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Originally Posted by anamardoll
I can think of plenty of ways innovation could enhance a reader's experience, as long -- of course -- as they could be ignored/turned off to personal preference.
I love Mercedes Lackey filk music, almost all the songs tie to a specific book/chapter and they're also very niche in genre just because it's a tricky thing to market. I'd love to be reading "By The Sword" and have a link in there that plays "Kerowyn's Ride" if I wanted to hear it -- and people might go and buy the song later for their players. Again, it should be unobtrusive, but available.
I loved the Nook Color idea of cookbooks with videos and was distressed when they went the "app" method instead. I want to have an epub (or whatever) version of the book to archive, use on another reader if necessary, etc, but I also like the video idea as an option.
Technical manuals have GREAT options for interactivity. Already discussed that.
Choose Your Own Adventure novels could do a lot with interactivity.
A lot of horror/fantasy stories I read could have been improved with the addition of pictures or possibly short videos. I remember one book I was reading that was talking about a faery with wings and about 2 chapters in I realized she was human-sized. That changed the ENTIRE book that I'd read so far, and I could tell that the author had NOT meant for this to be a twist. A picture/video would have helped immensely.
I really do like the idea of soundtrack integration if the user is interested. I like to get my other senses involved when I'm reading. Sight, sound, can we have smell next?
Just as long as I can turn it off and ignore it at will, I'm in favor of innovation.
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As long as they can be turned off, do not interfere with the quality of the text, and do not make the ebook cost more because of that... i am willing to let is pass (i.e. buy it) even though i don't think they are necessary.