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Originally Posted by dwig
This needs to be though out very very carefully.
- You can't rely on the link being clickable in all reading environments. It must be human readable (e.g. "http://books.mysite.com/bookpage" and not "click here for more info" with the actually url hidden).
- It needs to be a URL that will be viable for 10 years or more regardless of changes in website design.
A good solution to #2 is what we did long ago at Macromedia.com and many other major site do, that is to link to a page in a "go" folder that merely redirects to the real page. That way, when the site is rebuilt, the book's info page can change however you want with a simple tweak to the "go" page to point to the new page. Once the book is published, the target of the link can never change. |
Updating links like that can be a real hassle once you get to book 8, 12 and 14... Also be careful not to step on any of Apple's rules about links (they don't allow linking to competitor sites.)
From a reader standpoint, I go straight to chapter one. I don't read anything else, front or back (maybe the about the author on rare occasions).