tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post9094686604112684841..comments2023-09-24T07:03:54.781-04:00Comments on Write? I am: E-booksKeziah Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938311968836003221noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-42452806138107154162010-09-30T10:17:37.668-04:002010-09-30T10:17:37.668-04:00Dang, I forgot the Amazon book removal service in ...Dang, I forgot the Amazon book removal service in my rambling.<br /><br /><br /><i>If</i> Amazon sold an ebook subscription service, such that you pay $X per month for access to the ebook library, then they would be well within their rights to remove the book from your device.<br /><br />But that's not what they sell. They are selling you a book. Yes, they couch it in service language or whatever, but that is freaking deceptive of them. If I buy a product, I want to keep said product.Matt Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195421522018439531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-25075622597330906962010-09-30T09:58:54.582-04:002010-09-30T09:58:54.582-04:00I'm torn.
I'm always going to buy my fav...I'm torn. <br /><br />I'm always going to buy my favorite authors in paper. That's a given. <br /><br />Right now, I'm experimenting with Kindle for PC, because I have a mini, which is about the size of a trade paperback. I love how quickly I can get a book, and it doesn't bother me to read it on the mini.<br /><br />Kobo has a free desktop version, which I tried to test, but you have to own a Kobo in order to download the free desktop version. Go figure. Also, their e-books are too expensive. <br /><br />Sony has a desktop version, which I downloaded, but the e-books are expensive. I haven't bought one yet to try their reader.<br /><br />I have issues, Keziah, with the whole Amazon-removing-a-book-from-a-Kindle. Once I've paid for the right to have it downloaded on my Kindle, it should remain there until I decide to remove it. End of story. <br /><br />I would really like a Sony, but they need to come down in price in a major way. Major. Way. <br /><br />That being said, I'm hoping to have an e-reader in the future for convenience in traveling. I always have a book with me. Always. <br /><br />Great topic!Elen Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13642523944054212605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-42615076785920036522010-09-27T13:45:24.117-04:002010-09-27T13:45:24.117-04:00Good point, StanMaxX. I would expect the research...Good point, StanMaxX. I would expect the research was done but it would all depend on who was being asked. Most of the readers in my acquaintance who have embraced ebooks are over 35. The younger people read til they were 18 then stopped. Now they all youtube. Nope, that's not a scientific survey at all. I asked everyone who stopped by my house in the last week :DKeziah Fentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07938311968836003221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-29884791356917013062010-09-27T13:31:41.134-04:002010-09-27T13:31:41.134-04:00I'm jumping on the ebook thing as soon as the ...I'm jumping on the ebook thing as soon as the readers hit my price point. I think Sherri sold me on the Sony Touch.<br /><br />One thing that's being overlooked in the 88 v 12 discussion is that "retail sales fell by 25% in 2009" and never picked back up. This is an instance of the publisher actively looking to the future and changing their business model, rather than waiting for circumstances to force them to change.<br /><br />I'm not saying that's the smartest decision, but it's better than doing nothing. I hope that they at least did some market research to see that a worthwhile portion of the 88% would switch to ebooks.Matt Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11195421522018439531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-64106923677249881142010-09-27T11:52:13.356-04:002010-09-27T11:52:13.356-04:00For me, the so what comes up when you don't ye...For me, the so what comes up when you don't yet have a permant home, when you have to move across an ocean. And must be separated from your books for way, way, too long *sob*.Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655094330475654364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-46742061924900113452010-09-27T11:42:35.824-04:002010-09-27T11:42:35.824-04:00I'm not very good at math, but I'm pretty ...I'm not very good at math, but I'm pretty sure 88% is way bigger than12%. Seems like a very poor plan indeed, to not bother with most of their customers. I haven't read the article yet; wonder how the authors feel about that? <br /><br />I don't think I would get an e-reader, for many of the reasons listed above: formats, not all authors available, and prices (which really becomes an issue when you take into consideration how I like to shop in used book stores and garage sales for cheap books; and if I want a new release, I can usually find a coupon). Plus, there's the whole thing I seem to have aganst technology in general; I don't rush out and buy the lastest doo-dad. Which means I prefer the old-fashioned format of books, in paper, in my hands, dogeared pages and all. Yes, they take up space, but so what?menoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-7437131223757287592010-09-27T10:21:23.919-04:002010-09-27T10:21:23.919-04:00I just got a B&N Nook this past weekend and I&...I just got a B&N Nook this past weekend and I'm enjoying it. It's slightly less nifty as a gadget than its Kindle counterpart, but it will read anything in the EPUB format, which gives me access to library loans as well as everything at the Gutenberg project. It will also read .pdf files(as will the new Kindle), so I can load my own manuscript and make notations on it if I should choose. My main thing, though, was that I don't like Amazon's business practices, so I avoided them despite the shiny new generation of Kindle. <br /><br />I will, however, continue to purchase paperbacks. I researched on both Amazon and B&N and found that the paperback price is almost always lower than the ebook price, particularly on bestsellers. This is irritating. For new releases, though, it's much less expensive. But, like you, I don't see the logic in stopping the presses altogether.Deliahttp://procrastinationrehabilitation.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-26731017716784031122010-09-27T09:33:58.185-04:002010-09-27T09:33:58.185-04:00I've actually bought quite a few e-books, whic...I've actually bought quite a few e-books, which so far I've read on my computer. e-books speak to the child in me who sees and wants things NOW. Find a new author and want to glom their backlist? Read a review or an excerpt and want to read the book now and it's 11pm? e-books!<br /><br />In an ideal world, I would be able to get any book that I wanted to read at the drop of a hat. (Yes, just call me Ms. Instant Gratification.) Unfortunately, with DRM, geographical restrictions, and publishers like St. Martins who don't seem to feel the need to release ebooks, we do not yet live in this world. Sigh...<br /><br />I can see my book reading evolving to where the majority of books that I read will be e-books, but I will still want paper copies for my keepers.<br /><br />All that being said, I still don't understand the decision that was made by the publisher that you mention.<br /><br />Also, I'm not sure yet how I will like reading with my e-book reader. But it must be better than reading on my laptop, which is hard to snuggle into bed with, although I've managed on a few occasions when I wanted to read an e-book in bed. :+)Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08655094330475654364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36498913.post-55193495373681796292010-09-26T15:15:04.794-04:002010-09-26T15:15:04.794-04:00Stragngely enough I've been researching this v...Stragngely enough I've been researching this very topic (actually I don't find it strange at all knowing us). For me, I want to download my research reports so I can review on a crowded subway without lugging tons of paper. Oh and the fact that I could store my patterns is an extra bonus. I already carry so much with me everywhere that I'd prefer one less heavy thing. And I keep losing printouts, so this would be more environmentally friendly. But you know me, I'm just a gadget geek.<br /><br />My verdict (for what it's worth) is the Sony Touch. <br />http://www.sonystyle.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=20153&catalogId=100803&langId=200&productId=8198552921666257815 <br /><br />Here's why<br /><br />Kobo - won't show pictures. Kinda hard when books I'd want have lots of pictures. That being said, it is cheap and free delivery right now, so if pictures aren't an issue it's probably ok. <br /><br />Kindle - only takes proprietary books from Amazon - you can't use it anywhere else. I'm already forced to lockin with my ipod, so not keen on another of those.<br /><br />Sony - they have three models, but I want the Touch because I can take notes on that.<br /><br />I'd recommend going with one that takes the e-pub standard because then you can download files from the library system or lots of other places.<br /><br /><br />Big downfall for me right now is none are colour :-(Sherrihttp://stashaholic.comnoreply@blogger.com