Next on cityvisions, we will look into the evolution of books from turning pages to looking at computer screens. Technology initiatives have sought to increase the access to and the searchability of the printed word. Books can now be viewed on a number of devices and in a number of ways, and delivered with growing ease coupled with streamlined payment processes. Like so many information evolutions, this ease of access will also expand the reach of literacy and knowledge around the world, lessening the digital divide in the process as more people have access to written information in all its forms.
But what impact does digitization have for content creators and publishers? How will the privacy of reading and gaining knowledge be secured in an age of interconnectideness? Will book digitization expand the challenges between literacy and access for groups like the blind and computerless? What benefits will there be to having searchable access to the world's aggregated knowledge?
- Chris Hoofnagle, Director - Information Privacy Programs, UC Berkeley Law,Technology and Public Policy
- Brice Gosnell, Regional Publisher, Lonely Planet Publishing
- Mike Masnick, Founder, TechDirt
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