ReadWriteWeb: Considers the Confluence of Trends that WIll Upend the Book Industry

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Bernard Lunn writes on ReadWriteWeb about the three trends that will change the book publishing industry: Bits of Destruction Hit the Book Publishing Business. Specifically, he considers the business model of the contemporary book industry and wonders how the digitization of catalogs (Google Books), ebooks (the Kindle), and on-demand-publishing will eliminate the need for publishers. While not offering any startling revelations (much the same is already happening to the music industry), Lunn does pull good data together and presents it simply.


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Peter Schilling. "ReadWriteWeb: Considers the Confluence of Trends that WIll Upend the Book Industry." Academic Commons Issue Name (Spring 2008): 12 February 2012. <http://www.academiccommons.org/>.