An overview of digital publishing presented to an audience of children's publishers, writers and illustrators at the Spinning Gold conference held in Wellington, New Zealand on 18 September 2009. By Martin Taylor, Director of the New Zealand Digital Publishing Forum.
Introduction to Digital Publishing for Children's Publishers, Writers and Illustrators
1. Digital Publishing Workshop Spinning Gold Conference Wellington, 18 September 2009 Martin Taylor Digital Publishing Forum http://digitalpublishing.org.nz [email_address]
6. Ebook readers today Amazon Kindle 2 (approx 500,000 sold, USA only) Sony Reader (400,000 sold, US, UK) Apple iPhone / iPod Touch (30 million sold In 80 countries)
7. Coming up Colour Will start to feature from 2010 Plastic Logic Large e-ink displays due 2010 with wireless, touchscreen E-ink can be printed onto flexible surfaces Netbooks may become a viable reading platform
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