Last Christmas in the UK around one million ebook readers and half a million tablet computers were given as presents. Publishers are responding by producing apps and ebooks, some of which have already become bestsellers. What is the digital future for the book in a world where the expectations of both authors and readers are changing fast? A panel of experts give their views on the evolving digital landscape in publishing.

Henry Volans is head of digital publishing, Faber & Faber, where he has produced successful apps such as Solar System and The Waste Land. Michael Bhaskar is digital publishing director at leading independent publisher Profile Books. He is responsible for spearheading their digital strategy, their ebook program, web presence, social media and digital business. Kate Wilson is a founder and managing director of Nosy Crow, a new children’s publishing company publishing print and ebooks for 0-12 year olds and highly interactive and multi-award-winning storybook apps for children from two to seven. The discussion is chaired by Angus Phillips, director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing Studies at Oxford Brookes University. His books include The Future of the Book in the Digital Age (edited with Bill Cope).

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