Print numbers are impressive - CrimeSpace2024-03-28T23:26:43Zhttps://crimespace.ning.com/forum/topics/print-numbers-are-impressive?commentId=537324%3AComment%3A244782&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noYes. It's important. I recall…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-02:537324:Comment:2447822010-08-02T21:27:30.445ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
Yes. It's important. I recall my first novel, published by St. Martin's Press, arrived in galley form with such tiny text that I nearly lost it. They were trying to save paper, of course, but I had to alert my agent to get that changed.
Yes. It's important. I recall my first novel, published by St. Martin's Press, arrived in galley form with such tiny text that I nearly lost it. They were trying to save paper, of course, but I had to alert my agent to get that changed. That's an interesting point,…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-02:537324:Comment:2447802010-08-02T20:56:50.638ZChristopher Valenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/ChristopherValen
That's an interesting point, I.J. I've had many senior citizens look at the print size in my books before they purchase. I've also had a number of sight impaired individuals ask if the books are available in large print. Kindle may render both those questions moot.
That's an interesting point, I.J. I've had many senior citizens look at the print size in my books before they purchase. I've also had a number of sight impaired individuals ask if the books are available in large print. Kindle may render both those questions moot. You surprise me. But how like…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-01:537324:Comment:2445372010-08-01T14:11:04.279ZI. J. Parkerhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/Ingpark
You surprise me. But how like Joe Konrath to fight. Amazing man.
You surprise me. But how like Joe Konrath to fight. Amazing man. Let's take this all with a bo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-08-01:537324:Comment:2444852010-08-01T03:45:29.223ZJim Thomsenhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JamesRobertThomsenJr
Let's take this all with a boulder of salt. PW is the butt boy of Big Six, and is hardly an objective and dispassionate observer of the e-book vs. print debate. It went out of its way to smear Joe Konrath after he signed with AmazonEncore and started self-e-pubbing his novels, and Kornrath exposed that article to be a shredded tissue of half-truths, fudged numbers and outright lies.
Let's take this all with a boulder of salt. PW is the butt boy of Big Six, and is hardly an objective and dispassionate observer of the e-book vs. print debate. It went out of its way to smear Joe Konrath after he signed with AmazonEncore and started self-e-pubbing his novels, and Kornrath exposed that article to be a shredded tissue of half-truths, fudged numbers and outright lies. I agree with Jon. Goodness di…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-31:537324:Comment:2443842010-07-31T20:09:48.150ZStacyhttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/StacyDeanne
I agree with Jon. Goodness did I just say that? LOL!<br />
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Seriously I think everything's just gonna come down to people's tastes. I am seeing more folks now who are reading in both formats. It was just print readers reading only print and ebook readers reading only ebooks it seemed for a while. Now I see a lot of readers buying in both methods instead of the "one or the other" approach. I think more faithful print lovers are reading more ebooks but still holding onto their love for print and…
I agree with Jon. Goodness did I just say that? LOL!<br />
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Seriously I think everything's just gonna come down to people's tastes. I am seeing more folks now who are reading in both formats. It was just print readers reading only print and ebook readers reading only ebooks it seemed for a while. Now I see a lot of readers buying in both methods instead of the "one or the other" approach. I think more faithful print lovers are reading more ebooks but still holding onto their love for print and hardcovers when it comes to certain books.<br />
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<a href="http://www.stacy-deanne.net" target="_blank">http://www.stacy-deanne.net</a> Thank you, IJ. My mother's ey…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-31:537324:Comment:2443392010-07-31T17:03:05.020ZDana Kinghttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/DanaKing
Thank you, IJ. My mother's eyesight has deteriorated from macular degeneration. It looks to have stabilized with treatment, but she can't read without the help of one of those bulky magnifiers. I don;t know why it didn't occur ot me before--I knew Kindles could enlarge print--but this could be a godsend for her. Thanks for putting 2 and 3 together for me.
Thank you, IJ. My mother's eyesight has deteriorated from macular degeneration. It looks to have stabilized with treatment, but she can't read without the help of one of those bulky magnifiers. I don;t know why it didn't occur ot me before--I knew Kindles could enlarge print--but this could be a godsend for her. Thanks for putting 2 and 3 together for me. And the implications of e-boo…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-31:537324:Comment:2442762010-07-31T14:19:20.873ZJohn McFetridgehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/JohnMcF
And the implications of e-books replacing MM are significant. My small Canadian publisher can sell as many hardcover copies of my books as a big publisher (which isn't very many, mostly library and specialty store sales) but they can't get into the MM business because of the huge amount of capital required for a big print run, shipping and returns, so they try and sell the MM rights to another company.<br />
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But, if e-books become the norm and most book buyers have e-readers it will make it possible…
And the implications of e-books replacing MM are significant. My small Canadian publisher can sell as many hardcover copies of my books as a big publisher (which isn't very many, mostly library and specialty store sales) but they can't get into the MM business because of the huge amount of capital required for a big print run, shipping and returns, so they try and sell the MM rights to another company.<br />
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But, if e-books become the norm and most book buyers have e-readers it will make it possible for smaller publishers to distribute their books much better. I still wouldn't expect to sell very many copies of my oddball books, but at least they'll be available in a fomat that may be the most popular.<br />
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It's really the low-cost dstribution of e-books that makes the biggest difference, not the low-cost production. I agree with Jon and others t…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-31:537324:Comment:2442402010-07-31T05:45:38.003ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
I agree with Jon and others that MM paperbacks are really the natural thing for ebooks to replace. You buy them to read them, not to HAVE them. I expect hardbacks will always be with us - the collectible, the memento. The hardy library piece.<br />
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(Did anybody here notice how vinyl LPs have made a comeback? Now that people don't buy their music in physical form at all, CDs are on the wane, but people like LPs both for the mellower sound, and for the collectible qualities. I mean, it just wasn't the…
I agree with Jon and others that MM paperbacks are really the natural thing for ebooks to replace. You buy them to read them, not to HAVE them. I expect hardbacks will always be with us - the collectible, the memento. The hardy library piece.<br />
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(Did anybody here notice how vinyl LPs have made a comeback? Now that people don't buy their music in physical form at all, CDs are on the wane, but people like LPs both for the mellower sound, and for the collectible qualities. I mean, it just wasn't the same sitting and looking over your tiny CD case while listening to music the way it was looking over a nice big LP cover.) Text to speech does not viola…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-31:537324:Comment:2442382010-07-31T05:40:55.682ZCamille LaGuirehttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/CamilleLaGuire
Text to speech does not violate audio rights (it's not the same thing) but many publishers (especially small ones) are afraid to violate any agreements, so they don't enable the text-to-speech features. Amazon has it available, but it's the publisher's choice whether to enable it.<br />
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Any independent author/publisher who wants to sign up for the 70 percent option is required to enable this feature. So, yeah, it's enabled on mine, but alas, I can't tell you how well it works, because I don't read…
Text to speech does not violate audio rights (it's not the same thing) but many publishers (especially small ones) are afraid to violate any agreements, so they don't enable the text-to-speech features. Amazon has it available, but it's the publisher's choice whether to enable it.<br />
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Any independent author/publisher who wants to sign up for the 70 percent option is required to enable this feature. So, yeah, it's enabled on mine, but alas, I can't tell you how well it works, because I don't read on a Kindle. I read on my iPod Touch. (I'll have to see if that feature is available.) Thanks, I.J. I didn’t realize…tag:crimespace.ning.com,2010-07-30:537324:Comment:2442252010-07-30T22:39:36.920Zcj forresthttps://crimespace.ning.com/profile/cjforrest
Thanks, I.J. I didn’t realize that audio copyrights were different than print. I’m not sure I want to listen to a story that sounded like Stephen Hawking. Not that I have anything against Stephen Hawking.
Thanks, I.J. I didn’t realize that audio copyrights were different than print. I’m not sure I want to listen to a story that sounded like Stephen Hawking. Not that I have anything against Stephen Hawking.