tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post4691056852919361729..comments2023-10-11T09:22:33.136-04:00Comments on Paperback Writer: E-LookUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-7536307353862851152009-06-16T09:55:23.410-04:002009-06-16T09:55:23.410-04:00parchment sounds kinda cool.parchment sounds kinda cool.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08561295337096134973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-36023704533563014732009-06-15T18:08:21.290-04:002009-06-15T18:08:21.290-04:00Wow I love the cover art! And posting the partial...Wow I love the cover art! And posting the partial in color is really appealing!suzie townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04866855626210667678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-50664731664076575032009-06-15T11:27:08.873-04:002009-06-15T11:27:08.873-04:00This is a bit of an experiment, and I appreciated ...This is a bit of an experiment, and I appreciated folks feedback on the project. Obviously, my goal here is not to make something useable on the iphone. On the big computer screen, I'm one who suffers eye strain if I read vast swaths of black text on glaring white background. When I work on my novels, I tint the background a bit to soften it. I've also never read a book on my computer. This is mostly due to comfort level and too many distractions going on in the house around me. <br /><br />My goal here is to explore the possibilities. If I'm just going to read, I like a real book. On the computer, I want something more to interact with. I envision the day, not long in the future, when ereader books will have access to (whether you use them or not) all sorts of extra features: quality audio, author interviews, web interaction/commentary (flag a spot in the book, and post questions/commentary immediately), character interviews, and in the case of spec fic there's maps, diagrams, dictionaries, histories, alien food recipes, etc. <br /><br />The possibilities I think are endless. Ereading can be more than just a reading experience, if you want it that is. I don't think people should start making ebooks where every page has some added on content. It could easily be tabbed in a table of contents. I think this kind of formatting holds more interest in speculative fiction, but even simple things, like soft background colors, artwork in the chapter headings, and so on, can make for a more enjoyable digital experience. <br /><br />This isn't an either/or sort of situation. They are different sorts of reading experiences. My brain is in a different frame of mind if I'm reading at my computer compared to curled up in bed with a book. It's almost an apples and oranges thing. If people think of it that way, I believe the reading digital public will embrace a more interactive reading experience. And I'm looking forward to the possibilities I've read about with the upcoming Google Wave.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-85133227229746023272009-06-15T08:57:33.721-04:002009-06-15T08:57:33.721-04:00Black text on a white-white-white background tires...Black text on a white-white-white background tires the eyes faster than black text on a slightly brown or slightly green background. That is why many notebooks come with slightly colored paper. It is easier on the eyes.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305697664289102933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-12610647277155509142009-06-14T19:30:24.473-04:002009-06-14T19:30:24.473-04:00Personally don't want color-anything that dist...Personally don't want color-anything that distracts my eyes is going to interfere with reading.shiloh walkerhttp://shilohwalker.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-77681893550368493542009-06-14T16:30:24.342-04:002009-06-14T16:30:24.342-04:00If you're looking for ideas about how to forma...If you're looking for ideas about how to format an e-book, check out epubzengarden.com. It takes George Eliot's "Middlemarch" and, by changing the style box in the upper right hand corner, show what it would look like using different designs. They're published under a Creative Commons license that allows you to use them (if you credit the designers).Bill Peschelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257587479467531187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-37656006839739409382009-06-14T13:27:19.203-04:002009-06-14T13:27:19.203-04:00I like it! - Both the color and the textured/parch...I like it! - Both the color and the textured/parchment look. Would love to see what you do with the concept.Laineyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08646581153872151520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-29193288236699751742009-06-14T13:17:27.778-04:002009-06-14T13:17:27.778-04:00Books that I buy from www.ereader.com have that ki...Books that I buy from www.ereader.com have that kind of background that you said Jim had. It bothered me a bit at first but now I'm used to it.Eugenia Tibbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05747998135360446255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-86215105517401210822009-06-14T09:20:55.866-04:002009-06-14T09:20:55.866-04:00Something to play with! Especially for fantasy.Something to play with! Especially for fantasy.charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-38694568797814433282009-06-14T09:08:44.361-04:002009-06-14T09:08:44.361-04:00Things can get pretty out of hand if the author ha...Things can get pretty out of hand if the author has no color or design sense. Order of the Nine looks quite lovely though.<br /><br />I prefer black text on a white background. It's easier to read (especially for old eyes) and unless it's a kid book, I'd rather not be distracted with interior illustrations--color or otherwise. I have my own ideas on how the scene plays out and sometimes illustrations ruin that.Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-41391316918617060612009-06-14T06:50:01.526-04:002009-06-14T06:50:01.526-04:00Selective colouring has worked well in a few novel...Selective colouring has worked well in a few novels in the past (House of Leaves, for example, although that was far from a standard novel). But it can always backfire - I worry that the rise of pdf ebooks will also give rise to some truly garish page designs - I want to read a novel, thanks, not decipher a Voynich manuscript worth of illustrative lettering.<br /><br />How appropriate, the blogger capcha is "terifyin". A neat sum-up of the possibilities in overly-elaborate colourised manuscripts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8343238.post-42509216623217766972009-06-14T06:40:25.480-04:002009-06-14T06:40:25.480-04:00I think it would make a change, but I like reading...I think it would make a change, but I like reading hard copies in my hand, so B/w ink is ok by me ;0Glynis Peters https://www.blogger.com/profile/01175378917872403609noreply@blogger.com