the digital reading age
by @peterluit and @bebook

the 90’s

past and present

iRex, Sony, Amazon,
BeBook

and many more to come

widely used

iPhone

iTunes

scanning 1200 pages/hr

e-book stores

http://www.plasticlogic.com/
e-newspaper
http://www.plasticlogic.com/

e-newspaper
http://www.plasticlogic.com/

Liquavista
http://www.liquavista.com/default.aspx

Livre
http://gizmodo.com/361324/livre-a-compromise-on-the-e+book

Samsung
http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/10/samsung_demonstrate_carbon_nanotubebased_color_epaper.html

Readius - Polymer Vison
http://www.readius.com/

more apps to come

e-magazines?
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it only just started
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when mainstream?
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content & standards: BBeB - Mobi/Prc - AZW
challenges: standards
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copyright and DRM:
the publishers nightmare
challenges: DRM
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challenges: connectivity

- Touchscreen
- Screentechnology - color
- Usability - Daisy
- Competition
challenges: technology

fuji - color
http://www.fastcompany.com/blog/kit-eaton/technomix/forget-kindle-2-fujitsus-e-reader-screen-bigger-color

KDDI - color
http://gizmodo.com/5064221/kddi-develops-color-wireless-e+paper-display

• copyright - 28%
• DRM - 22%
• standards (like epub) - 21%
• retail price - 16%
challenges

Dutch Market printed digital
for books 2008
consumer 545 M€’s 1 M€’s
books*
educational 367 M€’s 2 M€’s
books
professional 289 M€’s 11 M€’s
books/manuals
Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Entertainment & Media Outlook towards 2012
business models

Dutch Market printed digital
for books 2012
consumer 600 M€’s 11 M€’s
books*
educational 395 M€’s 25 M€’s
books
professional 280 M€’s 40 M€’s
books/manuals
Source: PriceWaterhouseCoopers: Entertainment & Media Outlook towards 2012
business models

- Aggregators - distributors
- Telcos - datacontracts
- Publishers - authors
- Retailers
players & business models

Content
Conversion + DRM
Hardware
Retail
channel

• Consumers - 22%
• Amazon - 21%
• Google - 20%
• Telcos - 13%
• Publishers - 7%
• Authors - 2%
who will be in control?

thanks for listening
by @peterluit and @bebook