tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post2177871813296191680..comments2023-08-15T05:06:03.233-06:00Comments on The Writing Sisterhood: How It's All ChangedThe Sisterhoodhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09889577041903181315noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-42964799284713974402012-01-17T07:50:33.068-07:002012-01-17T07:50:33.068-07:00Lorena - I enjoy your insight on local bookstores....Lorena - I enjoy your insight on local bookstores. I agree that it's very important for authors to make that local connection by doing book signings at the local bookstores. If we're supposed to do all the promoting legwork now, then we better get used to the idea of putting ourselves out there and starting in our own backyards. <br /><br />Missed Periods - Print books are beautiful! That's the one sad thing that's going away with more and more electronic media. We forget that there's artwork on the cover and what the pages smell like, and for me personally, I don't ever want that to go away.Mary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-24367553715647863762012-01-17T07:46:40.133-07:002012-01-17T07:46:40.133-07:00Violante - Don't feel ancient! There are so ma...Violante - Don't feel ancient! There are so many out there who don't own the technology that gets shoved at us on a daily basis. I have a strong feeling that many tablet owners don't really use them for reading purposes (unless they're big Kindle fans and that's why they bought the new Fire). In actuality, I recently read an article that said one of the top ten products to disappear before the end of this decade are e-readers, which will be replaced by all tablets. I would personally say don't break out the money for one until you really feel you need to.<br /><br />Li - I, too, enjoy the smaller bookstores. To be quite honest, I always had a hard time finding what I wanted at Borders and then would turn around and buy it for cheaper on Amazon. When I think of little bookstores, I always think of "You've Got Mail" and how Meg Ryan's store was essentially forced out of business by the big chains. Oh, and even though I have a Kindle, I enjoy a paper book much better as well.<br /><br />Lynda and Stephanie - Ease and accessibility are the beauty behind the Kindle! Oh, the clicking and buying that goes on. We will all go broke by using so much of Amazon! But, yes, e-readers have completely changed how society reads books, and if it means more books being read, then I'm all for that. Although, Stephanie, I agree with you about self-pubbed books. I've read a few and haven't been overly impressed. There's been somewhat of a disconnect created among authors, agents and publishing houses and somehow that connection needs to come back.Mary Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09429769115085903305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-35287971342944062912012-01-16T23:41:32.039-07:002012-01-16T23:41:32.039-07:00I still have no interest in owning an e-reader. I&...I still have no interest in owning an e-reader. I'm not against them in general, but I think print books are beautiful. And thanks for this post--very interesting.Missed Periodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10343265071637032284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-46525756480846551772012-01-16T20:22:27.467-07:002012-01-16T20:22:27.467-07:00One more thing. For a long time I feared for my lo...One more thing. For a long time I feared for my local bookstore ( as others in town closed) but this one has lasted and while I worked there, it was the largest one in the city (more than B&N or Borders). The advantage of local bookstores is that they're not subject to corporate policies and such. Local stores can make their own decisions about the books they buy (they know their market) they can plan events to promote a particular author/book and they have their own marketing/advertising team.Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-51995564948663650522012-01-16T20:12:43.868-07:002012-01-16T20:12:43.868-07:00I remember very well the author book tours in the ...I remember very well the author book tours in the late 90's. I was a graphic designer at a local bookstore (which I'm happy to report is still in business) and we had several book signings throughout the month (more so than any chain bookstore in the city.) Recently an author friend of mine mentioned her book tours and I innocently (and excitedly) asked where was she going and she said "they're BLOG book tours!" So I guess things have changed a lot! I understand publishers may not want to pay for travel expenses anymore but authors, remember you can always do local book signings. In my experience in bookstores, we were always happy to accommodate authors (it meant more book sales).Lorenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848249911635132594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-26350970683772502282012-01-16T16:46:08.870-07:002012-01-16T16:46:08.870-07:00Ooh, provocative post! :) I learned a lot from thi...Ooh, provocative post! :) I learned a lot from this, first of all, so thank you. I was wondering how/why the mom-and-pop bookstore across the street was thriving when Borders failed: I feel like I understand that better.<br /><br />I am an e-book enthusiast, but I've never bought anything self-published. To me, those are two different issues. However, I was really heartened to read about Amanda Hocking, who's raking in money after her self-published books went viral. (Here's her story, if you haven't heard of her: http://www.npr.org/2012/01/08/144804084/a-self-published-authors-2-million-cinderella-story) <br /><br />I buy more books, now that I have an e-book reader, than I did when I had to drive to a store to get a hard copy. One reason is that I can shop with the click of a button. Another big reason is that I'm out of bookshelf space: we already have a houseful of beautiful paper books (about every other book I read is a paper book). I have dozens of books on my Kindle, taking up no more space than a single book. And I can take all those books with me, wherever I go. So people like me are probably helping authors (I hope), since we're buying more of their product.<br /><br />Interestingly, my teenage daughter prefers paper books. I bought her a Kindle for her birthday ... she has yet to crack it open. So you've got young company, Violante! :)Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02187854108656107958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-22041321868769474582012-01-16T15:33:22.953-07:002012-01-16T15:33:22.953-07:00I've owned an ereader for a year now and it&#...I've owned an ereader for a year now and it's definitely changed the way I read. I find paper books somewhat clunky now. And I love the convenience of my kindle. I can pop onto Amazon and download a new book whenever, where ever I want.Lynda R Young as Elle Cardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09975442291393246148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-18276399717085115892012-01-15T18:01:49.006-07:002012-01-15T18:01:49.006-07:00I do love the revitalization of the small, cozy li...I do love the revitalization of the small, cozy little neighborhood bookstore. (We have 3.) As for ereaders, I don't have one, and while I don't mind reading books on my laptop, given a choice I will always buy/borrow a paper copy. I just like it a whole lot better, and for some reason it seems far easier to read for me.(Could just be psychological.)Lihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08831231531918915804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3266371808927804670.post-65713713726649867802012-01-15T16:58:54.016-07:002012-01-15T16:58:54.016-07:00Your post Sister Mary, Mary has made me feel posit...Your post Sister Mary, Mary has made me feel positively prehistoric. I don´t own a kindle, I never seen an e-reader (although I have read e-books) and I thought tablets were what Egyptian and Assyrians used as writing pads, but I do remember the coziness of Dalton´s and Barnes & Nobles and even Rizzoli and Brentano’s (that is Jurassic). I remember the days when thick was in, when a fat book (just like a Beefsteak Charlie’s flank of beef) meant a juicy, delicious, comforting tale. I may become a published e-book author, but deep inside I´ll know the format cannot replace the good feeling of cuddling with a novel in your bathtub. It´s like the demise of video recorders, whatever replaced them was never as good as the Real McCoyViolantehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02800111423488923625noreply@blogger.com