epub3 and kf8: What happened to the "book" in e-book?

[Daithi]

I'd like to see eReaders that support HTML5 and javascript. I could then develop a book on say, mathematics, and use javascript/HTML5 to provide drills right inside the book. Or maybe a book on counting cards in blackjack that has a game where you get to count cards while playing a game of blackjack. Or maybe a book on backgammon that includes code that would allow you to play against other players in the cloud. Or I could partner up with Ken Burns and port his series on Jazz to the Kindle -- listen to Miles Davis, and watch Billie Holiday sing Strange Fruit, and play/improvise something yourself on a keyboard displayed on the screen. Or I could go way outside the box and design some software that would allow a dentist to view his schedule and view patient records on his Kindle Fire. Or I could create the next Call of Duty, but designed for an eReader. Or a whole host of other options.

I could do many of those things right now. I would just have to do them on a website, and trying to get somebody to pay me for that website isn't easy. This is what makes the Kindle, Nook, and iPad so great. They provide a mechanism to more easily get paid for content, where as the internet has an expectation of everything being free.

Personally, I'm looking forward to the changes I see developing in the eReader market. My biggest disappointment is that Amazon seems to be dropping the ball on javascript (and ePub3).

[Serpentine]

Originally Posted by Daithi

Or I could create the next Call of Duty, but designed for an eReader.

I want to throw up on your face, real chunky.

[Nathanael]

Originally Posted by anamardoll

DEAD HORSE THREAD ALERT.

Can we just cut to the point where half the posters point out that flash-and-dazzle can be highly convenient for specialty/minority needs and the other half can ironically yell Get Off My Lawn?

See now here's the deal, I spent two hours searching the forums before posting this. Search terms like "multimedia", "interactivity" and "epub3" only turned up two threads, both of which died months ago, and neither of which did more than graze the issue. Now, it may be I'm a dunce with the search function, and I'll happily admit that if true. So if you could ease back on the trigger finger just a bit and point me in the right direction, I'll go post over there so someone else can jump my case about trying to revive an old thread.

Would that be acceptable?

[Daithi]

Originally Posted by Serpentine

I want to throw up on your face, real chunky.

LOL! Get in line.

[anamardoll]

Originally Posted by Nathanael

See now here's the deal, I spent two hours searching the forums before posting this. Search terms like "multimedia", "interactivity" and "epub3" only turned up two threads, both of which died months ago, and neither of which did more than graze the issue. Now, it may be I'm a dunce with the search function, and I'll happily admit that if true. So if you could ease back on the trigger finger just a bit and point me in the right direction, I'll go post over there so someone else can jump my case about trying to revive an old thread.

Would that be acceptable?

There have been many others, but my remark was not intended to criticize you. I apologize that it came off that way -- I'd be the last person to complain about new posts on old ground since the search function doesn't work well for me, either.

I hopped in like I did because the last time this was discussed there was some heated "why do we need all these fancy gadgets" discussions that sort of forgot that people with special needs get a great deal of value from enhancement technologies. I was hoping to prevent that from happening again with some humor.

I can see why my post seemed less like making fun with you and instead felt like I was making fun at you. That's not fair to you, and I apologize.