Survival of Books in Cross-Media Age
Korean translation | General interest
May 9, 2008
By Chung Ah-young
``Riding the Bullet'' written by Stephen King made its debut on the Internet in 2000, available for download free-of-charge. It stunned the publishing industry, as the demand for the story was so high that it rendered the server totally inaccessible.
Many publishers thought the digital era would eventually bring an end to the publishing industry within five years or so, as electronic books and Internet-based materials might replace paper.