The definitive book about ebooks, Burning the Page offers a revolutionary vision for the future of reading from an ebooks insider who was Amazon’s first technology evangelist and an early innovator on the Kindle team. The world of books is changing rapidly, and we’re witnessing a revolution that’s transforming both the reading experience and our culture as a whole. For many readers today, books are beloved objects, and ebooks signal a momentous change. What will happen to long-familiar friends from the world of print—bookshelves, author autographs, inscriptions, book covers, and even bookworms? Are they going to die out, or transform into something new? Are digital books the death knell for printed books, or will they, in fact, breathe new life into them? Will ebooks offer features that enhance the reading experience, or distract you from it? Will books evolve to the point where readers can physically become part of the story one day? A captivating chronicle, Burning the Page explores the ebook revolution’s striking impact on the very ways in which we create, discover, and share ideas. Once you see how ebooks came to be, you can look ahead into the future of reading, communication, and human culture—and how digital content will shape our digital lives

Эта книга – история не только Kindle, но и самой революции электронных книг, сентиментальный взгляд на то, как электронные книги меняют книжный мир и наш читательский опыт, и смелые предсказания будущего чтения, образования и человеческой культуры. На русском языке публикуется впервые