Textual visualization based on readability

Abstract

Many previous examples of text visualization have generally focused on a book's contents and on plot analysis, but these approaches hardly provide practical clues needed for a reader to pick the right book for them, out of the thousands of recommendations on an Internet book store's Web site. Common readers' questions are not academic but practical: How much time will I need to read this book? Is it easy enough for a third-grade kid? This paper suggests that intuitive text visualization reflecting readability to support reader book selection.