2007 will go down as the year of the book. All right, that’s a blatantly false statement, but it does make for a good headline, no?
Maybe 2008 will earn that title. After all, what gathers steam and momentum in one year can always trace its roots to the previous year, no?
In 2007, Amazon launched Kindle, a wanna-be iPod for books. Also this year, you are certainly seeing more and more book-related ventures:
- Goodreads: which according to Tech Crunch helps you find that perfect book.
- Red Room: a social network for authors, read more on Paid Content.
I am sure there are more. But the point is, ironic that one of the first web startups, Amazon.com, sought to tackle the book industry yet we seem to now focus mainly on music and movies. Maybe a sign of things to come?
Probably. Read my previous post on The Publisher of the 21t Century.
Subscribe: