WE REPRODUCE
PART OF A COMMENT PUBLISHED BY THE BLOG “EL FINANCIERO DE MÉXICO” ABOUT THE FUTURE OF E.BOOKS.
THE FUTURE
OF E.BOOKS
Now it is possible to purchase a book without leaving
home. How? Just have an electronic reading device, access the website of a
distributor of eBooks, choose the desired title , and finally , download it
seconds. Even bookstores such as the Economic Culture Fund , the UNAM 's own cyber
books that sell these , of course, are a reflection of what they call the
" virtualization of reality " .
Maybe that's why , in 2000 , Stephen King was one of
the first writers to digitally release his novel Mounted on A Bullet that in less than 48 hours sold 400,000 copies .
The digitization is such that the Encyclopedia Britannica has already stopped
printing on paper. This transformation in book formats has led us to talk to
some publishers and authors.
The first Mexican company that decided to focus exclusively on
publishing eBooks is Editorial Ink. Its director, Diego Echeverria , talks
about the origin of this seal - more than three years ago: We performed a
market analysis to see what the future of the publishing industry. That was how
we found signs that indicated that although paper books will never cease to
exist , a large percentage of the market is going to favor digital publications
. In the catalog of Ink Publishing , said Echeverria , there is, essays, poetry
, history, architecture , novels, reports and art :
- We decided that our themes areas were to be spacious,
non- focusing on one editorial, and , because of the great care we take in the
quality of publications , we have been fortunate to have great authors. Among
the many advantages of eBooks is the fact that they are not only very practical
and can bring multiple titles on a device with no problem, but they are also
much cheaper than printed books .
What does
the future hold for paper books ?
- Still a long one . I think I shall die and they will
continue to print them . There is an example that explains this phenomenon
perfectly: A long time ago copyists filled books by hand and when printing
press appeared, they did not disappeared
immediately . On the contrary, they
coexisted . And , similarly , e-books will coexist for a long time with books
printed on paper . However, we must admit that there will come a time when
these will finally be gone . That is when technology is pointing to. It's true today reading devices are still
somewhat expensive, but, surely, they will lower their prices and everyone will
have access to them. In addition there is another factor which, although not
yet reflected in manufacturing, will end up being a disadvantage: it is very costly
to produce paper.
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RIGHT CORNER AND BUY FROM AMAZON TO ENTER THE WONDERFUL AND PRACTICAL WORLD OF
E.BOOKS . TO HAVE A KINDLE IS TO HAVE A PERSONAL LIBRARY IN YOUR POCKET . ! !
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