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Archive for Digital Publishing

Why The Best Reading App Available Today Is Not What You Think

4 Scientific Reasons Paper Is Still Superior to the Screen

May 11, 2015 by Michael Hyatt

This is going to sound crazy. After all, I run an online content business. But the best reading app for comprehension, emotional engagement, and more is … paper. Whether we go back to the ancient Egyptians or the Chinese, there’s nothing new about paper. What is new is the understanding that reading on paper is […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: Digital Publishing, ebooks, Paper, print, reading

In Defense of Books

May 12, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

Despite what many pundits are saying today, reading is not dead. Nor are books. Certainly, big changes are underway, especially in the way books are delivered to readers. But reading itself is not dead. It is not going away. At least, not any time soon.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Books, bookselling, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Featured, Future, Pubishing Industry, Publishing, reading

My Dream iPad Book Application

February 8, 2010 by Michael Hyatt

I was blown away by the iPad demo video. The hardware and the operating system are impressive. However, when I watched Steve Jobs’ full presentation and demo, I felt that the iBooks application, while beautiful, was missing some key features.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: apple, Digital Publishing, eBook Readers, ebooks, iPad, Publishing

What Is the Internet Doing to Our Brains?

June 15, 2008 by Michael Hyatt

In the current issue of Atlantic Monthly (July/August 2008), Nicholas Carr asks, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” He then goes on to describe what the Internet is doing to our brains. This is a must-read for anyone in the book publishing industry.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: book publishing, Books, brains, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Internet, Publishing

Why Traditional Books Will Eventually Die

November 20, 2007 by Michael Hyatt

The book, as we know it today, will eventually die. It won’t happen all at once. And it won’t happen immediately. But, in my opinion, it is inevitable. Why? One word: inefficiency.

Filed Under: Publishing Tagged With: Amazon, Books, bookselling, Digital Publishing, ebooks, Kindle, Publishing