Has our digital lifestyle created an environment fort short story and article based information exchanges?  Considering I’m always typing to conserve characters because I don’t want to overshoot my micro-blogging 140 character limit, perhaps “yes.”

And soon the Kindle and other eReaders will be part of every living room and business office.  The book business will either learn to thrive on digital mediums or be left standing, wondering what hit them, like newspapers. Without an image, it’s likely that half the people that started reading this two paragraph blog have already left… All due respect to real writers that would have us gripping our eReader for the “next page” button.

Jacket Copy Blog
“Magazine articles are the new books,” Tina Brown said, referring to the public’s shrinking appetite for long-form publishing and looking like Lady Di in her chic bob and magenta power suit.

via Tina Brown’s bigwig publishing panel | Jacket Copy | Los Angeles Times.