Looks like Penguin Books might be finally embracing ebooks.
There's a very nice post from Jeremy Ettinghausen at
The Penguin Blog
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Towards the end of every year I tour the office, brazenly declaring that the next year will undoubtedly be the year of the ebook, so why should 2007 be any different? But this year, there is more and more evidence that the tipping point for digital reading, if not here already, is just around the corner. With this in mind Penguin, like many other big publishers, is getting its As, Bs and Cs converted into ones and zeros and preparing our catalogue for a time when words will be blithely transmitted across the ether to a variety of devices via a variety of services.
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This alone would be good news, but there's more, there a couple of great videos depicting two different visions about the future of books.
The one I like talks about freedom from restrictions. Now this could just be marketing, (after all, Bezos was all for freedom) but...
If one of the big publishers is truly embracing ebooks with this vision, this could very well be the start of the catalytic change we need inside the publishing industry. Could Penguin be the EMI of ebooks?
What do you think my fellow mobilereaders?
