Exploring Digital Linking in eBooks: The Future of Interactive Reading
In the evolving landscape of digital media, linking within eBooks presents new opportunities for both publishers and readers. This presentation covers innovative linking strategies that allow seamless navigation from one eBook to another while integrating with popular platforms like Kindle and iBooks. Learn how these links can serve as a profit center by enhancing user experience and enabling detailed link tracking. Join us as we discuss implications for the publishing industry and the democratization of information in the digital age.
Exploring Digital Linking in eBooks: The Future of Interactive Reading
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Mobnotate Links for eBooks Ricky Wong @kinwong
Everyone (digital) is doing it Apple, Facing Competition, Introduces a Smaller iPad NYTimes
Everyone (digital) is doing it Time Inc
Everyone (digital) is doing it Gangnam Style – Spotify/Pandora
Everyone (digital) is doing it YouTube
eBooks • “Click” from one eBook to another?? • Prior Work – BIB11
Mobnotate • Link content within publisher’s catalog. • ePub • Works in Kindle, iBooks, etc.. • No disruption to workflow. • Can unintegrate anytime. • Link Tracking (data + $$)
Demo 3 mobnotate.com/bib.html (limited links) • Steve Jobs/Wozniak on Apple II • Bush/Rove/Clinton on Bob Dole/Election • Mitt Romney/Obama on Abortion • Tony Blair/Obama on Capital Gain tax-rate • Colin Powell/Chaney on Philippines, 1989 • Obama vs Karl Rove on Rhetorics
Conclusion • It’s the nature of digital media to link. • eBook has some special characteristics • Linking is a new profit center ricky@mobnotate.com (@kinwong) you = publisher, reseller partner, or NLP/ML engineer??