All of the Above podcast episode on ebooks

In 2015, some friends invited me as a guest on their podcast All of the Above to discuss ebooks and the evolution of “books” as a concept. As I had recently written a few ebooks for Punchkick myself, they thought I’d have an interesting perspective to share.

All of the Above was a weekly podcast focused on design, code, and learning hosted by Sean Doran, Sam Bantner, and Bryan Brush, all of whom I met working at the Apple Store.

In this episode

This week we are joined by special guest, Connor Mason, as we continue our series inspired by stock iOS apps. This time around we tackle eBooks and discuss what they mean for the future of reading and physical books.

Connor questions how eBooks differentiate themselves from physical books. Bryan has us contemplate whether digital books are effective for learning, while Sean ponders the future of the library in a digital world. Sam wraps things up by discussing the challenges engineers and developers face when translating ink on a page into pixels on a screen. This episode, like War and Peace, is a doozie.