CEO of Kobo Michael Tamblyn shared via Twitter on Thursday the company’s plan to let employees in its Toronto headquarters, as well as in its Dublin, Darmstadt, and Taipei offices, work from home for the rest of 2020. The move is in line with other major technology companies, and perhaps provides a glimpse toward what might be publishing’s new normal. “Back in March, making the call to go remote for *2 weeks* seemed momentous,” tweeted Tamblyn. “Now, extending 7 months seems bizarrely normal.” How large publishers in big cities will repurpose offices that were not designed for social distancing is […]
