The Book of the Future

Hendrickson in his article the Future of the Book states: 

"that as an industry, we should try to build a list of important concepts, features, and ideas that will help us all work towards building The Book of the Future." 

How might we address these in consideration of the output of our project?

1. Easy-to-use authoring tools that enable content creation and distribution
1. We have experienced this from the extreme design limitations in Apple Pages. The offset being the automatic/built-in accessibility features. This compromise is most apparent in the user's ability to customize the typography of the work. font size (not a trivial matter for the visually impaired), style and justification  (the majority of users would likely choose based on personal and culturally driven aesthetics rather than design best practices).
2. What does the equipment do well and how do we take full advantage of it?
2. Readily available in all formats
1. I want it on all my devices. Might be better to say that I want it in all/preferred contexts.
3. Continuous Updates (more tech-oriented and some non-fiction)
1. Mutability. Real-time revisions.
4. Rich media integration
1. Trans-media narratives.
5. Socially and personally connects readers to publisher/author/community
1. Holonarchy over hierarchy.
6. Engages the distracted and partial attention society
1. Packet knowledge.
7. Written and translated simultaneously
1. Collaborative processes, multiple authors
8. Gamification features
1. Expansion of what is narrative
9. Access from the source
1. Holonarchy over hierarchy.
10. Culture, staffing, and innovation
1. BRB
11. Open source
1. Holonarchy over hierarchy.
12. Priced fairly
1. BUSINESS