The inevitable release of Tablet PC’s may spell the demise of eBook readers such as the Kindle, purely for their ability to deliver rich multimedia content and interactivity beyond simply bookmarking pages. Content providers on the other hand are welcoming in a new age of rich multimedia delivery made possible by Tablet PC’s.The video below shows how Viv magazine will deliver its interactive content to the iPad platform.

As pretty as that looks it’s probably only going to be plausible for feature articles, production costs would prohibit content providers from delivering such slick content on a regular basis. Future digital publications will contain static and dynamic content, the dynamic content being reserved for feature articles and closed sections and static text to fill the remainder.

We’re definitely at the precipice of interactive publications, whether this will benefit humanity and save the content providers from the brink of disaster remains to be seen. I’m certain that like me, you’re waiting for your interactive, scratch and sniff version of the sports illustrated swimsuit calendar.