free book.

Session # 4252A  The House Advantage: Playing the Odds to Win Big In Business
Sunday, Oct 21, 2012; 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the book at a 20% discount and meet author Jeff Ma

Session # 4253A & B FLASHBOOK: Harness the Power of Big Data – The IBM Big Data Platform
Giveaway: Expo Booth #622 – during all Expo hours
Signing: Bookstore – Bayside Foyer: Tuesday, Oct 23; 9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Get a free printed Flashbook in the Expo & meet authors on Tuesday during their signing: Paul Zikopoulos, David Corrigan, Tom Deutsch, Krishnan Parasuraman, James Giles

Session # 4254A FLASHBOOK: IBM DB2: The Past, Present and Future: 30 Years of Superior Innovation
Monday, Oct 22, 2012; 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Get a free printed Flashbook & meet authors: Surekha Parekh, Terry Purcell, John Campbell, Don Haderle (aka “Father of DB2”)

Session # 4237A & B  FLASHBOOK: Warp Speed, Time Travel, Big Data, and more: DB2 10 for Linux, Unix and Window New Features
Monday, Oct 22, 2012; 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Get a free printed Flashbook & meet authors: Paul Zikopoulos, Walid Rjaibi, George Baklarz, Matt Huras,  Matthias Nicola, Dale McInnis, and Leon Katsnelson

Session # 4238A  DB2 10 for z/OS Database Administration: Certification Study Guide
Monday, Oct 22, 2012; 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the book at a 20% discount and meet author Dan Luksetich

Session # TBD  Data Virualization for Business Intelligence Systems: Revolutionizing Data Integration for Data Warehouses
Monday, Oct 22, 2012; 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the book at a 20% discount and meet author Rick van der Lans

Session # 4243A  FLASHBOOK: Big Data Analytics
Monday, Oct 22, 2012; 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Get a free printed Flashbook & meet author Dr. Arvind Sathi

Session # 4255A  FLASHBOOK: 5 Steps to Business Analytics Program Success
Monday Oct 22; 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
EXPO reception: Booth #1212
Get a free printed Flashbook & meet authors: Brian Green, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, Kay Van De Vanter, The Boeing Company, Tracy Harris, IBM, Bill Frank, Johnson & Johnson, John Boyer, RCG Global

Session # 4242A  An Introduction to IMS: Your Complete Guide to IBM Information Management System
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012; 11:15 AM – 12:15 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the book at a 20% discount and meet authors:  Kenneth Blackman, Margaret Wilson, John Butterweck, Sandy Sherrill

Session # 4258A Big Data Governance: An Emerging Imperative
Session # 4258A Selling Information Governance to the Business: Best Practices by Industry and Job Function
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012; 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the books at a 20% discount and meet author Sunil Soares

Session # 4256A  DB2 Developer’s Guide 6th Edition: A Solutions-Oriented Approach to Learning the Foundation and Capabilities of DB2 for z/OS
Session # 4257A Database Administration: The Complete Guide to Practices and Procedures (2nd Edition)
Tuesday, Oct 23, 2012; 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the books at a 20% discount and meet author Craig Mullins

Session # 4241A   The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail-but Some Don’t
Wednesday, Oct 24, 2012; 10:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Book Store – Bayside Foyer
Buy the book at a 20% discount and meet author Nate Silver

There are many other books at the bookstore that you should take a look at.  Reading a book is a great way to keep your skills sharp.