Books in 2025: The Future of the Book World

Tästä ryhmästä on virallisesti tullut uinuva. Sitä sattuu... If you want to revive this group, or create a new group on the same topic, see this page.

Check out the blog post announcing the group.

Some questions:

  • How will ebooks change reading? Has it changed your reading?
  • How fast will ebooks rise, and how high will they go? Is the paper book dead?
  • Where is social reading going? What's core and what's fad?
  • Will sites like LibraryThing continue to exist, or will ereaders leverage their advantages to make book discussion a platform-dependent activity?
  • Will libraries contract or prosper in an ebook world? What can they do to make sure things turn out right?
  • How will ebooks change the world for publishers?
  • Will writers see increased opportunities--or be decimated by piracy? How will ebooks change literature?
  • Are physical bookstores doomed?
  • What about the rest of the book world--small and informal libraries, agents, rare books, small presses, book reviewers, etc.?
  • Amazon, B&N, Apple... How many will win, and how will they evolve?


Group image by Javier Candeira, released under CC-Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (see on Flickr).

ViestiketjuViestiketjuViestitViimeinen viesti 
More digitized books2 lukematonta / 2elenchus, syyskuu 2019
ALA Petition against eBook Embargo for Libraries1 lukematon / 1elenchus, syyskuu 2019
U.S. Public Library as Social Infrastructure1 lukematon / 1elenchus, helmikuu 2019
GoodReads versus Amazon's Seattle Store1 lukematon / 1elenchus, joulukuu 2015
Article: New Yorker long-form on Amazon and Publishing1 lukematon / 1elenchus, helmikuu 2014
What will be lost with the closing of bookstores, and can LT replace it?37 lukematonta / 37anglemark, tammikuu 2014
Crowd-sourced editing?2 lukematonta / 2anglemark, tammikuu 2014
Stross on how readers will discover books in future4 lukematonta / 4timspalding, lokakuuta 2013
oyster (book streaming service)10 lukematonta / 10grintoul, syyskuu 2013
Can Barnes and Noble be saved?23 lukematonta / 23grintoul, syyskuu 2013
Amazon's Kindle Matchbook3 lukematonta / 3bestem, syyskuu 2013
Segments Pressured By Ebooks15 lukematonta / 15brightcopy, elokuu 2013
ARTICLE: e-book design changes the way we read2 lukematonta / 2Senserial, heinäkuu 2013
Amazon to Launch Library Lending for Kindle Books63 lukematonta / 63MDGentleReader, kesäkuu 2013
Digital Public Library of America5 lukematonta / 5lkernagh, huhtikuu 2013
What is the value of a book?2 lukematonta / 2skoobdo, maaliskuu 2013
BookTV: Panel on Publishing1 lukematon / 1barney67, tammikuu 2013
University of Missouri Press closes4 lukematonta / 4Proclus, elokuu 2012
Open Stacks Mk II1 lukematon / 1elenchus, heinäkuu 2012
The Viral Future5 lukematonta / 5lkernagh, kesäkuu 2012
Amazon's e-book rental thrust69 lukematonta / 692wonderY, toukokuu 2012
Maruice Sendak's opinion of e-books2 lukematonta / 2JBD1, toukokuu 2012
Harry Potter and the DRM Free Books (Now with DRM!)1 lukematon / 1brightcopy, maaliskuu 2012
Apple is your co-author12 lukematonta / 12brightcopy, tammikuu 2012
FREE Kindle eBook12 lukematonta / 12JBD1, tammikuu 2012
And So It Begins- Free Devices6 lukematonta / 6majkia, tammikuu 2012
Charlie's Diary Blog: Cutting their own throats3 lukematonta / 3staffordcastle, joulukuu 2011
Libraries finally balk at e-book-- oh wait, it's the publisher. Never mind.7 lukematonta / 7fdholt, marraskuu 2011
Kindle- Time Machine1 lukematon / 1VisibleGhost, marraskuu 2011
Publisher consolidations?6 lukematonta / 6VisibleGhost, marraskuu 2011
The emperor's new books3 lukematonta / 3brightcopy, marraskuu 2011
6 Reasons We're In Another 'Book-Burning' Period in History2 lukematonta / 2elenchus, lokakuuta 2011
Amazon, B&N, Neil Gaiman snit5 lukematonta / 5southernbooklady, lokakuuta 2011
Enhanced eBooks & BookApps (in Science) - livestream 9/201 lukematon / 1xkyzero, syyskuu 2011
ebook gift-giving3 lukematonta / 3brightcopy, elokuu 2011
A Folio Society for ebooks?21 lukematonta / 21vy0123, elokuu 2011
Should bookstores charge for events?3 lukematonta / 3jjmcgaffey, kesäkuu 2011
Google responds to Apple's 30% subscriptions with Google One Pass5 lukematonta / 5timspalding, kesäkuu 2011
The Future of the Book World...12 lukematonta / 12anglemark, kesäkuu 2011
Amazon jumps into publishing "with both feet"2 lukematonta / 2_Zoe_, toukokuu 2011
Confessions of a book leech49 lukematonta / 49bnielsen, huhtikuu 2011
Tomes' time might be up at Newport Beach library9 lukematonta / 9brightcopy, huhtikuu 2011
Is the group image appropriate? Does symbolism matter?26 lukematonta / 26tcgardner, maaliskuu 2011
Scalzi's Bingo1 lukematon / 1Musereader, maaliskuu 2011
Library-Friendly Designation6 lukematonta / 62wonderY, maaliskuu 2011
Anybody else sick of memoirs?2 lukematonta / 2krolik, maaliskuu 2011
The downward spiral of ownership and value87 lukematonta / 87SimonW11, maaliskuu 2011
Runner-up for group image?2 lukematonta / 2staffordcastle, maaliskuu 2011
Anomaly or case study of the future?2 lukematonta / 2_Zoe_, maaliskuu 2011
not looking good for libraries7 lukematonta / 7SimonW11, helmikuu 2011
O'Reilly Radar Blog on Future Book Tools3 lukematonta / 3TineOliver, helmikuu 2011
What happens to former owners?2 lukematonta / 2SqueakyChu, helmikuu 2011
Apple rejects Sony Reader (more to the story)29 lukematonta / 29felius, helmikuu 2011
eBooks and Piracy: A thought experiment143 lukematonta / 143brightcopy, helmikuu 2011
anyone following the Ebook royalts article on the authors guild site?3 lukematonta / 3SimonW11, helmikuu 2011
Social Reading1 lukematon / 1jenconnected, helmikuu 2011
ebook sales overtaking paperback1 lukematon / 1SimonW11, tammikuu 2011
Software which adds value to books8 lukematonta / 82wonderY, tammikuu 2011
Will LibraryThing continue to exist?22 lukematonta / 222wonderY, tammikuu 2011
Ebook buying Habits3 lukematonta / 3majkia, joulukuu 2010
Does it matter if physical bookstores disappear?137 lukematonta / 137DevourerOfBooks, joulukuu 2010
Reply to ChrisKubica on ebooks and entrepreneurialism25 lukematonta / 25southernbooklady, joulukuu 2010
ereaders: is there such a thing as too much data?6 lukematonta / 6anglemark, joulukuu 2010
Problems with Digital Archiving1 lukematon / 1barney67, joulukuu 2010
What's so great about indies?12 lukematonta / 12SusieBookworm, joulukuu 2010
"Author Slams eBook Piracy, Son Outs Her As a Music Pirate"4 lukematonta / 4majkia, joulukuu 2010
Google eBookstore, also Goodreads Integration7 lukematonta / 7elbakerone, joulukuu 2010
Welcome to this group / Books in 2025?113 lukematonta / 113jburlinson, joulukuu 2010
Books in 212511 lukematonta / 11thorold, marraskuu 2010
This is a feature balloon