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title: "Peter Meyers on Digital Books at BookNet Canada’s Tech Forum West"
description: "BookNet Canada held the first Tech Forum West in Vancouver on October 18th. Titled Reboot the Book, the conference was a chance to explore how to redesign books using enhancements, apps and the tools..."
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date: 2011-10-20
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# Peter Meyers on Digital Books at BookNet Canada’s Tech Forum West

(http://booknetcanada.ca) held the first Tech Forum West in Vancouver on October 18th. Titled *Reboot the Book*, the conference was a chance to explore how to redesign books using enhancements, apps and the tools available through BookNet Canada.

[**1. Serve the reader, not the device.**
Digital books need to create a better reading experience otherwise they just become a vehicle for the technology. Reading experiences that don’t make readers happy will get left behind.](www.newkindofbook.com)

(www.newkindofbook.com)

- [**3. Think of design from the ground up.**
Rather than creating a digital book from a print book, publishers should be thinking of design at the very beginning. This way digital books aren’t limited by the text.](www.newkindofbook.com)
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Meyers also pointed out some interesting examples of what can be done with digital books, including this project: ](www.newkindofbook.com)(http://pinepoint.nfb.ca/), it’s a really neat example of how digital books can use the technology to enhance a story.
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And if you want to learn more about creating digital books, Digital Book World is holding a free webcast October 27: (http://www.digitalbookworld.com/2011/inventing-and-innovating-the-future-of-ebooks-webcast-102711/)