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Originally Posted by desertgrandma
embedded videos, hyperlinks or what have you will simply take you away from the original purpose of the book..that is, to concentrate on what you are reading.
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Which, I suppose, is why they are optional.
Maybe we should think of it like a modern DVD or Blueray movie. Sure I can view it the standard way as most do, simply the movie, but every now and again it's fun and informative to turn on some of those fancy special features. Things such as director and actor commentary, behind the scenes, deleted scenes, alternative endings, artwork, etc.
Then again I do tend to embrace new technologies with open arms.
I do agree with you though, I like to concentrate on a book while I read. I would most likely get a Vook style offering as my second read through of a story (if all it simply had were links and video). We all know reading a book twice always reveals more than we caught the first time, I imagine with an interactive style I
might be treated to even more.