the future of the book
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Session held at Amplified08 on 27th November 2008 on the Future of the Book. You'll need to download to see the notes! The session & discussion covered: * What's the future for the traditional paper book? Where do e-books fit in? * What's the future of the e-book? What are the pros and cons of their adoption over paper books? * What's the future of reading? How will the increase in the usage of mobile devices change the use of books (both paper and ‘e’)? At the end of this, we wanted to come up with some suggestions and thoughts about what we as consumers and creators of books, stories, experiences & content do to stay current with the trends for books & reading.TRANSCRIPT
The Future of the Book
Annie Mole - london-underground.blogspot.com
Billy Abbott - cowfish.org.uk/blog/
Chris Meade - www.futureofthebook.org.uk
The Future of Reading?
http://london-underground.blogspot.com/2008/11/future-of-books-on-tube.html
The Death of the Book?
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/columnists/article3359899.ece
The Death of Reading?School librarian surplus to requirements
“A library without a librarian is like the internet without search engines”http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/nov/23/philip-pullman-school-library
Consuming BooksDoes the device matter?
Entertainment on the moveBooks v Movies v Gaming
Join the debate at the Reading Agency – Will the narrative of gaming ever replace books?http://www.readingagency.org.uk/new-thinking/forum/2008/11/will-the-narrative-of-gaming-ever-replace-books.html
The Future of the Book?“Books ain’t dead”
Looking for a good author - video
http://blog.gardeviance.org/2008/10/looking-for-good-author.html
The Future of the Book?
“There will always be the novel, but that novel may not always be a book.” – Paul Cornell
The Future of Writing?
http://nlabnetworks.typepad.com/digital_livings
Websites becoming physical books
www.ryman-novel.com
Everyone can be an author
Collaborative Books
This Book Will Be Famous
http://no-mans-blog.com/2008/11/21/this-book-will-be-famous-i-hope/
So what’s next?
Now Read on…….
Networks & Organisations• www.futureofthebook.org.uk• www.futureofthebook.org/blog• www.bookfutures.blogspot.com – London think & do tank• www.yearofreading.org.uk• Wikireadia – add to the debate• www.readingagency.org.uk• The Death of Reading – Geek Dinner 10th December 2008 Further Reading• nlabnetworks.typepad.com/digital_livings - Chris’s report on digital authoring
Many thanks to Nicole Mathieson for her notes from this session• www.girlygeekdom.blogspot.com/2008/11/amplified-2008-future-of-book.ht
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