Last weekend's "On the Media" took a look at books. The first part, "Book It" was an interesting look at the state of the industry, but the second part, "Books 2.0" is what really caught my attention.

By now you all know that I firmly believe the ink-on-paper book will have a place (just as the letter press book continues to have a place). When it ( Read more... )

This clip about a new iPhone app that provides picture books is interesting:

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=5670175nWhat struck me most were the contrasting poses. When the preschooler is engaged with the iPhone app, he's upright and in an "I'm playing" posture. At the very end, when he's with the book in a parent's lap, he's leaning back ( Read more... )

I am so impressed with the thoughtfulness of the comments to my previous post on The Future of the Book that I had to continue the conversation further.

lurban's point that books will exist as objects for children, as they do now, underscores the importance of real (as opposed to virtual) play for young children. Children need hands-on experience with ( Read more... )

Last night, at a writing-related meeting, the topic of the future of the book came up ( Read more... )