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Q&A Why do ebooks often mimic the layout of the printed page?

It has been my experience that GUI's try to make it easy, and familiar for End Users. In web design, we try stuff that is imaginative and forward-thinking, yet still we code for familiarity: The na...

posted 13y ago by Ken Weigand‭  ·  last activity 4y ago by System‭

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#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T01:46:20Z (over 4 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/a/3337
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License URL: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#2: Initial revision by user avatar Ken Weigand‭ · 2019-12-08T01:46:20Z (over 4 years ago)
It has been my experience that GUI's try to make it easy, and familiar for End Users. In web design, we try stuff that is imaginative and forward-thinking, yet still we code for familiarity: The navigation bar goes in a familiar place, the left and right side bars are scanned for tools.

As traditional books have been around for ages, developers assume that people want the "familiar flip of the page" that says this is how many pages I've read. How many of us, when we are putting our books down, tilt the book up to look at the binding edge to see how far we've gotten. The flip is user friendly!

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2011-07-12T12:17:31Z (almost 13 years ago)
Original score: 2