One thing that's bothered me about many of the articles we've read about is that rarely are the authors talking about how it is to create an enhanced eBook - rather, we look at what the publisher is thinking or how to make it marketable to consumers. But in the Forbes article of "Are Apps The Future of Book Publishing?" I was intrigued by what the creators of the stories had to say about the creation of Enhanced eBooks. As I've been thinking of ideas for my Enhanced eBooks, I've been more interested in how the creators are thinking - not how to market their ideas.
When Andi Buchanon said to not put so much in, I completely agreed. I think the authors of Enhanced eBooks should be the ones indicating what to do for the story, not necessarily the publishers or the developers. The authors were right - reading is one of the few activities where you, the reader, are able to invent your own world, full of your own sounds and pictures. Enhanced eBooks can help foster some thoughts, but it can hinder others. Yet, while the article referenced Chopsticks, it seems like none of the other authors were thinking of Enhanced eBooks as anything but whizzed up books - instead of thinking of what books can be, they were all still stuck in the idea that a book has to be only text and pictures. Chopsticks is an inventive way to present a story - but it seems like none of them were interested in creating stories like that.
When re-branding the idea of Enhanced eBooks as Apps, I think this will help both authors and publishers have a clearer sense to create more inventive ways of presenting stories, and not be limited by the title 'book'. By saying Apps, suddenly authors are able to push out of the boundaries of what a conventional book is. Hopefully this will promote them more.
-Vreni
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