03-10-2013, 02:33 PM | #16 |
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I'll third graphic novel. And while there are many graphic novel adaptations of classic books, there's also a wealth of comic books and manga, some of which are available as ebooks other than CBR or PDF.
If it wins, I'd prefer we selected a book that's designed for the medium, not one that was converted from another format. I wonder if we can find graphic novels designed to be read as ebooks--smaller panels? fewer per screen? |
03-10-2013, 02:38 PM | #17 |
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I'll nominate Modern Fiction.
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03-10-2013, 02:50 PM | #18 |
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I second Modern Fiction
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03-10-2013, 04:18 PM | #19 |
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third Modern fiction
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03-10-2013, 04:39 PM | #20 |
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Graphic novels look terrible on a Kindle, but fantastic on an iPad. They may look fine on a Kindle Fire; I haven't tried it.
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03-10-2013, 05:27 PM | #22 |
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If they are formatted correctly they look great on the KFHD, but I tried a Tintin recently, on behalf of my daughter, and it was a bit difficult to follow and more trouble than it was worth. For the right choice I'd be willing to persevere, however.
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03-10-2013, 06:45 PM | #23 |
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03-10-2013, 07:23 PM | #24 |
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I nominate Short Stories and Humour.
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03-10-2013, 07:32 PM | #25 |
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I'll second short stories and humour.
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03-10-2013, 07:51 PM | #26 |
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Third short stories and humor.
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03-10-2013, 09:18 PM | #27 |
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I'll nominate...
Historical Fiction Fantasy Mythology |
03-10-2013, 09:23 PM | #28 |
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It is entirely possible to write and format graphic novels so that they will be both attractive and readable on a 6" eInk device. Whether anyone's done so, or whether there are reading apps specifically created to run on dedicated ereaders I couldn't say.
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03-10-2013, 10:43 PM | #29 |
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I second Historical Fiction.
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03-10-2013, 11:01 PM | #30 |
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Third historical fiction
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