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Brush up on classic literature with these immersive apps

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Back in the early days of personal computing, the promise of interactive, multimedia, hypertext books was exciting, notably with Voyager's Expanded Books. But in those days, the limits of technology prevented those "books" from gaining a foothold. You could have links and unlimited text content, but the size of videos was just slightly larger than a postage stamp, and audio codecs weren't as advanced as they are today. Also, you had to read them on a computer screen, with the limited resolutions of the time.</p><p>
The iPad offers such powerful features—and excellent resolution—that truly enhanced books are possible. Here are six apps for the iPad that have popped up in recent years that look at great literature, paying homage to fantastic works while adding new layers.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/2449640/brush-up-on-classic-literature-with-these-immersive-apps.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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