James Bridle has many interesting things to say about books and e-books. In "The Condition of Music" talk he talks about how new media should not be used to "embellish" or add illustrations to books but instead to give the book a context. He talks of introductions etc. I agree with that idea, I think that the adding on to text can be very gimmicky. He is also interested in how we could "own" the reading experience in the new digital era. Online book communities etc. His blog is: http://booktwo.org/
Here is a little sketch of his of the book's lifeline.
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