tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post8481473949430769781..comments2023-07-03T07:26:04.780-04:00Comments on The Rejecter: The Sky Is Falling (No It Isn't)The Rejecterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087643296072075641noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-29360210613392462672010-07-24T01:32:21.751-04:002010-07-24T01:32:21.751-04:00I got the Kindle for PC and bought a $1 ebook of R...I got the Kindle for PC and bought a $1 ebook of Robert E. Lee's son's memories of his father. The download was free, and at the time the subject fascinated me (still does, just not as immediately). Otherwise, I'm staying away from ebooks.<br /><br />Unless, of course, I get too annoyed with hold lists for new releases at the library. (Gah, number 14!)<br /><br />One thing to consider is that you can't get ebooks at brick and mortar stores. I'd bet that people who buy both still tend to head to the bookstore for their paper copies._*rachel*_https://www.blogger.com/profile/03293167107180931700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-5931232476427093772010-07-23T19:36:44.993-04:002010-07-23T19:36:44.993-04:00A few days ago I downloaded a Kindle app onto my m...A few days ago I downloaded a Kindle app onto my mini-computer. My mini, of course weighs a little more than a kindle, but I can still read in bed quite nicely with it. I can also watch movies on it, something I don't think you can yet do on a Kindle. Point is that you don't need to bear the expense of a Kindle to have access to the Kindle library and this makes newly released hardcover books very cheap indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-38569516575335941552010-07-22T18:37:05.726-04:002010-07-22T18:37:05.726-04:00Question. How warm is an ebook? This is summer and...Question. How warm is an ebook? This is summer and I don't want a lil campfire in my lap.error7zerohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14840003682907847661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-44763634094361667652010-07-21T08:09:43.923-04:002010-07-21T08:09:43.923-04:00Marc said, "I could see a future where influe...Marc said, "I could see a future where influential book critics play that role on the back end. Keeping the quality of their "recommended reads" high."<br /><br />Interesting to think about. Newspapers are getting smaller, so the reviewers probably won't be there. The Internet isn't policed, so first you deal with reliability of the reviewer, and then when you find a trustworthy "recommended reads" reviewer, just think of how inundated they'll be. I occasionally look at Amazon reviews but have learned not to trust them.Pamela Tracyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05834270662017246137noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-25600277925690049662010-07-20T01:31:46.634-04:002010-07-20T01:31:46.634-04:00re: 3) - It's probably true that most self pub...re: 3) - It's probably true that most self published ebooks suck (to be indelicate). Many publishers books are fairly awful as well - (see endless glut of vampire/zombie/fantasy epics). <br /><br />That's why I could see the role of critics or curators becoming more important. <br /><br />Agents and publishers work to keep the quality of their lines high.<br /><br />I could see a future where influential book critics play that role on the back end. Keeping the quality of their "recommended reads" high. <br /><br />A reliable recommendation is the same thing to me as a stern editor. The editor quashes before print, the reviewer after. <br /><br />Either way I get a good book from their efforts.marctarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01694443304958109350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-23168970782391132222010-07-20T01:08:43.090-04:002010-07-20T01:08:43.090-04:00Thank you, in particular, for your personal respon...Thank you, in particular, for your personal response to item 3. Every time I read it, I feel better.Annikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02257712308506657322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35623128.post-15500418196698274712010-07-19T22:44:06.692-04:002010-07-19T22:44:06.692-04:00I use the Kindle app for PC and read on my little ...I use the Kindle app for PC and read on my little netbook. It's not quite as comfy as a book, but I read a novel the other night and at midnight when I finished it, I was excited to discover there was a sequel. I bought it right then and started reading it.<br /><br />I downloaded the Kindle app for Blackberry, but haven't tried it yet. I don't think I can read on a phone either, but I've heard of people reading that way when they are on trains, or standing in lines places. <br /><br />I can't wait to get a Kindle and if I sell a few more books, I can buy one. ;-) I can probably even write it off as a business expense because I really need one to check formatting.<br /><br />If you see poor formatting in indie books, that's probably one of the reasons. It's like trying to work in the dark if you don't have a Kindle. The preview and samples aren't always the same as what comes up in the actual Kindle.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13267066733031149882noreply@blogger.com