One thing I had completely forgotten about is how communal popular books can be. A few people have spotted “A Game of Thrones” in my pocket or saw me reading it on the subway and then started friendly conversations with me about it, something that never would have happened if I were reading it on my phone, where every book is effectively invisible to everyone but me.

Khoi Vinh perfectly describes one of the more subtle issues with everything shifting to digital: Nobody knows whether you're reading a book, playing or just texting on your phone, it's all reduced to touching a piece of glass.

There was a king with a large jaw, and a queen with a plain face, on the throne of England; there were a king with a large jaw, and a queen with a fair face on the throne of France.

This is the second line of a very well-known book. But which? Well, go ahead and guess.

That's what this quiz is about. I got 90% right, beat me. A perfect way to spend a few idle minutes...

Das erste "Multimedia-Buch" das mir wirklich gut gefällt. Ich bin gerade erst mit dem zweiten Kapitel fertig, aber beeindruckt von der Qualität des Interaktionsdesigns, der Typographie, den Bildern und dem Konzept. Inhalt? Interessant, bis jetzt wenig wirklich neues, aber gut und eindringlich formuliert. The first interactive, multi-media book that I like. The interaction design is stunningly well done, the typography is more than bearable, the combination of text, pictures, videos and infographics works and above all, it's actually fun to read. The content? Good so far, nothing particularly new. The subject is as important as ever.