The document discusses the future of books and ebooks. It provides a brief history of books from ancient libraries to modern times, noting various instances of book burnings. It acknowledges that while ebooks are criticized, books remain a reliable representation of knowledge and experiences. The document suggests that future ebooks could enable more conversation and discovery between readers and authors by breaking down walls between book and reader. It poses questions about how books and applications may converge and views challenges as opportunities for books to continue evolving, such as becoming a reader's GPS for information.

1. What I thinkabouttheFuture of BooksJusto Hidalgo (@justohidalgo)September 24th, 2011

2. Thisis a translated and enhancedversion of thepresentationgiven at TEDxMadridonSeptember 24th, 2011

3. Bookshavebeen a vital mapfor me…

4. Theelectronicbookisharshlyattacked

7. The pen is a virgin… … theprintingpress, a whore - JudgeFilippo di Strata, XVthcentury

8. Sacred Jerusalem Serapeumof Alexandria RomanEmp. Antioch RomanEmp. Philosophy China Christian RomanEmp. 213 BC 168 BC 303 AD 325 AD 392 AD Nalanda (DharmaGunj) GuptaEmp(India) WisdomHouse Bagdad (Iraq) Historiccodexes Aztecstates Non catholic Spain Talmud burnings Book Burning 1480 AD 1193 AD 1242 AD – 1568 AD 1258 AD 1427 AD Maya Sacred SpanishEmp. Protestant Salzburg In Braille Paris Cuakers Boston, USA Anti-communist Russia Decameron Italy 1945AD–1989 AD 1497 AD 1562 AD 1656 AD 1842AD 1656 AD Univ. ofLeuven Belgium PompeuFabra lib. Spain Univ. ofLeuven Belgium National Lib. Iraq Anti-nazi Germany 1914 AD 1930 AD – 1940 AD 1939 AD 2003 AD 1940 AD

9. At leastthey can read!

10. Butthebookkeptbeingstrong as itis a true and reliablerepresentation of ourstories, experiencies and knowledge

15. Today’sebooks are the “radio withtalkingheads” that TV was at thebeginning

18. Conversation Discovery Openness

19. Beautifulbutstatic

20. Static

21. Whatifwe break thewallbetweenthebook and thereaders?

22. And withthe autor?

23. Findwhatyouwant

24. Bookcrossingisserendipity…

25. … Twittertoo

26. Explicitcontext

28. Implicitcontext

29. Thebook as an “applicationcontainer” Open Bookmarks

30. Book orapp?

31. Informationis Digital; Beautyismade of Paper - JuliusWiedemann

38. Aren’tthesebeautifulchallenges?

39. Bookshavebeen a vital mapfor me… nowtheywill be my GPS - Justo Hidalgo

40. Eagerfor more?

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