Books in the Age of the iPad
Books in the Age of the iPad is an amazing article exploring the implications the iPad (and other eReading devices) will have on books and their design. It beautifully illustrates the important distinction between formless and definite content:
Formless Content can be reflowed into different formats and not lose any intrinsic meaning. It’s content divorced from layout. Most novels and works of non-fiction are Formless.
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Content with form — Definite Content — is almost totally the opposite of Formless Content. Most texts composed with images, charts, graphs or poetry fall under this umbrella. It may be reflowable, but depending on how it’s reflowed, inherentmeaning and quality of the text may shift.
Highly recommended, a great read.
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