At Publishers' Convention, Is the Writing On the Wall?

If you wanted to think about the future of the written word, the publishing industry's annual convention, held at Manhattan's Javits Center, was the place to be over the past few days.

There was a problem, though.

BookExpo America was almost guaranteed to make your head hurt.

This was especially true if you were a traditional publisher or bookseller, a late-adapting lover of physical books, or just someone inclined to wrinkle your nose at the mention of the word "twitter."

Full story in the Washington Post