Dossier
The Future of the Book
The literary and publishing ecosystem is facing a major transformation. Can we imagine a future beyond the traditional book? What’s going on with new readers, digital narratives and publishing options in a world that’s changing for good?
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The Writing and Reading of 21st Century Books
Mariana Eguaras
New forms of content creation and consumption are forcing the publishing industry to redefine its production and distribution model.
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The Book to Come
Javier Celaya
Artificial intelligence, big data, and virtual reality are set to change the book world over the next ten years.
“Lovers of print are simply confusing the plate for the food.”
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The Emergence of the Voice
Jorge Carrión
In a world of communications where writing and audiovisual formats prevail, the voice and sound are making their way into the foreground.
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Je suis Madame Bovary et vous êtes Chewbacca
Jose Valenzuela Ruiz
The need to tell stories has always been with mankind, whether it be to describe reality or to imagine alternative worlds.
“Devices are not dangerous for literature. People can be dangerous for literature. People, for example, who do not read.”
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It’s Not Just an Economic Cycle, It’s a Change of Era
Javier Celaya
Print book sales have dropped 40%. Do we really think that when we finally emerge from this damn crisis readers will go out and buy print books again?
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Border Connections in Electronic Literature
Carles Sora
Literature and computer science would seem to be remote, but they convergence have radically changed the way we read and write stories.
“A computer does not smell.”
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Rights for authors, publishers and readers
Mariana Eguaras
For five hundred years, intellectual property and copyright have been the cornerstone on which a huge number of business models have been built.
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Challenges and Opportunities for the Publishing Industry
Martín Gómez
The publishing industry is generating heated debate around the reconfiguration of the sector. It has become necessary to reflect together this evolution.
“Books are no more threatened by kindle than stairs by elevators.”
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Expanding books and Post-Digital Print
Alessandro Ludovico
In the post-digital era, print can be culturally subversive, particularly when its unchangeability is strategically used instead of rejected as obsolete.
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Bookcamp 2015. The limits of books
Bookcamp 4 looks at the limits and possibilities of the book format from different viewpoints.