Amazon have announced introduction of Kindle Format 8, the first step in a progression toward interactive and rich media ebooks. The new format is built on HTML5 and CSS3, rendering previously impossible or not recommended formatting now possible; this includes embedded fonts, drop caps, tables, highlighting, colored text, text-wrap, bulleted lists, and so on. It will also allow for scalable raster graphics and more complex interactions such as pop-up text windows, paving the way for an improved experience with children’s books, graphic novels, and comic books. This move brings Amazon Read More …