It occurs to you, as you read "The Landmark Herodotus" — with its very Herodotean footnotes, maps, charts, and illustrations — that a truly adventurous new edition of the Histories would take the digressive bits and turn them into what Herodotus would have done if only they'd existed: hyperlinks.
Additional features offered by Pelican's browser-based educational e-book interface include animated diagrams and maps, footnotes that can be summoned quickly by tapping/mousing over them, and a sharing and highlighting study aid-feature.
Each format makes the most of its inherent qualities — the paperbacks get lovely paper, Pantone inks and debossed covers — all things you can't do online — and the online books offer full-colour images / maps, animation, dynamic footnotes, etc. — all things you can't do in print," says Young.
With almost 100 pages of maps, notes, timelines and footnotes, "The Opium War" moves along with a quick pace and simple language.
Drawing of a map with illustrations, accompanied by footnotes below, which explain the illustrations.
Examples… Drawing of a map with illustrations, accompanied by footnotes below, which explain the illustrations.
The New Yorker, August 10 , 1987P. 21 Drawing of a map with illustrations, accompanied by footnotes below, which explain the illustrations.
By James Stevenson The New Yorker, August 10 , 1987P. 21 Drawing of a map with illustrations, accompanied by footnotes below, which explain the illustrations.
Apart from a postscript added on Dec. 13, 2001, and a smattering of inserted footnotes and allusions, Mr. Bobbitt's evolutionary map of warfare's impact on the state foreshadow the kinds of events still unfolding.
Internal design is complicated, too, with footnotes, study notes, center-column references, charts, maps, and illustrations.
