Further afield
Resources
Where else to look, from the book that named the idea to databases and communities of readers.
Where the term comes from
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Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature
Espen J. Aarseth’s 1997 book, which introduced the term ergodic literature.
Databases and directories
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Electronic Literature Directory
The Electronic Literature Organization’s catalog of works, authors, and publishers; digital-leaning.
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ELO Glossary
Definitions of terms including ergodic, hypertext, bookishness, and database narrative.
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ELMCIP Knowledge Base
University of Bergen research database of electronic literature.
Scholarship
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Cybertext Yearbook database
Free online edition of the Cybertext Yearbooks; the 2006 volume, Ergodic Histories, covers non-Anglophone and proto-hypertext examples.
Other reading lists
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Goodreads: ergodic-literature shelf
Books Goodreads users have tagged as ergodic literature.
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Goodreads: Ergodic Literature list
User-voted list of about 70 books.
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Pagebound: Ergodic Literature
User-curated list; comments note which books need a physical copy.