I think it's one of the Times' problems that they haven't made it clear to readers what various formats mean.
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Formats are going to change because this is what the people want. It's not what the labels want.
Readers often bring a different set of criteria to the work based on the format.
So, in a sense, the verification piece is irrelevant to the format issue.
I think anytime you start relying on a format to get you by you've got weak material to begin with.
Remember: TV is a format, film is a format, and books are a format.
As long as we are engaged in storytelling that moves the culture forward, it doesn't matter what format it is.
With pop music, the format dictates the form to a big degree. Just think of the pop single. It has endured as a form even in the download age because bands conform to a strict format, and work, often very productively, within the parameters.
The 'interactive fiction' format hasn't changed in any fundamental way since the early 1970s, in the same way that the format of the novel hasn't since 1700.
It's a grave mistake in publishing, whether you're talking about Internet or print publication, to try to play to a limited repertoire of established reader interests.
Certain formats should never be forgotten, 'Blind Date' for instance, because 'Britain's Got Talent' is really 'New Faces' or 'The Gong Show,' whilst we're basically 'Opportunity Knocks.'
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