People often ask us about the types of content they’ll be able to experience on a glasses-free 3D tablet. There are of course 3D movies, games, apps, music videos, etc. But there’s always one 3D content genre that gets a surprised reaction: The 3D book.

Now, we’re not talking about rendering The Brothers Karamazov in 3D. Rather, we’re talking about books that rely heavily on illustrations or photography that could truly benefit from a stereo 3D experience. Some examples include…
Children’s books. Imagine the depth 3D could bring to a classic fairy tale. Or a digital version of the classic “pop-up book” with images flying off the screen. There’s a whole new genre of children’s literature waiting to be enabled by 3D.
Comics and graphic novels. While purists may prefer their copies of X-Men “bagged and boarded“, more and more are using apps like Comics to read issues in a convenient digital format. Taking the digital comic one step further to include 3D is no stretch of the imagination. In fact, some of the demos we’ve seen of 3D comics even in rough form are downright amazing. If you’ve already taken to reading comics on a tablet, you won’t believe how fun they are to experience in 3D without glasses.
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