New Book Series Shakes Up Traditional Publishing

Submitted by Bibliofuture on May 13, 2009 - 9:15pm
Topic: 
Publishing

A breakthrough in book publishing is hitting print at a time we need most: RAND Publishing introduces The Skinny On(TM) - a series of books that give the "skinny on life's most important lessons." Inspired by the Japanese literary form, Manga (whimsical, illustrated story-telling) and easily read in an hour.....

Says President of RAND Publishing, Katie Rose Hope, "We're conforming to the technology-centered Twitter-and-Facebook-Age. Readers are updated once an update to the book has been made via a medium that they choose - email, text, Twitter, any new form of technology.. We intend to keep our content up to the minute. Our books will evolve with the times."

Full press release here.

Website: The Skinny on

Comments

Submitted by effinglibrarian on May 14, 2009 - 7:44am.

"update to the book has been made via a medium that they choose"

when the book gets an update, will someone track me down and deliver the new pages? because that sounds really cool!

wait, can I choose "chocolate chip cookies"? that's a new medium... screw the iPhone, will someone deliver updates printed in icing on chocolate chip cookies?

[sig] "I'm not really here."

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 14, 2009 - 9:03am.

Manga is whimsical, illustrated storytelling? I'm not sure PRNewswire has ever read any manga.