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Originally Posted by JSWolf
There are lots of things you can do in an eBook that don't work. But yes, you can still read. Just because it's readable doesn't make it enjoyable. The example chapter heading you gave is readable but not enjoyable. Having paragraph spaces is readable but not enjoyable. That's the difference. Readable doesn't not always mean enjoyable. So it has to be enjoyable to read which is why the formatting has to be done well so it is enjoyable to read.
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Very true, but different people are going to find different things enjoyable. I personally enjoy some space about chapter headers, it has the feel of print book to me, vs. everything squashed at the top of a page. But some will prefer the second! I did make some changes to my book. Not to the extent you wanted, but spacing changes were made.
One of the first books I did, right after getting my first reader, I sent to two friends. I'd made the book with an HTML TOC up front, along with the regular NCX.
One friend HATED the HTML TOC, telling me her iPad provided a table of contents and she didn't like extra stuff at the front of the book to page through.
The other friend, reading on one of the very early Kindles, told me she LOVED the HTML TOC, because it helped her navigate. Different strokes for different folks.
I just read another library book, has even more white space than the last one. A Mrs. Murphy mystery by Rita Mae Brown. This one has nearly 2/3 white space at my preferred font size. Chapter number, date, day and a cute ornament that occupies a largish first line indent and extends above the line. I'm totally enjoying the look! It may not be terribly practical for small screens, but it gives me that print book feeling in spades. That bit of joy outweighs practical for me.
Anyway, started on one of my Dad's old books, no funky chapter heading stuff there. Centered and spaced fairly close. You'd likely approve.
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