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Originally Posted by BillSmithBooks
"graphic novels" are NOT books...related, similar test-heavy media, sure, but NOT books..
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So if they aren't comic books, what are they? Or are you saying that comic books aren't books?
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Originally Posted by Freeshadow
First get the wheels round before even thinking of adding a mirror with plush dice. As far as books are concerned there is still enough to add (make work) to make them as good as a properly typeset pbook before trying to achieve better.
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Few things work that way. At least not in high-tech. Taking the time to finish the rough edges means standing still-and that means you're falling behind. I'm not sure if typesetting can be automated but I'm sure somebody's trying to do it. Somebody else would be working on the enhancements so there's no reason they can't go hand-in-hand, assuming reasonable management. Are publishers reasonable?
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
I think to much enhancing and the book is sometimes going to be written around the enhancements.
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Ever listen to music videos? Without watching them? I think that's exactly what's happened there-more attention is paid to the show than the music.
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Originally Posted by speakingtohe
Multimedia ebooks are fine with me although I doubt I would be in the market. As long as I can still get the regular books I love.
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And I pretty much agree with you. I'm sure I'll be in the market for some multimedia ebooks but I'd be very unhappy if that was all I could get. Most books don't need it, it would be wasted on many books, and there's some books that I'd bet it would ruin. I'd also be unhappy if there were two versions of a book, regular & multimedia-unless the regular book were written first & the multimedia added later. The other way around the book would be written for the multimedia & if that's simply turned off the regular book would feel 'lacking'.