eBooks, hmmm?
When I first heard of this idea in college, I harrumphed. Sure, eBooks save trees. But I shunned the idea of our computers taking the place of my beloved tea-spattered, dog-eared, read and reread traditional books. Why would I want to linger over a screen any more than I had to? I honestly could not grasp the idea of hyperlinks creating a hybrid-type of novel that had no linear plot but rather, was more like a grown-up choose your own adventure. (This was actually a popular writing course at my school one year).
While the hyperlink hybrid concept has thankfully …read more