Making Appropriate Electronic Publishing Decisions

Content Types

Deeply Read Work

Priorities: Easy to carry, easy to print, comfortable to eye, dependability of authority, etc.
Dismissables?: Speed of transmission, interconnections with other content

Browser Forage

Priorities: Ease of access, speed of access, degree of integration with rest of world's content
Dismissables?: Depth of content, quality of interconnections, degree of authority, individuality of design

Reference Material

Priorities: Index strength, ease of customer use, authority of material, consistency of interface
Dismissables?: Portability, flash, eye-ease, readability duration

Time-sensitive material

Priorities: Speed of publication cycle, "authority" of version, identity of publication
Dismissables?: Display quality, binding, archive-ability