Tablets are in many ways just like physical books—the screen has well defined boundaries and the optimal number of words per line doesn’t suddenly change on the screen. But in other ways, tablets are nothing like physical books—the text can extend in every direction, the type can change size. So how do we reconcile these similarities and differences? Where is the baseline for designers looking to produce beautiful, readable text on a tablet?
Super article from the ever marvellous A List Apart on the brave newish world of designing ebooks for tablet devices.
I wonder, should I be in a position at some point to be having my own book published in tablet form, whether, as a writer whose day job encompasses UX design and usability, I’ll have any say in the design process.
I’m guessing not. Authors rarely get much of a say in what their physical book sleeves will look like, so I don’t see why ebook versions will be different.
Shame, really.
