2008-09 Publishing Trends (The Subway Map)

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2008-09 Publishing Trends (The Subway Map)

Literanista January 27, 2009

This extremely cool subway map via soybits.com displays technology and publishing trends for 2008-2009 as a subway map. It shows the connections between publishers, ebook gadgets like the Kindle, mobile, book formats, and other ‘landmarks’ that made news in 2008.

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