The eBook ? D?j? Vu All Over Again?

This is a guest post by Phil Dwyer, author, freelance writer and in the 1990s the first editor of seminal UK tech title, NMA. You can follow him on twitter at @phildwyer or on his blog. The publishing world is in turmoil. A series of recessions have all but eradicated innovation amongst the leading publishers and many small independents have gone bankrupt. Political turmoil and unrest has destabilized society to the point that publishing itself is regarded with suspicion by the powers that be. Against this backdrop, a series of tectonic shifts are about to change everything forever. The forces which will bring about these changes are many and varied: new technologies which will drive down the cost of production, new distribution channels, which will bring together formerly distant and almost inaccessible markets, and a demographic shift of epic proportions amongst the publishers? customer base ? the readers.

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