Fourth Story Media

Every day brings a new story—about ebooks, enhanced digital content, new reading devices. But what will the technological advances of today mean for the way we read tomorrow? How and what will we read in the future?

On Wednesday, November 11, 6 – 8pm, come hear the Founder and CEO of Fourth Story Media Lisa Holton speak at Reading in a Digital Age – a panel discussion about the future of newspapers, magazines, and books – moderated by Bill Goldstein, former founding editor of the books site of nytimes.com and book critic for NBC’s “Weekend Today in New York.”

Also on the panel:

• Adam Moss, editor of New York Magazine
• Ben Vershbow, New York Public Library (and previously a fellow at Institute for the Future of the Book)
• Ann Kirschner, University Dean and author

For more info, view the full invite. We hope to see you there!

A big thank you to our fabulous Editorial Assistant Ariana for putting this together. Happy Halloween!

Today’s NYT mentions The Amanda Project in its front page article “Curling Up with Hybrid Books, Videos Included:”

The children’s division of HarperCollins recently released the first in a young-adult mystery series called “The Amanda Project,” and has invited readers to discuss clues and characters on a Web site. As the series continues, some of the reader comments may be incorporated into minor characters or subplots.

Susan Katz, publisher of HarperCollins Children’s Books, predicted that “there is going to be a popular kind of literature where the author is seen as the leader of a large group and will pick and choose from these suggestions” by readers.

Read the full article here.

UPDATE: Book Case (a blog by the editors of BookPage) has a great post about The Amanda Project including a summary of Invisible I, the TAP video, and commentary on the NYT piece. Check it out!