Comments on: Penguin 2.0 – The March to the Digital Kingdom Continues http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2008/12/10/penguin-20-the-march-to-the-digital-kingdom-continues/ Exploring new trends and possibilities in book publishing Thu, 28 Apr 2011 20:18:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Myles Berne http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2008/12/10/penguin-20-the-march-to-the-digital-kingdom-continues/#comment-4641 Sun, 07 Mar 2010 22:08:51 +0000 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/?p=1226#comment-4641 Hello! My friends iPhone is freaking sweet, though the Apple iPad seems so damn sexy that I don’t know to get the ipad …? Which one do you suggest?

]]> By: Evo Terra http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2008/12/10/penguin-20-the-march-to-the-digital-kingdom-continues/#comment-3604 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 13:25:16 +0000 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/?p=1226#comment-3604 A very clear post. Now I don’t feel so bad for not blogging it, since you and I think of this along parallel lines.

I think it’s summed up in this line of yours: Publishers will continue to have to come to grips with what a book is.

How very true. Humans are presented with more choice than ever before. Publishers — more than just book publishers — are used to calling the shots on the form and format the work is presented in. That used to be a necessity (cost prohibitive to make it available in multiple formats), but today it’s becoming nothing more than a habit.

Kudos to those publishers mentioned here that are taking the first steps into new territory. If they’ll keep listening to the “reader” and making decisions that benefit the end-user, I’m sure they’ll find success.

E.

]]> By: La Feuille » Archive du blog » Le 2.0 par Penguin http://futureperfectpublishing.com/2008/12/10/penguin-20-the-march-to-the-digital-kingdom-continues/#comment-3602 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 16:53:59 +0000 http://futureperfectpublishing.com/?p=1226#comment-3602 [...] du 11 décembre : Alain Pierrot a trouvé une belle réaction à l’annonce de Penguin sur FuturePerfectPublishing : “Les éditeurs continueront à devoir se colleter avec le concept de livre. Ce n’est pas [...]

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