01-19-2012, 08:36 PM | #1 |
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'9 Reasons eBooks Are Better (Than Tree-Books)'
Fellow eReaders and eWriters,
I've just posted the first in a series of short animated films on benefits of ebooks over paper-based technology. I'd love to hear your thoughts... Before I get too far into Episode 2! '9 Reasons eBooks Are Better (Than Tree-Books)' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFAWWXhtMxY Marcus |
01-20-2012, 12:32 AM | #2 |
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Why is it so long? Why is the audio quality so poor? Why does the title say 9 reasons but the video only covers three? And most importantly, why does the indie publishing scenario cut out any mention of proofing, editing, layout, cover art, etc that good ebooks still require?
It was occasionally funny (Vishnu!), but 10 minutes to get 1/3rd of the promised 9 reasons feels like false advertising. |
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01-20-2012, 01:12 AM | #4 | |
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Dude, it says in his post: THE FIRST IN A SERIES, no false advertising there, just sounds like you didn't read the post. Clever, and well done man! |
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01-20-2012, 02:14 AM | #5 |
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I read the post and youtube video titles, neither of which specify "part 1 of 3" or "reasons 1 through 3". The title says, "9 Reasons eBooks are Better." The video is short by 6 reasons.
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It says it right there. That to me says it's going to be a series. |
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01-20-2012, 04:51 AM | #8 |
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It was cute and funny, but it plays out too much like a get-rich-quick scheme.
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Also, the video doesn't even get to the first reason until about 6 minutes in. The first 5 minutes are a funny but otherwise irrelevant anecdote about how traditional publishing works for an unknown author. That leaves about a minute per reason, which means all 9 reasons could've been covered in a single 9-10 minute video. |
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About three minutes in I got bored, with no reasons presented yet.
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Sorry, but me too. Just my opinion, but i think it needs editing to shorten the scenes. The graphics were great though - very well done, and the humor was fun.
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Overall, I thought it was a well-done video, although I agree that the intro section could be tightened up a bit. |
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It's entertaining, I watched it full while expecting to stop early.
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