The Future of Publishing
The last three decades have seen major shifts in publishing technology fueled by the digital revolution. The desktop publishing in the 80s, the advent of the world wide web in the 90s, and the sudden emergence of the e-books in the last few years have all dramatically changed the way that the written word gets created, distributed, and consumed. Despite all of these changes, the publishing industry has remained more or less unchanged and committed to the same business model that was developed by the middle of the twentieth century. This is an industry that is ripe for a creative disruption, and I expect that it will undergo a significant change in the upcoming years. Several trends that I foresee are the following: 1. Increasing number of small publishing companies and authors that cater to niche companies. 2. Greater flexibility of published format. In particular, greater proliferation of works that are larger than a typical magazine article, but not as large as a small book. 3. Increasing reliance on social media and online customer reviews. As a top Amazon reviewer, I’ve been witnessing this trend first hand. 4. Increasing interactivity between authors and their audiences.
About the Author
Bojan Tunguz
Bojan Tunguz was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which he and his family fled during the civil war for the neighboring Croatia. Over the past two decades he has studied, lived and worked in the United States. He is a theoretical physicist with degrees from Stanford and University of Illinois. Tunguz has taught physics at several prominent liberal arts colleges and has been writing about physics, science and technology for more than a decade. He also has a wide spectrum of interests, and reads and writes about current events, society, culture, religion and politics. Over the years he has reviewed many of the books that he has read, and posted his reviews on various online outlets. In 2011 he had become a top 10 reviewer on Amazon.com, where he continues to be very active. Aside from reading and writing, Tunguz enjoys traveling, digital photography, hiking, and fitness. He resides with his wife in Indiana. You can follow my review updates on the following pages as well: Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tunguzreview Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/tunguzreviews Google+: https://plus.google.com/u/0/104312842297641697463/posts
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