The concept of being non-linear and interactive is what has stood out to me in the examples of electronic literature that I've seen so far. While this can appear in traditional books, it seems to be far less common and thus can be seen as a defining feature of hypertext fiction.

For me this sums up what is so different about electronic text when compared to say a traditional book. There is an added dimension that goes beyond what could only be added by footnotes/endnotes and gives an immediacy to text that has never been available before.

For me this highlights a lot of what we have seen so far. Electronic literature seems to be about more than just the text, with images, sound, interaction and other elements being connected to the text. Without these other elements part of the narrative is lost.

For me this section really highlighted just how art and literature can be the same. I think this idea of art and literature being part of the same is something to keep in mind when looking at e-literature that goes beyond the traditional book (of course it could just be my performing arts background speaking).