The opportunity to combine video with text online has created the “vook.” As the Vook website explains:

A vook is a new innovation in reading that blends a well-written book, high-quality video and the power of the Internet into a single, complete story.

For Valentine’s Day, the site is featuring Love-Love-Love – Shakespeare in the City.” YouTube offers a sample:

The site is attracting some big-name authors. (Anne Rice has a vook coming out.)

A vook seems a great choice for a how-to, especially cookbooks. But what about serious non-fiction? I’d love to see a book by Matt Taibbi not only featuring his rants but some creative video as well.