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Brainstorming is a special exclusive PublishersNewswire™ feature series covering specific book-related topics, presented in a "roundtable" format, with guest panelists from the publishing industry.
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For our first "Brainstorming" feature, we've brought together several industry experts to discuss the state of the e-book market and its future.
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Sat, 20 Nov 2004, 01:16 EDT
The Present and Future of e-Books
Moderated by Christopher Laird Simmons
For this 'roundtable' we're discussing the future of e-books (electronic books). The question posited to our panel is this:
'Do you think e-books will ever catch on, and if so when, and if not, why?' Or, even more simply, 'What do you think about the future of E-Books?'
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About Our Roundtable Panelists
Christopher Laird Simmons is the founder of Neotrope(R) Press (formerly Mindset Press). He has been a self-publisher since a teenager in the 1970s, and produced his first e-book in the nascent Common Ground format in 1994. He has also written widely on the subject of portable electronic document formats and digital rights management (DRM) for national magazines like Print on Demand Business, and has been interviewed by TrendWatch for reports on the PDF industry. He is also the founder of Mindstock(R) which sells digital downloadable content from independent authors and artists.
Beverly West is a best-selling author whose series, Cinematherapy, the Girls Guide to Movies for Every Mood, has spawned six sequels and daily TV show in primetime on WE, Women's Entertainment, as well as a weekly column in Hampton Jitney Magazine. In addition, Bev's cookbook, Culinarytherapy, The Girl's Guide to Food for Every Mood is now a weekly column with Knight Ridder. Bev has also written for many national magazines including Self, Redbook, Body and Soul, and TV Guide.
Michael Archer is the founder of Firebomber Publications, a small press dedicated to providing exciting firefighting fiction to the general public. Fifty percent of the profits from the sale of Firebombers Incorporated books and merchandise go to firefighting relief agencies supporting the families of injured and fallen firefighters.
Ron Pramschufer is one of the founders of RJ Communications; a New York City web based publishing services company which operates at BooksJustBooks.com. Ron has over 30 years experience in the printing and publishing industries. He is the co-author of the book, Publishing basics - A Guide for the Small Press and Independent Self-Publisher and edits the monthly publishing oriented newsletter, Publishing Basics.
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