Some of the traits of “the 21st century book,” as projected by Wikinomics co-author Anthony Williams in his Devices & Desires presentation.

• Digital and accessible via many devices.
• Searchable by words, images, sounds, etc.
• Multimedia that “engages the five senses.”
• Connected to other texts through hyperlinks and tags.
• Allows readers to add their own links and tags.
• “Lego” design that’s customizable — can be broken down into components and then reassembled and combined.