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28th Mar 2023, 1:16 PM
	ppint. Member since Aug 2012 6388 Points	JPGR&B wrote: In books can we have Digital as a Book Type so that we can enter e-books, Kindle books etc? the ebook is a book format, or a group of book formats sharing their electronic nature; the obvious place to look to choose the format ''ebook'' is the radio button where currently the format ''paperback'' or ''hardcover'' is chosen when adding a book. the third book format option this radio button presently offers is ''anthology'', which is a mistake as anthologies are not a book format* in the same way that ''paperback'' and ''hardcover'' are* - - and which ''carved in rock'', ''impressed cuneiform clay tablet'' ''papyrus or vellum scroll'' might equally well be (though thankfully, not formats adopted by many modern books' publishers): ''anthology'' is a classification of a book's contents, and compares with - and contrasts from - ''novel'', ''(single author) collection'', ''dictionary'', ''encyclopaedia'', ''atlas'', etc. the simplest way to accommodate ''ebook'' in a sensible way would be to enter a prayer to the ruling god of 45worlds.com, o.c., to blank the mistaken ''anthology'' format radio button, wait a little while, for people to adjust affected items to ''paperback'' and ''hardcover'', as appropriate - - and then re-label the button, ''ebook'' or ''electronic book''. - imnsho, naturally. - would this suffice ? - or should there be a number of different electronic book formats to choose from - - and, if so, which ? (- the more specific the entreaty to the divine, the better - one suspects - - and, the less ambiguous!) Edited by ppint. on 28th Mar 2023, 3:50 PM