The publishing industry will have to undergo significant restructuring in order to go digital. Publishing is a skill-intensive field that demands creativity from its workers. Editors will have to absorb new skills and change work procedures in order to meet the demands and technical requirements of the media involved in the different varieties of digital publishing. Workloads will increase, naturally resulting in grumbling and resistance.
為了數位化，出版業必須進行組織大改造，而出版偏又是腦力密集的思考創意工作，要編輯們改變原來的作業方式，例如為了順應不同平台、不同載體的規格要求而製作好幾種數位版本，造成工作量增加，阻力自然不小。