The Future of Publishing: The Caravan Project

Excerpt from: Getting Out Of A Bind: Publishers are testing multichannel delivery to offer readers more choices

A new scheme set to be announced in early April, dubbed the Caravan Project, calls for books to be delivered simultaneously in five formats:

• Hardcover
• Digital
• Audio
• Print-On-Demand
• By Chapter

Six nonprofit publishers (three are university presses), No. 2 retailer Borders Group (BGP ), a few independent bookstores, and publishing wholesale powerhouse Ingram Industries are participating in Caravan.