E-books Are Not the Future of Books
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The document argues against the notion that e-books will replace traditional books, discussing the cultural and physical attributes that make printed books valuable. It critiques the idea of e-books by highlighting that the essence of a book extends beyond mere digitization, involving the tactile and sensory experiences of reading. Furthermore, it suggests that while digital content is crucial, it may not fully replicate the engagement and experience provided by physical books.
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E-books Are Not the Future of Books
- 1. E-books Are NottheFuture of BooksXavier Badosahttp://xavierbadosa.comApril 2010
- 2. E-books Are NottheFuture of BooksA sillynameXavier Badosabooke-http://xavierbadosa.comApril 2010
- 4. booke-maile-
- 8. Dictionary.commailis a thingbutit’s a servicetoo
- 9. Dictionary.commailis a thingbutit’s a servicetoo
- 13. book
- 14. bookis a thing
- 15. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”is a thing, anartifact
- 16. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”is a thing, anartifactis not a service
- 17. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”is a thing, anartifactAletteris a thingis not a serviceMailcan be a service
- 18. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”is a thing, anartifactAletteris a thingis not a serviceMailcan be a servicebutdelivers a service
- 19. bookAccess tocontentbutdelivers a service
- 20. bookAccess toverbal(mostly)contentbutdelivers a service
- 22. bookAccess tolong(generally)verbal(mostly)contentbutdelivers a service(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 23. Digitalbooke-Access tolong(generally)verbal(mostly)content(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 24. Digitalbooke-Access tolong(generally)verbal(mostly)Yesterday’sWWWcontent(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 25. UnfortunatelyDigitalbooke-Access tolong(generally)meansseveralthingsverbal(mostly)Yesterday’sWWWcontent(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 26. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”is a thing, anartifact
- 27. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”vs.“Thisbook is a page-turner.”
- 28. book“Hardcoverbooksareexpensive.”as a metonymyvs.“Thisbook is a page-turner.”
- 29. bookas a metonymy“Thisbook is a page-turner.”meansthecontent
- 30. bookas a metonymy“Thisbook is a page-turner.”meansthecontent“Thisnovel, thriller, biography... is a page-turner.”
- 32. booke-as a metonymyWhy do weneeda name for thedigitalmeansthecontent?
- 33. booke-Why do weneeda name for thedigitalmeansthecontent?novel, thriller, biography...in digital form
- 34. booke-Why do weneeda name for thedigitalmeansthecontent?Save new names for new contenthypernovel, enhanced bio...
- 36. bookas a metonymyThiscouldhappenbecausea book is...meansthecontent
- 37. booka 2-in-1 productas a metonymy
- 38. booka 2-in-1 productmedium for content storage
- 39. booka 2-in-1 productmedium for content storagecontent viewer (or “player”)
- 40. booka 2-in-1 productmedium for content storagecontent viewer (or “player”)The bookgluedtogetherthedifferentlayers.
- 44. contentstoragecontentviewer(A book: a player for every content!)The bookgluedtogetherthedifferentlayers.
- 48. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewer
- 49. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 50. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Manycombinations(All layersclearlyseparated.)
- 51. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Manycombinations(All layersclearlyseparated.)
- 52. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Manycombinations(All layersclearlyseparated.)
- 53. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Manycombinations(All layersclearlyseparated.)
- 58. “Bookindustry”
- 59. ( )(Let’sskiptheweird part.)( )“Bookindustry”
- 60. (Let’sskiptheweird part.)( )Compare toInternational Music Day(1st of October)( )“Bookindustry”
- 61. (Let’sskiptheweird part.)( )Compare toInternational Music Day(1st of October)( )There’s noWorld Vinyl DayWorld CD DayWorld MP3 Player Day …“Bookindustry”
- 62. (Let’sskiptheweird part.)( )Compare toInternational Music Day(1st of October)( )There’s noSound Day(Music applies onlyto good sound.)“Bookindustry”
- 63. ( )Many important cultural valuesarebook-related.( )“Bookindustry”
- 64. ( )Many important cultural valuesarebook-related.( )BUTCelebratingtheartifactweareforced to celebrateall the contents published in bookform.“Bookindustry”
- 65. ( )( )
- 66. ( )( )The artifact is sacralized
- 67. ( )Someconfusewhywebuybooks( )The artifact is sacralized
- 68. ( )SomeconfusewhywebuybooksTo accessa content( )The artifact is sacralized
- 69. ( )SomeconfusewhywebuybooksTo accessa content( )thatdeliversa serviceThe artifact is sacralized
- 70. Someconfusewhywebuybookswiththephysicalfeaturesof theartifactTo accessa contentthatdeliversa serviceThe artifact is sacralized
- 71. Someconfusewhywebuybookswiththephysicalfeaturesof theartifacttouchsmell...The artifact is sacralized
- 72. Metonymytouchsmell...The artifact is sacralized
- 73. Metonymytouchsmell...leads toThe artifact is sacralized
- 77. “E-bookswillfailbecausetheydon’tfeel and smelllikebooks.”Of course,it’s a joke!http://aprilfoolsdayontheweb.com/joke/7537/
- 78. Welikethe(current)physicalfeaturesof theartifacttouchsmell...The artifact is sacralized.
- 79. Welikethe(current)physicalfeaturesof theartifacttouchsmell...Butthat’snotwhywebuybooksThe artifact is sacralized.
- 80. In bookstores,Welikethe(current)physicalfeaturesof theartifacttouchsmell...Butthat’snotwhywebuybooksThe artifact is sacralized.
- 81. In bookstores,,touch, etc.booksarenotsortedbysmell
- 85. For a symbol
- 88. I’m sure people love their horses, too.Jeff Bezos
- 89. I’m sure people love their horses, too.Jeff BezosBut you’re not going to keep riding your horse to work just because you love your horse.
- 90. Jeff BezosThe once and future e-book: on reading in the digital ageJohn Siracusa
- 91. Did you ride a horse to work today? I didn’t. I’m sure plenty of people swore they would never ride in or operate a “horseless carriage”The once and future e-book: on reading in the digital ageJohn Siracusa
- 92. Did you ride a horse to work today? I didn’t. I’m sure plenty of people swore they would never ride in or operate a “horseless carriage”—and they never did! And then they died.
- 93. Peopleloved to takecare of theirhorses.
- 94. Theystill do.
- 95. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.contentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 96. Music industry(physical)contentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.Distributioncontentviewerturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 97. Music industrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributioncontentviewerConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 98. A separationunknownin thepublishingindustrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributioncontentviewerConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 99. A separationunknownin thepublishingindustrycontentstoragecontentviewerButnot new for thereadingworld.Microfilm Reading Room of the UN Library, 1968
- 100. Publishingindustrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributioncontentviewerConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Therevolutionof books
- 101. 1Publishingindustrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributioncontentviewerConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.A new readingexperienceTherevolutionof books
- 102. 2Publishingindustrycontentstoragevinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributioncontentviewerConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.Serial production of a distributablestorageTherevolutionof books
- 103. CommodityBusinessModelTherevolutionof booksSerial production of a distributablestorage
- 104. CommodityBusinessModelThebook as a means of monetizationTherevolutionof booksSerial production of a distributablestorage
- 105. Compare toThebook as a means of monetization
- 111. Publishingindustrya means ofvinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributionBooksaremonetizationConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.
- 112. Publishingindustrya means ofvinyl, cassette, CD, DAT, DCC,etc.DistributionBooksaremonetizationConsumptionturntable, cassetterecorder, CD/DAT/DCC player, etc.And then
- 114. Music industry(physical)contentstorageDistributioncontentviewerMP3 Playerdigital filethe Internetchangedeverything
- 116. Publishingindustrybroken!contentstorageDistributioncontentviewerE-readerdigital fileThe unity of thebook,
- 120. “e-book”Digital distributionObjectStreamDigital file as avirtual commodityContentin the “cloud”
- 121. ServiceEmulation of“ownership”Service Business ModelCommodity Business ModelDigital distributionObjectStreamDRM-edDigital file as avirtual commodityContentin the “cloud”
- 122. ServiceEmulation of“ownership”Service Business ModelCommodity Business ModelSustaininginnovationDisruptiveinnovationDigital distributionObjectStreamDRM-edDigital file as avirtual commodityContentin the “cloud”ClaytonChristensen, The Innovator’sDilemma
- 123. Emulation of“ownership”A reassuring conceptfor the book industry Commodity Business ModelSustaininginnovation“e-book”ObjectDRM-edDigital file as avirtual commodity
- 124. Emulation of“ownership”A reassuring conceptfor the book industry Commodity Business ModelSustaininginnovation“e-book”publisherretailerObjectauthorreaderDRM-edBusiness as usualbut digitalDigital file as avirtual commodity
- 127. readingmeans many thingsA new readingexperiencecontentDistributioncontentviewerE-reader(There are many “reading devices”)
- 128. reading
- 129. readingdevice, medium, structure…
- 130. compare…
- 131. compare…
- 132. compare…
- 133. compare…
- 137. It’s paperbut it’s nota book
- 138. It’s paperand it’s a book
- 139. It’s paperand it’s a bookBut this isnot what we think when we saybook reading
- 140. book reading
- 141. Immersive Reading book reading
- 142. Immersive Reading Drown in a sea of words
- 143. letterswaterfallaImmersive Reading Drown in a sea of wordsof
- 144. bookAccess toImmersive Reading long(generally)is a thing, anartifactverbal(mostly)is not a servicecontentbutdelivers a service(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 145. wwwAccess to(all kinds of)contentbutis a service(a content thatdelivers a service)
- 146. wwwAccess to(all kinds of)contentbutIs immersionstill possible?
- 151. Butwait...
- 152. While most people believe that the attention span of a goldfish is a few seconds this has been proven wrong.A study done by the School of Psychology at the University or Plymouth in 2003 proved that the attention span of a gold fish is three months.
- 155. Isn’timmersion a matter of interface?
- 156. Isn’timmersion a matter of interface?Can’tthewwwfacilitatemanykinds of reading?
- 158. booke-A usefulconcept?Can’tthewwwfacilitatemanykinds of reading?
- 159. booke-A wordthatlooksto the past instead of thefuture
- 161. booke-maybe reassuring for the publishing industry
- 163. booke-buta limiting metaphorSooner or later,it will be forgotten
- 164. ThankyouSee alsoThe Future of Books:Digital Literature & Market
- 165. CreditsLogos and products and websitesphotoshavebeentakenfromtherespectivecompanies’ websites. “You’vegot mail” logo from youvegotmail.warnerbros.com. 1986 Ford Quadricyclefrom oldcarandtruckpictures.com. “Print Media” image, authorunknown, available in manysites (startupmeme.com, sarahdavies.cc, andywhitman.blogspot.com, blogs.citypages.com…). MeinKampftcover, publishedbyHurst and Blackett (1982). The Postman Always Rings Twice cover, published by Pocket Books (1953). World Book and Copyright Day poster, from UNESCO. Dictionary page photo from PompeuFabra’sDiccionari general de la llenguacatalana(Edhasa, 1977).Xavier Badosa
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- 167. JoshBancroftAdam SolomonLaughingSquid / Scott Bealedigitalink / [raymond]Big Grey Mare / Carol Von Canonswamyskjessohackberry / Josh Kramersplorp / Grant HutchinsonUnitedNationsKaren Horton