Abstract

At one time he designed Flipboard and SmartNews, at another time he produced a gorgeous cross-foil stamped book, and at another time he advised a publishing start-up. What has this author, who is active across media and countries, learned from his activities? Seven essays for all publishers, designers, and developers who are trying to deal with books and publishing.

Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Thinking about "Books in the Age of the iPad"--Two Ways of Making Books
Chapter 2: Hack the Cover -- Everything is Made of Covers
Chapter 3: Love the Text -- This E-Reader is Important
Chapter 4 "Ultra Small" Publishing -- Simple Tools and Systems for E-Publishing
Chapter 5 Kickstarting--Funding Success Stories on kickstarter.com
Chapter 6: Books as a Platform -- The Creation of the Electronic Version of Art Space Tokyo
Chapter 7: The Formless ←→ The Formed -- On Giving Contours to the Digital World

*【sample reading】https://r.binb.jp/bibs/b22848/　 【E-Book Price】JPY900

Author’s Information

He is a writer, designer, and developer interested in the future of books, media, and storytelling. In 2011, he was named a MacDowell Colony Writing Fellow as a writer, and in 2012, he received the TechFellow Awards as an IT entrepreneur. He is the co-author of “Art Space Tokyo”, “Book: A Futurist’s Manifesto”, and other books. http://craigmod.com