The Institute for the Future of the Book team is a small think-and-do tank, investigating the evolution of intellectual discourse as it shifts from printed pages to networked screens. They are funded generously by the MacArthur Foundation, and affiliated with the University of Southern California. For discourse to thrive in the digital age, tools are needed that allow ordinary, non-technical people to assemble complex, elegant and durable electronic documents without having to master overly complicated applications or seek the help of programmers. The institute is dedicated to building such tools. They also conduct experiments with existing tools and technologies, exploring their potential and testing their limits. At the homepage you will find five different sections, which are: About Us, Mission Statement, Projects, If: Book, and Recently. If: Book is their blog, the daily record of their inquiry into a wide range of topics, all in some way fitting into the techno-cultural puzzle that is the future of reading and writing.