Xerox, Authors “Set the Page Free” in Collaborative Book Project

Xerox on Wednesday announced the launch of a new website, which showcases a book collaboration with 14 authors and artists to be released in October.
 
Xerox’s Project: SET THE PAGE FREE features chapters by each of the contributors – including a poem and a song – that “together tell the ultimate story of the modern workplace, each with a unique creative perspective on the working world,” the company said in a press release.
 
The website is the initial reveal of short video documentaries,exclusive photos, book excerpts and podcasts for the first wave of contributors including Lee Child, Joshua Ferris, Roxane Gay and Gary Shteyngart, the press release states.
 
According to Xerox, additional content from Jonathan Ames, Billy Collins, Jonathan Coulton, Sloane Crosley, Jonathan Safran Foer, Chip Kidd, Valeria Luiselli, Alain Mabanckou, Aimee Mann and Joyce Carol Oates will be revealed “in the weeks ahead.”

“Content no longer needs to be confined by format or borders,” said Worldreader CEO David Risher.
  
Xerox said its technology, software and apps are helping the contributors collaborate throughout the project – “whether it’s translating languages using the Xerox Easy Translator Service app, voice recognition technology or scanning and sharing their work in the cloud.”
 
“We are at the heart of the changes happening in the modern workplace,” said Xerox CEO Jeff Jacobson. “No matter if you are an author penning pages, a salesperson prepping for a customer visit or a small business owner looking to expand, people need to work seamlessly wherever they are. This project brings those connections to life.”
 
As part of the project, Xerox said it is making donations to 92nd Street Y and Worldreader.
 
A non-profit, 92^nd Street Y provided the authors and artists, as well as the editing for production of the finished book, the press release states.
 
“What a thrilling opportunity to commission the brilliant writers who grace our storied stage to explore questions of work today and together create our very own modern workplace in the process,” said Bernard Schwartz, director of 92nd Street Y’s Unterberg Poetry Center.
  
The book will be released internationally as a free eBook in English in late October, per Xerox. Beginning Sept. 19, the French and Latin American Spanish versions of the site will be launched, for a global program rollout to 22 countries, according to the company. 







Pictured: Lee Child/Photo courtesy: Xerox
Video courtesy: Xerox