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Jeff Barry on the Future of Book Design

By Scott Esposito on December 30, 2008 in ebooks | Comments (0) | Permalink

Richard Nash takes some lengthy quotes from Jeff Barry on the future of book design, with regard to the growth of ebooks. His fifth point is the one that's most pertinent for me:

5) Print book designers will still flourish as some publishers will realize that a niche audience is willing to pay a premium for a wonderfully designed book, heralding a surprising renaissance in book design. Also, print book designers can design PDF-based e-books with no problem since PDF is usually a byproduct in the print book design process.

Jeff Barry, in case you're asking, is 1/2 half of the genius duo behind The Quarterly Conversation's roughly 6-month-old redesign.

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