An Integrated Method to Build Read-Aiding E-Books Based on Text Mining and Interactive Aesthetics

Although text mining is helpful in extracting complicated character and/or place relationships of text, how it could be utilized to enhance the reading experience has not been well studied. We propose a four-stage method to build read-aiding e-books directly from text, integrating the technologies in text mining and the ideas in interactive aesthetics. By applying this method, we manage to identify and present multiple complex relationships in the classical Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, providing readers with vivid scenes and rich interactions for better comprehension.