Thursday, June 04, 2009

18 Challenges in Contemporary Literature

Wired has a succinct list by Bruce Sterling highlighting what literature is up against these days.

A few examples...

2. Vernacular means of everyday communication — cellphones, social networks, streaming video — are moving into areas where printed text cannot follow.

3. Intellectual property systems failing.

4. Means of book promotion, distribution and retail destabilized.

5. Ink-on-paper manufacturing is an outmoded, toxic industry with steeply rising costs.

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