Thread: Why publishers format ebooks differently than paper books?
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Old 01-12-2014, 03:00 PM   #69
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Originally Posted by Dngrsone View Post
Yet what works for paper does not necessarily work on a phone (or tablet, or monitor).

What about added content? Should the e-book version mirror the paper, without extras such as a navigable table of contents (and/or index), other hyperlinks, or high definition (or even, heaven forfend,interactive) maps and images?
How does EXTENDING the existing layout hurt?
If the word now has a activated link to the footnote, does it really change the main body of the work (other than the typical coloring for a link) ?

How does appending Extras to the book hurt.
DVD's have had extras (audio commentary,notes...) for years. In no way did they harm the display of the original Movie. Nor did you even have to use them.

So you wish to penalize all those who use a capable device, to be reduced to the requirements of a limited device?
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