Digital Technologies for Books Reshaping All Production

According to Frank Romano, Professor Emeritus at the Rochester Institute of Technology “The future of books is on-demand printing. There will be more titles than ever before as individuals and families self publish short runs of books to preserve memories or express themselves for many reasons.”

In the study entitled “The Future of Paper” (April 2003), InfoTrends concluded that 87 percent read books and about nine out of 10 said they read paper-based books. Three percent said they preferred electronic and 9 percent said they preferred a mix of both. Interestingly age and household income did not play a role in these preferences.