this is an odd one; a few years ago i wrote and self-published a couple of fantasy paperbacks - Aerworuld I and II.

I had the idea in 2012 of making an eBook version of Aerworuld book I for the Electron... i'm not sure in reality if many folks would really want to read an eBook on their Cub monitor but i liked the idea of having an eBook release on an 8-bit platform

As the books were self-published i still own all the rights to them so there would be no issue there with it; also i would want it to be a Freeware download.

Would there be any interest in having it as a release here?

I began work on the eBook in Basic on the Elk in 2012 with some helpful ideas from my thread on the StarDot forum. Work is slow and as-time-allows but i'm getting there!

Stuart

ps I can take screenshots of the work in progress if there is any interest.. i could post up the eBook unfinished but im not sure if that would have any value?

Stuart,

Is eBook the right word for it? I would describe an eBook as a book in electronic form which is compatible across multiple platform and devices. Although, I guess BBC BASIC is portable-ish ...

How exactly are you implementing it? Are you just writing BASIC programs which display text to the screen? So basically something like:



Or is it more complicated than that?

Also, is it in way interactive (e.g. Choose Your Own Adventure style) or is it straight prose?

I think some screenshots would definitely help. I'm sure we can host it, I'm just trying to work out how to pitch it!

Sam.

yes, it's an odd one for the Electron! eBook is the closest i could get for a name folks would be able to grab - it literally is an electron book.

The only interaction from the reader is in choosing chapters, advancing pages, that sort of thing. As i said, i'm not even sure if people would want to read a novel on their Electron but i liked the novelty factor!

Here are a few screenshots:









the book is being written in Basic using one of the PROCedures suggested to me by members on StarDot which allows for text wrap on the screen.