The book is dead. Long live the book.
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About this site
Founded in September 2006, booktwo.org exists to investigate, analyse, catalogue and debate the future of literature and the publishing industry.
Booktwo.org was founded out of a frustration with the failure of trade publishing to engage with new media and technology, a frustration reflected in the first essay: Birth Pangs of a new Literature. Over time, the industry has started to change, but booktwo.org continues to champion and challenge new literary forms and new publishing models.
About the author
I’m James Bridle. I’ve worked in a number of roles within and outside the publishing industry, from publicity and marketing to editorial, and from online strategy to web application development and production.
Find out more about my professional projects, or check out my CV and my portfolio.
My personal site can be found at shorttermmemoryloss.com,
Speaking Engagements
I frequently give talks at conferences and other events, and assist with workshops around digital publishing, reading and a number of other subjects. For examples, see my talks at the British Council, Interesting 2008, Playful 2009, Bookcamp and South by Southwest. If you’d like to find out more, or invite me to speak, please email me.
Licensing
booktwo.org is licensed under a Creative Commons’ Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivative Works license. More information.