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Old 09-15-2013, 08:55 AM   #45
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
But such products are *software* not books.
They *were* software. And so quickly became unusable unless frequently updated by the publisher.

An illustrated book is still a book. A book illustrated by animations is still a book. A book that can play audio and video clips is still a book.

It's good that such books are soon going to be produced in ways that are open standards, and so should be readable on ebook readers for decades or centuries to come, not reduced to unopenable software apps in a few years.

But such features need to be used when appropriate, not just as a marketing gimmick.
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