Thanks in part to tablets, it feels like long-form journalism has a future in a screen-based world.

But where will readers get their long-form fix from? Established players like the New Yorker? Or could a start-up like The Atavist attract the same size of readership? And what role will services like Read It Later and Longreads play?

Please predict the future :)

I think reading apps are playing a pivotal role by helping to create a stronger audience who want material to read on their iPads and Kindles.

But though apps can bring people together, it's at the production level that this new demand gets met. Existing publishers can fill some of it, but they'll mainly look to port over what they do elsewhere — which risks undercutting already-pressured business.

That leaves a lot of room for independent publishers to make a mark, which is really exciting.

I think the tablet and other digital delivery systems are certainly ways to keep long-form journalism alive. But we also must ask how we're going to democratize news delivery and get information out to under-served communities who can't afford luxuries such as tablets.

I'm not sure if tablets will be a luxury for much longer -- see the price point Amazon is aiming at with the Kindle Fire, for example. Plus people read surprisingly long articles on their phones, and smartphone use is widespread.

But I'd be interested in hearing more interesting answers! How do we democratize news delivery, particularly in-depth & long-form reporting?

Here are my consumption habits today: I find something shared by a reader, writer or publisher on #longreads (from my desktop at work), I save it to Pocket, then I read it later that evening on the commute home, or later on the couch, from my phone. In this scenario, my discovery and consumption of longform content has actually spanned multiple apps and devices. I read whatever I have access to, whenever the moment presents itself. So, the safe answer to the above question is: We'll be reading on any screens that are in front of us: phones, tablets, goggles, ellipticals, airplane seatbacks—all automatically bookmarked to remind us where we left off.

But my question is: What, exactly, will we be reading?