Voyage of the Dawn Treader - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Leyrana Silumiel · 11-12-2010, 04:14 PM

While I'm a BIG proponent of eBooks (for assorted reasons, including the usefulness of them when it comes to visual disabilities), I don't see myself buying this one or any other "interactive" eBook. My nook (the original one, not that color nook they're coming out with) suits me just fine, because all I'm in it for is to read the book. I don't need any fancy graphics or read-alongs or whatever else these publishers feel the urge to cram into eBooks nowadays. (Though I DO really like the clickable notes that take you to the footnotes / endnotes in question; those are always really useful when reading nonfiction AND even fiction -- such as Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell book.) It just hits a point where there's just TOO much, and it detracts well away from the book. Whatever happened to just reading?

11-12-2010, 04:14 PM	#1
Leyrana Silumiel Haunting Spirit Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Alabama, USA Posts: 58	While I'm a BIG proponent of eBooks (for assorted reasons, including the usefulness of them when it comes to visual disabilities), I don't see myself buying this one or any other "interactive" eBook. My nook (the original one, not that color nook they're coming out with) suits me just fine, because all I'm in it for is to read the book. I don't need any fancy graphics or read-alongs or whatever else these publishers feel the urge to cram into eBooks nowadays. (Though I DO really like the clickable notes that take you to the footnotes / endnotes in question; those are always really useful when reading nonfiction AND even fiction -- such as Susanna Clarke's Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell book.) It just hits a point where there's just TOO much, and it detracts well away from the book. Whatever happened to just reading?