The ebook debate has moved on from zealots versus luddites – and has empowered readersWhen I started writing this column three-and-a-half years ago,the digital publishing revolution was just starting to filter down to public consciousness.
From a pub lunch where someone was showing off their new Kindle to the 8.53am slot on the Today programme, conversations revolved around the same old-fashioned questions. Is Amazon intent on destroying literary civilisation or is it a well-oiled customer-focused machine? Are publishers greedy and conservative middlemen or gatekeepers upholding quality? Is the person opposite you on the train reading Middlemarch or self-published vampire porn? What happens whether you drop your e-reader in the bath?Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com