As both a published author and a voracious reader,
I'm passionate about the future of electronic books.
eBooks represent much more than just porting existing
content to a different platform. We're witnessing the
birth of an entirely new medium of expression, one
that will effect the greatest transformation of the
written word since the invention of movable type.
This video (click on the arrow to the right) is an
abbreviated online version of an offline demo that I
originally created in 2006. As the voiceover suggests,
the demo was probably intended for an audience other
than those of you who are viewing it now. But if, in
addition to illustrating a few of my ideas about
electronic books, the video conveys a sense of my
passion for the promise of this powerful new medium,
it will have served its purpose.
-- Hank Mishkoff