Week 11 Prompt

The appeal factors are influenced by the medium change from text/visual to audio/listening. Instead of how the characters are described it is also important how the narrator distinguishes the differences between characters. If the narrator doesn't distinguish between characters the listener will be confused by what is going on with the story and the characters. With e-books I feel that the appeal factors are the same as they are for books; except that you can change the format and that can change the pace of the story sometimes.

Not holding the book in your hand means you can't just flip through the pages, but audiobooks and e-books usually give a summary so you can get a feel for the genre. The author of the book is usually a big help in knowing the genre of the book. Authors vary in the genres they write, but usually by the summary and the title a reader can get a feel of what genre a specific book is part of. E-books usually have categories that show what the book is about which can give the reader a feel for the genre of the book.

From my experience changing the color of text doesn't make any difference, but changing font and line spacing can slow down the pace of the story. I have read e-books that have big spacing between lines that means you read a sentence or two and then have to go to the next page, and that really slows the pace of the story down. For audio books narrator choice is a big thing. The speed with which they read, if they use different voices for different characters, or if they have an accent all affect the pace with which the story moves. Music in the background can be distracting or can increase the affect of the book. It depends on the music and if it goes well with the tone of the story. I have read audio books that the reader's voice makes me want to hear the story as much or more than because of the story, but I haven't listened to any audio books where music have stood out in any way for me.

I would say that narrators are a big appeal for audiobooks. The person reading the book can make the book better or worse just by the sound of there voice. For e-books being able to change formats is an appeal. But it all depends on the reader on what will stand out in format of a book as a negative or a positive.