I’m speaking on the 11th of August at an event organised by the Queensland Writers Centre:
Books in the Digital Age:The Future of Writing
With the rapid changes in Australia’s writing and publishing industry, where will books fit in the digital future and how will this affect how we read and write?
As part of QWC’s Wordpool series of three lectures for 2009, we’re looking at the the future of… books, writing and journalism.
Digital publishing invites writers and readers to think differently about the dynamic relationship between content and the container in which it’s consumed and shared.
Join Mark Bahnisch in a discussion as to what this means for Australia writers and readers, as he attempts to answer… what is the future of writing?
When: Tuesday 11 August, 6:30pm
Where: Room KG-B-304, Queensland University of Technology,
Kelvin Grove Campus
Cost: Free for QUT students, or $15. Bookings required
Bookings: Phone QWC on 07 3839 1243, or via www.qwc.asn.au
Cross-posted at BrisCulture.
Speaking of books in the digital age, when will someone come up with a device that combines a smartpen with an e-reader not hopelessly crippled by copyrighty firmware? Something like a tablet PC lite.
That way, I could read the Great Transformation and record interesting talks on the one device.
I try to keep with this stuff professionally, try being the operative word. This post at one of the O’Reilly Media blogs was interesting.