I have been aware, for some considerable time now, that there is emerging a wholly new kind of book. I am not speaking here of ebooks for these are now “old hat”. Rather I am referring to the Sensation Book.
So what is the Sensation Book I hear you ask?
I was recently contacted by Sensation Books International with a request that I take a look at their forthcoming book, “The Traditional English Garden”. Being a lover of gardens and, in particular scented flowers I, of course jumped at the opportunity.
My experience of this book is rather painful! On turning to the first chapter “The Rose in the English Garden” I was blown away by the scent of the many roses which wafted up from the paper (the scent is, I understand kept fresh and ever changing by a series of tiny chips in the paper which keep the pages constantly refreshed with scents deriving from the Cloud, a kind of virtual reality). My pleasure was, however soon curtailed by a most painful sensation, that of being stung on the nose by an extremely large bumble bee.
The dratted thing was concealed smack bang in the middle of a gorgeous red rose which I had, until that moment been savouring.
Needless to say I closed the book immediately and have written a strong letter of complaint to the Director of Sensation Books International, one Ms J Ker expressing, in the strongest possible terms my dissatisfaction with the company’s offering.
In conclusion the idea of connecting books to the cloud and the utilisation of virtual reality to enhance the experience of the reader is, in theory a wonderful concept. However such projects should be handled with great care as my poor nose can testify!
K Morris - Poet 
Love this idea. I can just imagine the delicious smell of gingerbread wafting out of one of my books.
Your comment made me feel hungry. I am a fan of gingerbread! Kevin
Reblogged this on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog and commented:
A word of caution from Kevin 😀
Many thanks for sharing my painful experience Chris …
Welcome Kevin – Had to let folks what you’ve bee(n) up to LOL
Thanks Chris. They say that love stings but, in my humble opinion the pain derived from the sting of a bee makes Cupid’s arrow appear a mere pin prick!
Happy April Fool’s. Perfect for the occasion.
Thank you Cynthia and a happy April Fools to you also! Kevin
Reblogged this on Smorgasbord – Variety is the spice of life and commented:
Kevin Morris has been well and truly desensitised by an incident when exploring a new form of publishing… Not for the faint hearted!
Many thanks for the share Sally, which is much appreciated. Kevin
Ha, Ha. This was great. I’m behind in my emails and forgot this was written on April 1st. It completely drew me in. Who knows whether it might be happening at this very moment somewhere. 😀 — Suzanne
Thanks Suzanne. Indeed who knows! Best wishes. Kevin