Will Mobile Publishing Be the End of Print?

The article discusses whether mobile publishing will bring an end to the printing industry. Apple has sold about 140 million iPads worldwide since the tablet's launch about three years ago. The wildly successful device has disrupted many industries, creating headaches for some and opportunities for others, including content owners who can take advantage of the device's capabilities. Since the iPad's launch, software companies such as Mag+ and the United Kingdom's Kaldor Ltd. have enabled content publishers to move beyond PDF replicas of their magazines and strongly encourage content publishers to seize Hano's incubator moment and publish truly compelling content. Custom publishing on tablets and smartphones is another area that should see explosive growth. Kaldor expects that Members of the UK Parliament will soon start reading agendas, meeting minutes, and other governmental information via an app on an iPad instead of on paper, saving taxpayers many pounds and countless reams of paper. The information will be published via Kaldor's Pugpig platform.