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Originally Posted by TechniSol
I'm going to take the stance that more is not a bad thing as long as people are not forced to experience it.
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That would be absolutely fine
however I fear that the potential for misuse is enormous. Imagine you're reading a book and one of the characters is having a coffee - and bam a Starbucks or Caffe Nero advert rears its ugly head, or the setting of the book is in Italy - and you too can book your next holiday there with X or Y travel co. And there you have it, an extra revenue stream for writers and publishers which I think would sooner or later be too attractive to resist - it could also be clothes, kitchen appliances, cars or just about anything really that could easily find its way in there (granted, it could be more or less difficult depending on the type of book
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I don't really like interruptions when reading to be honest. I might every now and then jot down a few things that I want to look into a bit more once I've finished a book but I'd rather keep things separate, otherwise for me it would just kind of break the flow.