Our final set of essays from our writers is now up! That means that we have achieved our goal of completing the book on time here at the Frankfurt Book Fair! It’s been an incredible ride and we are extremely grateful to everyone who made this possible: our collaborators here on the ground and around the world. Thank you to Charlie Stross, Jane Friedman, Dan Gillmor and Lee Konstantinou, to the many people who shared their thoughts in text and video contributions, to our colleagues from Intel and the many supporters who have been here with us at the fair.
Of course, this book isn’t really done–it’s a living text and will continue to evolve in the days and weeks to come. But for tonight, we have reached the finish line. Welcome to the future of publishing:
Introduction
Lee Konstantinou, “Why I’m Here”
Charlie Stross, “Why I’m Here”
Brian David Johnson, “The Future of _______: A Cautionary Tale”
How will people read in the future?
Jane Friedman, “The Blurring Line Between Reader and Writer”
Dan Gillmor, “Readers and Anonymity”
Lee Konstantinou, “Reading and Our Addiction to Distraction”
Charlie Stross, “Reading Machines”
How will people find new books to read in the future?
Jane Friedman, “The Importance of Metadata in Book Discoverability”
Dan Gillmor, “What Are You Reading? Reading and Reputation”
Lee Konstantinou, “The Future of Bookstores”
Charlie Stross, “Feral Spambooks”
How will books be produced in the future, and who will produce them?
Jane Friedman, “The Atomization of Publishing”
Dan Gillmor, “An Author-Centric Ecosystem”
Lee Konstantinou, “Our Friend the Book DJ”
Charlie Stross, “Publishers: What Are They Good For?”
How will books be written and edited in the future?
Jane Friedman, “The Future of Editing: Beta Readers and Agile Publishing”
Dan Gillmor, “GitHub for Books?”
Lee Konstantinou, “What Is the Future of the Editor?”
Charlie Stross, “Why Microsoft Word Must Die”
How will the concept of the book evolve in the future?
Jane Friedman, “Book as Fluke: A Thought Experiment”
Dan Gillmor, “What Is a Book? Discuss”
Lee Konstantinou, “Building Worlds Out of Books”
Charlie Stross, “Do Zimboes Dream of Electric Sheep?”
Corey Pressman, “Ancient Marginalia: The Watershed Manifesto”
What will the economics of authorship be in the future? In what new ways will authors engage with their readers?
Jane Friedman, “The Idea of the Author Is Facing Extinction”
Dan Gillmor, “Authors Develop Communities, Not Just Audiences”
Lee Konstantinou, “Two Paths for the Future of the Author”
Charlie Stross, “Google Should Buy the Entire Publishing Industry”