The transformation of the book, the bookstore and the Bible
Sales of Christian books in the U.S. have fallen 8.1% this year. Religious book sales have been declining, falling 22%, 12%, 7.1%, 11.4%, 19% and 9% in June May April March February and January respectively, according to the American Association of Publishers (AAP, by its acronym in English).
Moreover, electronic book sales continued to rise in July and was an increase of 213.5% for the month reached $ 16.2 million, reflecting an increase of 173.9% for the year.
Undoubtedly it is the environment which has changed but the user. People have faster connections, video-oriented devices and sound with high-resolution images. In an environment like this is inevitable change.
The reader of the future
A French publisher, Editis, has produced a short video on the future of reading. (The video is in French with English subtitles and the first minute blank)
In the future possible in this video that printed books and electronic books coexist in symbiotic harmony. Electronic books have not replaced the print, or have removed workers from the publishing industry.
The library has not disappeared, but also plays a new role as a museum and library, where buyers can see the books they want, talk about books with the bookstore owner who is knowledgeable, and then choose print-in any language, or electronics.
In this scenario, the script has changed: everything happens faster. The video shows the touchscreens of ebook reading devices and comments on how these tables serve for more than one purpose and are closer to readers of eBooks. In short, the video shows a bright future for electronic books for the reader.
The Bible in the digital age
The publisher Zondervan scored a success recently published in English 'Glo' the Bible for the digital generation. This is an application that presents the religious text with additional multimedia material, such as images and videos in high definition.
Glo contains the biblical text of the King James Version as any print edition, but biblical events geographically located on a map and a timeline that represents each particular event. It also features high quality videos, virtual tours and pictures in high resolution. Glo was produced by the Brazilian team that I think "Light."
Glo comes in three DVD only available for the Windows operating system. They are working on versions for Mac OS, iPhone, Windows Mobile, among others.
Conclusion
The video Editis we mentioned above is 2007, but although some things can not happen alerts us that we live in a changing world and we have to put the Word of God for the generation we live in but for the next.
Congratulations to Zondervan and the Brazilian group that developed Glo to give a first step in digital Bible. We still have a long way to go in this way, but thank God someone took the first step.
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Topics: ebooks , book , bookstores , digital books. digital bible
I write in my blog something slightly connected with this, since in Latin America and the world and sells Kindle.
You know what we need seriously to Mac users? A bible not as expensive or free, decent and usable ... I have not found one since I moved permanently to Mac
I think I'll buy at least a Kindle in about a month and perhaps another for December ... I see this as a very necessary step. I think the best of art and need to read is on the way and is written in digital ink.
Hi Jack
The Bibles of the United Bible Societies (UBS) are available in Spanish for the Mac in the following programs:
Logos for Mac
http://www.logos.com/mac
Acordance 8
http://www.accordancebible.com/
Logos is the newest and allows not only have our Bibles but transfer the entire contents of libraries Compubiblia and Nelson House and Editorial Clie using Logos operating system.
In my Mac Pro I use the Logos program and I could pass the biblical translations of our ministry.
I hope this helps.
Melvin