I hope this isn't going to be a trend...

Sep 05, 2007 09:57

HarperCollins has released a multi-media version of an ebook that will allow the author to "pop up onscreen at various points in the novel to talk candidly about the plot's turning points and her vivid characters ( Read more... )

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sshg316 September 5 2007, 15:41:19 UTC
It sounds like the equivalent of placing an author's note in the middle of a chapter. *shudders*

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scatteredlogic September 5 2007, 16:28:30 UTC
~falls over laughing~ Oh, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're exactly right!

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scatteredlogic September 5 2007, 16:29:09 UTC
As long as it's like the DVD extras, it would be fine. If the reader has the option of accessing the feature rather than having it forced on them, it would be okay. ~nods~

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scatteredlogic September 5 2007, 17:03:55 UTC
LOL - I can definitely see that happening.

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dmacabre September 5 2007, 17:29:33 UTC
The bitter cynic in me suspects this is someone's brilliant marketing idea of how to make books more "exciting" for non-readers or people who read infrequently and require something to stimulate their short attention spans beyond words on a page. Make it more like TV and Pop-Up Video!

Bah.

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scatteredlogic September 5 2007, 17:32:51 UTC
I expect you're right. So we'll be cynical together. ~grin~

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a_bees_buzz September 5 2007, 18:58:33 UTC
That is exactly what I was thinking! The MTV-generation version of text. Cuz, you know, a mere story can't possibly keep kids' interests these days. Right?

*headdesk*

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foudebassan September 5 2007, 19:53:07 UTC
Hm, that would be a bit like the reviews at the end of a fic, only here it's the reader that gets to initiate contact. It's a weird idea for sure, but intriguing.

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scatteredlogic September 6 2007, 00:15:46 UTC
I'd certainly never seen it before. ;)

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mchoneygoose September 5 2007, 21:08:03 UTC
COngrats on the nomination!

Yeah re the book thing - I want to enjoy the book for what it is. I *might* be interested in the authors comments after but I have to admit to being terribly superficial and wouldn't like the pure indulgence of reading to be marred by *sensible* stuff and concrit! LOL

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scatteredlogic September 6 2007, 00:16:42 UTC
Thank you!

~nods~ I want my entertainment pure. At least until I choose to corrupt it with authorial intent. ;)

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