Don't knock ebooks if you haven't tried them. Convenience is the number one reason: easy to carry; easy to obtain a new book; easy to read; easy... easy... easy...
Which one?
The biggest decision you will have to make, if you don't own one, is which one is right for you. And you can't go wrong with a Kindle.
The rest have other drawing cards, such as Sony which will allow you to download library ebooks. But it's a moot point, if your library doesn't have any. And remember an elibrarybook is similar to taking out a (old-fashioned) paper book. The library only has so many copies and you have a limited time to check them out. There might even be a waiting list for new books.
What's the trend?
The current trend is to more and more ebooks and ereaders. And the market isn't saturated by any means.
Who's gonna win?
The old west mentality of writers and publishers and agents hacking their way to new agreements, cutting out the middle (wo)men, is well and alive. Not to mention Amazon is giving larger percentages to writers for ebooks sold than they currently receive for other modes of publishing.
Tim Dorsey who writes the best selling books about Serge and his Florida haunts, as well as his craziness, has rewritten all his contracts to include ebooks. Whereas in times past, he saw only a few ebook sales, he has seen a couple of formats sold a couple of thousand. He says it is moving up an exponential curve. But he still continues to publish through his usual channels because they are the ones who supported him in the beginning.
Do writers really want to miss out on this? I doubt it...
In June J. A. Konrath, mystery writer, earned $12,000 from Kindle alone. And he's chosen to publish only on Kindle, ones that were rejected by print publishers, and he is making serious bucks, which he says will only increase. And this is money he is earning on previously published works, so he is picking up new business without equal time expended.
Do you own an ereader? If so, which one?
I have a Kindle 2.
If not, are you thinking of getting one?
Karin
www.savvythinker.com
Originally posted 2010-08-09 12:52:41.
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