Feb
22

Generation-Google Goes Paperless?

By Mike Lawson// News // No Comments

Regina Brooks wrote an interesting piece for The Huffington Post on the future of the book. Will e-books take over? Are we witnessing the death of the paper book? From the article:

All of the above — successful or not — are pioneers in what is sure to become the norm in YA publishing: interactive, multi-platform stories. Most of today’s teens are online, and that’s where publishing has to go if they want to reach them. Blog and book trailers are well and good, but why not take advantage of the rich storytelling opportunities that multimedia has to offer? It’s going to be very exciting to see how publishers tap into those opportunities, and how it will change the reading experience for today’s teen readers.

Read the entire thing here.

About The Author

Mike Lawson hates writing in the third-person. He has some journalism experience, but spends all of his days now working for a youth-serving non-profit in Tempe, Arizona. He is a Type 1, insulin-dependent diabetic and he likes watching ice-skaters fall. Once upon a time he said that his favorite author was Joan Didion, but he's slowly realizing that he doesn't have a favorite author and just likes all books. Follow Mike on Twitter: @mrmikelawson

Mike Lawson has written 30 articles on iEATbooks.