It might seem understandable if the publishing industry comes to view digital books as a threat, since their business is currently based on the concept of one copy, one sale — a business model that will be obsolete once books go digital. But if we play our cards right, and can convince book sellers and publishers to embrace this new technology, we could end up living in a world where it’s actually easier for writers to get paid, and where any book can be accessed instantly from any place on the planet — universal access to knowledge. Hasn’t that been the aim of literate people since the invention of the printing press?
On The Future
August 18th, 2008 · 3 Comments
by Kassia Krozser
File Under: Quote of the Week
3 responses so far ↓
bowerbird // Aug 19, 2008 at 1:13 pm
is this the “quote of the week”
for _this_ week — in 2008?
or is it a golden oldie from 1998?
-bowerbird
Heather S. Ingemar // Aug 20, 2008 at 9:34 am
Yes. Yesssss!!!
CircleReader // Aug 20, 2008 at 1:01 pm
Universal access? Check.
Infinite attention?
Useful sorting & discovery?
[under construction–check back later.]
And after that, what?