Panel: The Future of Books

Duration
1:05:48

The Future of Books


Kevin Hunsanger, Co-owner, Green Apple Books

Jared Friedman, Co-founder, Scribd

Brewster Kahle, Director and Co-founder, Archive.org

Dan Clancy, Engineering Director, Google Books

Pamela Samuelson, Distinguished Professor, Law and Information, UC Berkeley

David Hellman, Associate Librarian, San Francisco State University – Moderator


Will the printed word become obsolete? Access to information is constantly changing, and the popularity of e-books and online material is on the rise. To survive, publishing companies are trying to adapt to new forms of written media.


This program was recorded in front of a live audience at the Commonwealth Club of California on November 16, 2009.