I just had two print releases. One of them arrived on my doorstep a few weeks ago, and I wholeheartedly confess that the first thing I did was jump up and down and dance in my living room with it in my hands, thoroughly scaring the crap out of my kitties. XD
So yeah, I can understand that. It's a bit more visceral. ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ http://www.adriannebrennan.com Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html On Wed, Dec 30, 2009 at 1:19 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote: > > > I can respect that. I like the concept too, but nothing beats that > parchment! > But then, hell, I still sometimes miss the comforting slow spin of the > telephone wheel back when we had to dial numbers on a rotary phone! Or the > more real-seeming scratch-scratch of albums on the turntable, the > imperfections in the LP seeming natural. And don't get me started on the > fire-like glow of an old-fashioned tube radio in the night! > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adrianne Brennan" <adrianne.bren...@gmail.com> > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 5:32:30 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Amazon sells more eBooks than actual books > > > > As an ebook author, I'm not shocked, but I am happy to see it. :) > > I encourage publishing in both mediums for accessibility, but I prefer > ebooks these days. Running out of shelves and places to put more shelves! > > ~ "Where love and magic meet" ~ > http://www.adriannebrennan.com > Experience the magic of the Dark Moon series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#darkmoon > Dare to take The Oath in this erotic fantasy series: > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/books.html#the_oath > The future of psychic sex - Dawn of the Seraphs (m/m): > http://www.adriannebrennan.com/dawnoftheseraphs.html > > > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 10:39 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net > > wrote: > >> >> >> I think that's inevitable for industrialized, high-tech parts of the >> world. I know an ever-increasing number of adults >> and kids who barelyread any books, electronic or paperback. but what they >> do read is a lot of web stuff, play a lot of video games, and fiddle around >> with iPods, cell phones, etc. Such people are positioned to respond more to >> devices like the Kindle. >> I like the Kindle and plan to own one some day. but no electronics will >> ever replace the real things for me. There's something great about the >> tactile feeling of turning the pages of a magazine or book. And it's also >> nice to not have to worry about power supplies, damage to electronics, etc. >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Kelwyn" <ravena...@yahoo.com> >> To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com >> Sent: Monday, December 28, 2009 4:23:45 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern >> Subject: [scifinoir2] Amazon sells more eBooks than actual books >> >> >> >> Amazon has announced that it sold lots of Kindle eReaders this Christmas. >> And what's more interesting is that Amazon sold more eBooks on Christmas day >> than actual books. Are we moving towards a world where regular paper books >> are going to become a thing of the past? >> >> >> http://nexus404.com/Blog/2009/12/27/amazon-sells-record-number-of-kindle-ereaders-amazon-sells-more-kindle-ebooks-than-actual-books-this-christmas/ >> >> >> >> > > > >
