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Originally Posted by epiphany
I was really responding to this thought:
Google ads remain successful despite being unobtrusive. There is the possibility for similar ads in ebooks. However I agree with Elfwreck that they probably wont be effective unless ebook readers become more integrated with the internet.
Another possibility that occurred to me is the certain keywords in the book could be linked to websites. For example, clicking on the name of a city mentioned in the book could take you to a travel agent's website. If certain products are mentioned then clicking them could take you to websites that sell them. I'm not suggesting that authors engage in product placement but that companies could have their products associated to keywords in the book and if the reader is interested in these keywords then clicking them goes to the company's website.
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Perish the thought that every 5 words (say) in a novel were hyperlinked (and likely in another colour/font.
Advertisments are intrusive enough these days; I always thought, and expect, that novels would 'take me away from the norm' - not give me instant gratification with an ad....