Traditional books are forgotten as technology enhances the reading experience
Implications - Today’s bookworm doesn’t need to visit a library or a bookstore. She can peruse digital shelves on her tablet, visit Twitter or Facebook for book recommendations and even experience a book like never before—via augmented reality. It is true that while traditional book sales have dipped, sales for e-books have never been higher. The way a consumer reads has been forever changed, and the digital book industry—and its related industries—will only continue to expand from here.
Trend Themes
1. Digital Reading Platforms - The availability of digital reading platforms such as e-books and augmented reality books have revolutionized the traditional way of reading and book consumption.
2. Social Media Book Clubs - The rise of social media book clubs such as Copia and Twitter Book Clubs have enabled wider accessibility and sharing of book reviews, recommendations, and discussions among book enthusiasts across the globe.
3. Sleeker and Affordable E-readers - The development and launch of sleeker, more compact, and more affordable e-readers such as the new Amazon Kindle and the concept eRoll Reader offer disruptive innovation opportunities in the e-book industry and its related sectors.
Industry Implications
1. Digital Publishing Industry - The digital publishing industry has potential for disruptive innovation by exploring new digital book formats and immersive experiences such as augmented reality and interactive storytelling.
2. Social Media Marketing and Advertising - The social media book clubs trend offers major disruptive innovation opportunities for marketing and advertising agencies in terms of social media book promotion campaigns and influencer marketing collaborations with book enthusiasts and bloggers.
3. Consumer Electronics Manufacturing - The sleek and affordable e-readers trend presents disruptive innovation opportunities for companies in the consumer electronics manufacturing industry, such as developing novel e-reader designs, improving user experience and developing features such as augmented reality and flexible designs.
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Date Range:
May 10 — Jun 11
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