Speaker icon LISTEN
Show more Show less
ON NOW : Weekend
26/05/2013

Weekend A review of the week with the latest news.

ON NEXT : 08:01 BBC News
Image for 17/04/2012

Play now 18 mins

17/04/2012

Duration:
18 minutes
First broadcast:
Tuesday 17 April 2012

Coinciding with the London Book Fair, Click looks at the future of digital publishing in a special edition from the BBC's Council Chamber.

Is the digital age one to fear or be embraced by the publishing world?

Do electronic book reading devices sound the death knell for the physical book?

Does this brave new world democratise the world of books, leading to stunning new voices or a sea of talentless self-promoters?

And how will the reader find the desired author in the future?

In a live edition in front of an audience, Click's Gareth Mitchell and Bill Thompson are joined by a panel of experts, including Dan Franklin, the digital publisher at Random House in London, the e-book publisher, Rosemarie Hudson, founder of HopeRoad Publishing, and the poet and host of the Book Club Boutique, Salena Godden.

Broadcasts

Free downloads

  1. Image for Click

    Click

    How digital technology affects our lives around the world. Presented by Gareth Mitchell. Podcast...

  2. Image for Science Hour

    Science Hour

    Science news and highlights of the week. The Science Hour is a weekly digest of BBC World Service's...

BBC © 2013 The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read more.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets (CSS) enabled. While you will be able to view the content of this page in your current browser, you will not be able to get the full visual experience. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets (CSS) if you are able to do so.