The L.A. Times has another great article in their series looking at libraries and the publishing industry. This one deals with how ebooks have caused an unlikely infusion of creativity in the print world. Now that print can no longer compete in terms of low cost and convenience, print can differentiate itself in new ways. This includes things like making the book extremely rich and colorful, or even making the book itself part of the message of the text, not just a container. The example in the article has a book that resembles human flesh.
Meanwhile, ebooks are starting to expand in their own right. Instead of merely being a long text file, publishers are trying to find ways to have little snippets of ebooks ready to share when pertinent world events take place, and I could see great potential in this if it's utilized in conjunction with social media.
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