Alice for the IPad: The Future?

Remember a few posts back, I mention that in the iPad, we might be seeing into the future of magazine publishing? This video will show you just a bit of what is possible with this new device and reading:


















This video really showcases what the iPad has over all other electronic-type readers: interactiveness. Until now, readers have just been another method for presenting that which we see in physical books - graphics and text. Other than convenience, there has been really nothing to differentiate books from their electronic counterparts.

Until now. (As I said above)

Of course, this is not the best example of what one can do with the iPad, merely a taste. This Alice in Wonderland book is an app, which is already a problem. Books of any kind should be managed through the books app, not through individual apps. However, I am getting ahead of myself. This being the first example of a book in a truly interactive format, we will see the genre and medium change and streamline over time. What a great way to interact with what we are reading, though! What do you think?

I still think I’d rather read a physical book, but this new format could push me to reading books in an electronic format. Just imagine a murder mystery like this!