It seems I have devoted my professional life to the design of books (and publications). It has given me the opportunity to spend a lot of time thinking about the idea of "the book" and what it means. Just now this is a topic of great interest in our culture. Who really knows what all of the technological innovations will bring, but one thing is certain, the book has made a huge evolutionary leap!
To participate in these recent changes and to allow me to easily access the masses of digital texts being made available on the web, I decided to create my own "digital book." I have not been comfortable with the size and interface of the digital books offered by Sony, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and others. So I designed a format for my own ebook. It has several advantages; it is not locked into any one publisher's proprietary system - it actually accesses them ALL - and it already operates in color. Best of all, it fits comfortably in my hand, is a pleasure to hold, and easily fits in my shirt pocket! Now I can carry thousands of "books" around in this little device I have created from the ubiquitous IPod Touch.
1 comment:
I like this one, too.
Post a Comment