On e-books, e-readers and digital literature from the current market situation. Ideas for the round table on the future of books: digital literature and market, in the XXI Encontre d'Escriptors: La literatura digital (València, October 2009). http://www.octubre.cat/activ_fitxa.php?id_activitat=843

1. TheFuture of Books Digital Literature & Market Xavier Badosa http://xavierbadosa.com October 2009

2. market literature

3. digital notdigital market literature

4. BeforeGutenberg digital notdigital Not in bookform market literature

5. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital market literature

6. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital Although in the 80’s sometried a differentapproach market literature

7. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital Eastgate Systems began to sellhyperfictionCDs market literature

8. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital Eastgate Systems began to sellhyperfictionCDs Notreally a market: Notenoughsuppliers and consumers market literature

9. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital Whataboutnow? market literature

10. SinceGutenberg digital notdigital Whataboutnow? ? market ? literature

11. Whataboutnow? There’s a lot of talkaboute-books Google News

12. Whataboutnow? There’s a lot of talkaboute-books like 10 yearsago Google News

13. Whataboutnow? There’s a lot of talkaboute-books And like 10 yearsago, thestarsarededicateddevices like 10 yearsago Google News

14. Whataboutnow? There’s a lot of talkaboute-books And like 10 yearsago, thestarsarededicateddevices Google News

15. Whataboutnow? But, unlike 10 yearsago, there’s a boost of e-booksales Sales Google News

16. But, unlike 10 yearsago, there’s a boost of e-booksales Lots of similar dedicateddevices Sales Google News

17. Lots of similar dedicateddevices Sales Google News

18. with a dedicatedtechnology Lots of similar dedicateddevices without a dedicatedtechnology Sales Google News

19. digital notdigital An incipient digital market market ? literature

20. digital notdigital An incipient digital market market apparentlybased on purpose-builtdevices ? literature

21. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… Jeff Bezos

22. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… In the physical world, more functionality can mean less usability.

23. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… Too much functionality can even turn a tool useless.

24. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… Too much functionality can even turn a tool useless.

25. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… In the digital world, functionality is not about adding. It’s about metamorphosing.

26. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… That’s why they call it software.

27. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… That’s why they call it software. Hardware still a constraint

28. Reading is an important enough activity that it deserves a purpose-built device… That’s why they call it software. Hardware still a constraint unless it becomes softer.

29. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Jeff Bezos

30. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Dedicateddevice General purposedevice Jeff Bezos

31. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Jeff Bezos

32. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Production Quality of content A camera is a tool for content production. Its quality can have an impact on the content’s quality.

33. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Production Consumption Quality of content Comfort An e-reader is a tool for content consumption. It can have an impact on the consumption’s comfort.

34. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… So it’saboutcomfortreally…

35. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Onething in common

36. What we’re working on with Kindle is purpose built for reading… Onething in common E·Ink

37. Today Slow B&W Fewgrays E·Ink

38. Today Slow B&W Fewgrays E·Ink A solution in search of a problem?

39. Slow B&W Fewgrays A solution in search of a problem?

40. Slow Limitedinteractivity Staticimage B&W Limitedfidelity Fewgrays Lowqualimages

41. Limitedinteractivity Staticimage dedicated Limitedfidelity device Lowqualimages

42. limited Limitedinteractivity Staticimage dedicated Limitedfidelity device Lowqualimages

43. Limited device means you need to carry another device for other stuff… So it’saboutcomfortreally…

44. Limited device means you need to carry another device for other stuff… …That has animpacton So it’saboutcomfortreally…

45. digital notdigital market Ifbased on purpose-builtdevices Only links literature

46. digital notdigital ePubaccepts <object> buttodayE·Inkdevicescan’tbenefit. market Ifbased on purpose-builtdevices Only links literature

47. digital shouldbedefinedtakinginto accountthetechnologicalcontext Only links literature

48. digital shouldbedefinedtakinginto accountthetechnologicalcontext links More than literature

50. animitation of a book

51. animitation of a book a transitional solution?

52. a transitional solution? In thebeginning, TV wasfilmed radio, too

53. a transitional solution? In thebeginning, TV wasfilmed radio, too

54. Could be OK 10 years ago a transitional solution?

55. Could be OK 10 years ago But the whole web ecosystem has changed

56. Could be OK 10 years ago But the whole web ecosystem has changed The Services

57. The Tools The Services

58. The Tools Internet Explorer 4 Netscape Communicator 4.61

59. HTML 3.2-HTML 4.0 XHTML1-HTML 5 Internet Explorer 4 Netscape Communicator 4.61

60. PAGES APPLICATIONS

61. And the Devices

62. And the Devices

63. And the Devices A new set of standard functionality for mobile devices

64. (Andrew Savikas)

65. (Andrew Savikas)

66. (Andrew Savikas)

67. (Andrew Savikas)

68. (Andrew Savikas)

69. (Andrew Savikas)

70. geolocation (Andrew Savikas)

71. And the Devices A new set of standard functionality for mobile devices (and not so mobile) How to benefit NOW?

72. How to benefit NOW? Books as applications

73. Poor visibility Books as applications

74. Poor visibility (this could change soon) Books as applications

75. High entrance barriers Books as applications

76. Single platform Books as applications

77. Single platform unless not native (Web App), but then you need an e-commerce site. Books as applications

78. The whole web ecosystem has changed Users’ expectations have changed too

79. The whole web ecosystem has changed It’s unlikely that they will turn their backs to the web

80. Real need of dedicated devices? It’s unlikely that they will turn their backs to the web

81. Real need of dedicated software? It’s unlikely that they will turn their backs to the web

82. Web-based e-book reading Scribd PDF “E-books” like paper books (The Wrong Approach, IMHO)

83. Web-based e-book reading BookGlutton Reading 2.0 E-books in thecloud

84. Web-based e-book reading Bookworm ePub E-books in thecloud

85. Web-based e-book reading ePub? Gears Editions 2010 E-books in thecloud

86. E-books in thecloud Evolvewiththe web

87. E-books in thecloud The sky is thelimit Evolvewiththe web

88. E-books in thecloud The sky is thelimit HTML5 CSS Javascript widgets APIs ... Evolvewiththe web

89. digital notdigital ePubaccepts <object> now, and will be forced to accept the new HTML5 tags in thefuture market Ifbased on web browsers (ePub or plain HTML) literature

90. digital notdigital ePubaccepts <object> now, and will be forced to accept the new HTML5 tags in thefuture and evenscripts market Ifbased on web browsers (ePub or plain HTML) (ePub as a mere packaging format?) literature

91. digital ThankYou market Towards a literaturefreedfrombooks’ constraints literature

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