The world of publishing stands on the cusp of the greatest innovation since Gutenberg. With cheap, portable electronic readers just around the corner, what is the future of the printed book?
So opens E-read all about it at Guardian Unlimited. It’s an excellent article about where e-book technology is at today and where it is likely to be in the near term. Fascinating reading – especially in the context of recent e-paper developments and other technologies challenging the more traditional news and information distribution model.
Booksellers have to be looking at what has happened to music and is happening now to books. Manufacturers (publishers) need to cut costs out of the supply chain to stay competitive and that’s what is at the heart of this technology. Middlemen like retailers are an overhead to be avoided.