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At Publishers' Convention, Is the Writing On the Wall? Book Industry Braces For Paperless Future By Bob Thompson Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, June 1, 2009 NEW YORK, May 31 -- If you wanted to think about the future of the written word, the publishing industry's annual convention, held at Manhattan's Javits Center, was the place to be over the past few days. There was a problem, though. BookExpo America was almost guaranteed to make your head hurt. This was especially true if you were a traditional publisher or bookseller, a late-adapting lover of physical books, or just someone inclined to wrinkle your nose at the mention of the word "twitter." Take the road map to the world of 20 years from now offered by Mike Shatzkin of the Idea Logical Co. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/31/AR2009053102119_pf.html William L. Katzenberger Media Specialist and Technology Coordinator Dodge Park Elementary School 3401 Hubbard Rd Landover, MD 20785 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Please note: All LM_NET postings are protected by copyright law. You can prevent most e-mail filters from deleting LM_NET postings by adding LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU to your e-mail address book. To change your LM_NET status, you send a message to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL 3) SET LM_NET MAIL 4) SET LM_NET DIGEST * LM_NET Help & Information: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/ * LM_NET Archive: http://www.eduref.org/lm_net/archive/ * EL-Announce with LM_NET Select: http://lm-net.info/join.html * LM_NET Supporters: http://lmnet.wordpress.com/category/links/el-announce/ --------------------------------------------------------------------