Anne here, interviewing wench Pat Rice about her most recent innovation, self publishing in e-book form. Pat, with the growth of e-book buying, we are seeing more and more well-known authors putting out their own, new-and-original e-books, in addition to their usual publications by major publishers. What made you decide to join their ranks?
Pat: mainly because I had a story that doesn’t fit genre boundaries. Evil Genius is not historical and not a romance, although there’s one hunky spy hiding in the attic who might have intentions toward my peripatetic heroine. But she has an eccentric family, a murdered grandfather, and Washington D.C. to conquer first, so romance must wait. 
Anne: It sounds wonderful. You do have a way with eccentric characters, and I liked your heroine from the opening lines:
My name is Ana, and I’m a doormat.
I’m also one of the best virtual assistants in the world, if you’ll pardon my modesty. Being a virtual assistant and a wuss often go hand in hand. Most of us are introverts who prefer to work in cyberspace because human nature is messy and unpredictable and computers aren’t.
My excuse is that my family is messier than most and so far beyond volatile as to establish whole new spectrums of the definition, so being their doormat involves a great deal of mud and muddle that I couldn’t take anymore.
But her family, starting with her brilliant, goth, nine-year-old half-sister, EG, manages to track Ana down, and that's where the fun starts. What inspired you to write this story?
Pat: I wish I could say I dipped into the well of creative genius and returned with a pail full of characters, but my head doesn't work that way. I started this book years and years ago, when I was tired of writing romance and wanted to expand my repertoire. I asked my agent what I should write. She said whatever made me happy. Ana made me happy. At the time—back before tiny computers were so readily available and USB drives were barely known, Ana was on the cutting edge of the technical world. So she may have been driven a little bit by my IT husband who would tell me all kinds of fun things computers would do some day. Alas and alack, that cutting edge had to be cut as time went on!
Anne: Yes, technology changes so fast, doesn't it? But people don't. This book has a great cast of quirky, fun characters, including the one who begins his communications via a lamp (electronically, not as a ghost.) Tell us about a couple of your favorite characters.
Pat: I adore them all. Ana, of course, who carries a cap gun in her purse to scare off thieves. And EG, who pessimistically predicts the family's downfalls—because she's psychic or because the family always fails? Nick, the ascot-wearing Brit half-brother who feels guilty when he breaks the bank at casinos. But yes, the spy in the attic has so much potential, he has to be one of my favorites. He doesn't go out in public often, but when he does, he wears diamond cufflinks.
Anne: This is a bit of a departure for you, isn't it? A kind of murder mystery, not historical and not a romance. Was it fun to play in a different playground?
Pat: Lovely fun! I've always written character-driven books with heavy duty plot, so pretty much all I left out here was the direct romance and the sex. There's a hint of romance to come, but the book is basically family relationship with a mystery. And a spy. Don't forget the spy!
Anne: Nobody could forget the spy. You're a "fly-into-the-mist" kind of writer. Did anything surprise you along the way?
Pat: Just about everything surprised me. I had so many things jumping off the page that I probably excised as much as I left in. It was really difficult taming this wild and wooly story into something that might please readers as much as it did me.
Anne: Well, it certainly pleased this reader. Is this a one-off story, or do you plan to write a sequel?
Pat: That, my friend, remains to be seen. I definitely have sequels planned. But this is the first time I've tried publishing directly without a big NYC house promoting for me. It's a daunting task, and I'd much rather write than promote. So if sales don't justify a sequel, I can't afford to take time away from my contracted work to play in new waters. So if readers really want the sequel, they need to encourage friends to buy the book!
Anne: I really hope lots of people buy it, because I want to read the next story. (Selfish? me? LOL) Could you give us a small taste of this book?
Pat: Of course, here's an excerpt… in which Ana and family learn their grandfather is dead: 
“May I help you?” a voice intoned from the intercom hidden behind a pot of pothos cascading from a sphinx head near the door.
“Anastasia Devlin here,” I informed the disembodied voice. “I wish to see my grandfather.”
Nicholas elbowed me, and EG scowled, but I didn’t see any purpose in terrifying the old guy by telling him a regiment of Magda’s offspring was at the door.
The silence following my announcement was striking. I opted for the fantasy of imagining a supercilious butler progressing through marble hallways, dusting the woodwork in his anxiousness to garner the approval of the prodigal grandchild.
“There are no grandfathers present,” the voice finally replied, striking a blow to my comfortable reverie.
I am not normally a combative person. I say please and thank you when called upon. But there were times my Irish temper blew the top of my head—
Seeing the gleam in my eye, Nicholas grabbed my elbow and jerked me down the stairs. “Come along. We can take a hotel room and discuss this.”
EG scampered for the gate without waiting.
I shook him off and returned to slam the knocker again. “What have you done with my grandfather?” I shouted at the sphinx, rattling the door.
And I was serious. I remembered this house. I remembered a tall man with thick pepper-and-salt hair and a bristly mustache, and I wanted his hugs back again. If these monsters had done anything to my grandfather, I’d make them pay. Tears actually stung my eyes as I slammed the knocker, and disappointment and grief spilled into the fury. I wanted my childhood back.
I knew I couldn’t have it, but EG deserved a real childhood with kitchen tables and schools and laughing friends. No kid ought to be brought up as I had. I would claw the face off the damned sphinx to give EG the home she needed. This home. Ripped from my subconscious, it had become my reason for living. To hell with Magda and whatever argument had taken us out of our grandfather’s life. I intended to change all that.
All right, so I had a lot fermenting in the murk of my subconscious, and denial was my middle name. No one ever said therapy helped.
“Maximillian no longer lives here,” the voice intoned again in an accent more posh than Nick’s. “He passed on two months ago.”
EG gave her “I told you so” shrug, sat down on the gate step, and began searching the three-inch band of lawn for four-leaf clovers. I knew she’d been covertly hoping her hitherto unknown relative might help Senator Tex, but EG was not only smart, she’s a cynic. My heart bled watching her give up hope.
Apparently as affected by her plight as I was, Nicholas stepped up to the intercom, shot his cuffs to the proper width from his coat sleeve as if someone could see him, and purred with his best British accent, “Then I suggest you open the door to his heirs, or we will be forced to consult with our attorneys.”
Anne: Gorgeous. So where can readers find your Evil Genius?
Pat: At www.bookviewcafe.com and on all other internet e-book sites.
Anne: Having no experience in the area myself, I'm curious as to what process you followed in getting this book ready for publication.
Pat: I didn't want to put an original work of fiction in the market without proper editing. So when I joined Bookviewcafe's author's co-op to release my Magic backlist and saw what a lovely job they were doing on their new fiction, I brought EG out and dusted her off and began taking e-publishing a little more seriously. Bookviewcafe has awesome editors, artists, and professionals who know how to make an e-book look good. Pati Nagle designed my cover. Bookviewcafe released the book first and it's available here . They also arranged for reviews and prepared the book for Amazon, B&N, etc. Working together, authors have a wonderful array of tools at their hands!
Anne: It sounds brilliant. It's been a while now since you bought an e-book reader. Has it changed the way you read at all?
Pat: Oh definitely! When I got the reader, I went through and found all the beginnings of series I've wanted to read and couldn't buy because they're OOP. Many of them were marked down to $2.99, so I had stacks and stacks of books to test. Sadly, the publishers insisting on "agency pricing" for new mass markets have curtailed my buying of brand new books. I want books on my reader because I'm tired of throwing out paper books. But I can order paper at a discount and can't with digital, so I'm reading a lot of older books now. Or in different genres that still discount digital.
Anne: Thanks for the interview, Pat. And for the pre-read of a fun book that made me smile all the way through.
Pat: Thank you for wasting your time on me and Evil Genius!
Anne: It was no waste, but a pleasure. So, a question for our readers, those of you who have e-readers already, how has it changed your reading/buying habits? And those (like me) who don't, are you getting tempted by the e-book revolution? Or still resisting?
I have SO been waiting for EVIL GENIUS to be released on the world! And indeed, I have it on my e-reader.
But–my best (and often only) leisure reading time is in the bathtub, and while it is possible to read the Nook through a plastic bag, it’s not an ideal reading experience. So I have great e-book piling up, waiting until my next vacation.
I have SO been waiting for EVIL GENIUS to be released on the world! And indeed, I have it on my e-reader.
But–my best (and often only) leisure reading time is in the bathtub, and while it is possible to read the Nook through a plastic bag, it’s not an ideal reading experience. So I have great e-book piling up, waiting until my next vacation.
I have SO been waiting for EVIL GENIUS to be released on the world! And indeed, I have it on my e-reader.
But–my best (and often only) leisure reading time is in the bathtub, and while it is possible to read the Nook through a plastic bag, it’s not an ideal reading experience. So I have great e-book piling up, waiting until my next vacation.
I have SO been waiting for EVIL GENIUS to be released on the world! And indeed, I have it on my e-reader.
But–my best (and often only) leisure reading time is in the bathtub, and while it is possible to read the Nook through a plastic bag, it’s not an ideal reading experience. So I have great e-book piling up, waiting until my next vacation.
I have SO been waiting for EVIL GENIUS to be released on the world! And indeed, I have it on my e-reader.
But–my best (and often only) leisure reading time is in the bathtub, and while it is possible to read the Nook through a plastic bag, it’s not an ideal reading experience. So I have great e-book piling up, waiting until my next vacation.
Sold! Just bought Evil Genius for my Nook. It took all of 20 seconds–instant gratification being one of the things that I love about having an e-reader.
I bought an e-reader because I reached a point where Something had to be Done about the (rapidly growing) sacks of paperbacks in the closet. And Pat, you are part of my e-book story because it was one of your Magic books that I searched for, purchased, downloaded and read while going 65 miles an hour in the car down I-5 (don’t worry, I was in the back seat)–a moment that made me a passionate e-book convert.
I love being able to access OOP backlists, I’ve been much more adventurous in my reading, and I actually read books beginning to end now (instead of reading the last chapter first, LOL).
Wishing you much success with Evil Genius!
Sold! Just bought Evil Genius for my Nook. It took all of 20 seconds–instant gratification being one of the things that I love about having an e-reader.
I bought an e-reader because I reached a point where Something had to be Done about the (rapidly growing) sacks of paperbacks in the closet. And Pat, you are part of my e-book story because it was one of your Magic books that I searched for, purchased, downloaded and read while going 65 miles an hour in the car down I-5 (don’t worry, I was in the back seat)–a moment that made me a passionate e-book convert.
I love being able to access OOP backlists, I’ve been much more adventurous in my reading, and I actually read books beginning to end now (instead of reading the last chapter first, LOL).
Wishing you much success with Evil Genius!
Sold! Just bought Evil Genius for my Nook. It took all of 20 seconds–instant gratification being one of the things that I love about having an e-reader.
I bought an e-reader because I reached a point where Something had to be Done about the (rapidly growing) sacks of paperbacks in the closet. And Pat, you are part of my e-book story because it was one of your Magic books that I searched for, purchased, downloaded and read while going 65 miles an hour in the car down I-5 (don’t worry, I was in the back seat)–a moment that made me a passionate e-book convert.
I love being able to access OOP backlists, I’ve been much more adventurous in my reading, and I actually read books beginning to end now (instead of reading the last chapter first, LOL).
Wishing you much success with Evil Genius!
Sold! Just bought Evil Genius for my Nook. It took all of 20 seconds–instant gratification being one of the things that I love about having an e-reader.
I bought an e-reader because I reached a point where Something had to be Done about the (rapidly growing) sacks of paperbacks in the closet. And Pat, you are part of my e-book story because it was one of your Magic books that I searched for, purchased, downloaded and read while going 65 miles an hour in the car down I-5 (don’t worry, I was in the back seat)–a moment that made me a passionate e-book convert.
I love being able to access OOP backlists, I’ve been much more adventurous in my reading, and I actually read books beginning to end now (instead of reading the last chapter first, LOL).
Wishing you much success with Evil Genius!
Sold! Just bought Evil Genius for my Nook. It took all of 20 seconds–instant gratification being one of the things that I love about having an e-reader.
I bought an e-reader because I reached a point where Something had to be Done about the (rapidly growing) sacks of paperbacks in the closet. And Pat, you are part of my e-book story because it was one of your Magic books that I searched for, purchased, downloaded and read while going 65 miles an hour in the car down I-5 (don’t worry, I was in the back seat)–a moment that made me a passionate e-book convert.
I love being able to access OOP backlists, I’ve been much more adventurous in my reading, and I actually read books beginning to end now (instead of reading the last chapter first, LOL).
Wishing you much success with Evil Genius!
Digital books are spoiling me! I can buy original ebooks and OOP for considerably less than print prices, so my TBR mountain teeters. Unfortunately, mercury retrograde has struck and disappeared all the downloads on my Nook! I’m in California right now, attending the RT Bookreview convention, and I had to read the only paper book I had with me on the plane! ARgghhh.
Digital books are spoiling me! I can buy original ebooks and OOP for considerably less than print prices, so my TBR mountain teeters. Unfortunately, mercury retrograde has struck and disappeared all the downloads on my Nook! I’m in California right now, attending the RT Bookreview convention, and I had to read the only paper book I had with me on the plane! ARgghhh.
Digital books are spoiling me! I can buy original ebooks and OOP for considerably less than print prices, so my TBR mountain teeters. Unfortunately, mercury retrograde has struck and disappeared all the downloads on my Nook! I’m in California right now, attending the RT Bookreview convention, and I had to read the only paper book I had with me on the plane! ARgghhh.
Digital books are spoiling me! I can buy original ebooks and OOP for considerably less than print prices, so my TBR mountain teeters. Unfortunately, mercury retrograde has struck and disappeared all the downloads on my Nook! I’m in California right now, attending the RT Bookreview convention, and I had to read the only paper book I had with me on the plane! ARgghhh.
Digital books are spoiling me! I can buy original ebooks and OOP for considerably less than print prices, so my TBR mountain teeters. Unfortunately, mercury retrograde has struck and disappeared all the downloads on my Nook! I’m in California right now, attending the RT Bookreview convention, and I had to read the only paper book I had with me on the plane! ARgghhh.
First I’m going to borrow my daughter’s Nook when we take a Baltic cruise this summer and see how it goes. The thought of lugging 10 books or more (airplane time and an 11-day cruise)overseas worries me. I sure wish they’d had good e-readers when we lived in Malaysia. I would have bought one for sure there instead of waiting two months after release date to get a copy.
First I’m going to borrow my daughter’s Nook when we take a Baltic cruise this summer and see how it goes. The thought of lugging 10 books or more (airplane time and an 11-day cruise)overseas worries me. I sure wish they’d had good e-readers when we lived in Malaysia. I would have bought one for sure there instead of waiting two months after release date to get a copy.
First I’m going to borrow my daughter’s Nook when we take a Baltic cruise this summer and see how it goes. The thought of lugging 10 books or more (airplane time and an 11-day cruise)overseas worries me. I sure wish they’d had good e-readers when we lived in Malaysia. I would have bought one for sure there instead of waiting two months after release date to get a copy.
First I’m going to borrow my daughter’s Nook when we take a Baltic cruise this summer and see how it goes. The thought of lugging 10 books or more (airplane time and an 11-day cruise)overseas worries me. I sure wish they’d had good e-readers when we lived in Malaysia. I would have bought one for sure there instead of waiting two months after release date to get a copy.
First I’m going to borrow my daughter’s Nook when we take a Baltic cruise this summer and see how it goes. The thought of lugging 10 books or more (airplane time and an 11-day cruise)overseas worries me. I sure wish they’d had good e-readers when we lived in Malaysia. I would have bought one for sure there instead of waiting two months after release date to get a copy.
Pat, I confess I am a DRM subverter. I don’t share, but fear of being bookless has me load everything on my Sony & my iPad. Just. In. Case.
I am absolutely getting Evil Genius. My brilliant goth is only 7, but I think she could already track her sister down, if need arose. Unless someone called her a ‘stupid fairy princess’. She totally loses it when that happens.
Pat, I confess I am a DRM subverter. I don’t share, but fear of being bookless has me load everything on my Sony & my iPad. Just. In. Case.
I am absolutely getting Evil Genius. My brilliant goth is only 7, but I think she could already track her sister down, if need arose. Unless someone called her a ‘stupid fairy princess’. She totally loses it when that happens.
Pat, I confess I am a DRM subverter. I don’t share, but fear of being bookless has me load everything on my Sony & my iPad. Just. In. Case.
I am absolutely getting Evil Genius. My brilliant goth is only 7, but I think she could already track her sister down, if need arose. Unless someone called her a ‘stupid fairy princess’. She totally loses it when that happens.
Pat, I confess I am a DRM subverter. I don’t share, but fear of being bookless has me load everything on my Sony & my iPad. Just. In. Case.
I am absolutely getting Evil Genius. My brilliant goth is only 7, but I think she could already track her sister down, if need arose. Unless someone called her a ‘stupid fairy princess’. She totally loses it when that happens.
Pat, I confess I am a DRM subverter. I don’t share, but fear of being bookless has me load everything on my Sony & my iPad. Just. In. Case.
I am absolutely getting Evil Genius. My brilliant goth is only 7, but I think she could already track her sister down, if need arose. Unless someone called her a ‘stupid fairy princess’. She totally loses it when that happens.
Ugh, double posting! Sorry I’m a bit scattered today. Since going e-book I’m reading much more because the post chemo limitations are no longer an obstruction. (I’m going back to Cancerville, so I appreciate the ebook world even more)
While my reading is up my purchasing is way, way, way down. Many of the authors I enjoy are Agency priced and with a few exceptions I just won’t do it. I refuse to pay more for a restricted copy than I would for an unrestricted. If the authors were making more I might, but my understanding is that (in general) this is not a cash windfall for them.
I’m also planning to follow any authors that move digital (but edited) like Connie B. Victoria A was on the bubble for me (paper or e) after her last few books, but with her move to non-Agency I put her back on the auto-buy list.
I bought e-readers for my aunt and cousin, both were buying and reading more before Agency Pricing hit. My aunt is buying at the same level, my cousin has completely quit purchasing. She’s reading only classics or pirated books now. (we argue about that last category quite a bit)
Ugh, double posting! Sorry I’m a bit scattered today. Since going e-book I’m reading much more because the post chemo limitations are no longer an obstruction. (I’m going back to Cancerville, so I appreciate the ebook world even more)
While my reading is up my purchasing is way, way, way down. Many of the authors I enjoy are Agency priced and with a few exceptions I just won’t do it. I refuse to pay more for a restricted copy than I would for an unrestricted. If the authors were making more I might, but my understanding is that (in general) this is not a cash windfall for them.
I’m also planning to follow any authors that move digital (but edited) like Connie B. Victoria A was on the bubble for me (paper or e) after her last few books, but with her move to non-Agency I put her back on the auto-buy list.
I bought e-readers for my aunt and cousin, both were buying and reading more before Agency Pricing hit. My aunt is buying at the same level, my cousin has completely quit purchasing. She’s reading only classics or pirated books now. (we argue about that last category quite a bit)
Ugh, double posting! Sorry I’m a bit scattered today. Since going e-book I’m reading much more because the post chemo limitations are no longer an obstruction. (I’m going back to Cancerville, so I appreciate the ebook world even more)
While my reading is up my purchasing is way, way, way down. Many of the authors I enjoy are Agency priced and with a few exceptions I just won’t do it. I refuse to pay more for a restricted copy than I would for an unrestricted. If the authors were making more I might, but my understanding is that (in general) this is not a cash windfall for them.
I’m also planning to follow any authors that move digital (but edited) like Connie B. Victoria A was on the bubble for me (paper or e) after her last few books, but with her move to non-Agency I put her back on the auto-buy list.
I bought e-readers for my aunt and cousin, both were buying and reading more before Agency Pricing hit. My aunt is buying at the same level, my cousin has completely quit purchasing. She’s reading only classics or pirated books now. (we argue about that last category quite a bit)
Ugh, double posting! Sorry I’m a bit scattered today. Since going e-book I’m reading much more because the post chemo limitations are no longer an obstruction. (I’m going back to Cancerville, so I appreciate the ebook world even more)
While my reading is up my purchasing is way, way, way down. Many of the authors I enjoy are Agency priced and with a few exceptions I just won’t do it. I refuse to pay more for a restricted copy than I would for an unrestricted. If the authors were making more I might, but my understanding is that (in general) this is not a cash windfall for them.
I’m also planning to follow any authors that move digital (but edited) like Connie B. Victoria A was on the bubble for me (paper or e) after her last few books, but with her move to non-Agency I put her back on the auto-buy list.
I bought e-readers for my aunt and cousin, both were buying and reading more before Agency Pricing hit. My aunt is buying at the same level, my cousin has completely quit purchasing. She’s reading only classics or pirated books now. (we argue about that last category quite a bit)
Ugh, double posting! Sorry I’m a bit scattered today. Since going e-book I’m reading much more because the post chemo limitations are no longer an obstruction. (I’m going back to Cancerville, so I appreciate the ebook world even more)
While my reading is up my purchasing is way, way, way down. Many of the authors I enjoy are Agency priced and with a few exceptions I just won’t do it. I refuse to pay more for a restricted copy than I would for an unrestricted. If the authors were making more I might, but my understanding is that (in general) this is not a cash windfall for them.
I’m also planning to follow any authors that move digital (but edited) like Connie B. Victoria A was on the bubble for me (paper or e) after her last few books, but with her move to non-Agency I put her back on the auto-buy list.
I bought e-readers for my aunt and cousin, both were buying and reading more before Agency Pricing hit. My aunt is buying at the same level, my cousin has completely quit purchasing. She’s reading only classics or pirated books now. (we argue about that last category quite a bit)
I buy so many ebooks now, it’s pathetic. So many authors uploading their backlists! And at relatively cheap prices, too. A real bonanza. I could probably spend the rest of my life reading just the backlists of authors I like. Anne, where’s yours?
But there are also lots of new books there, too. Some genres that no longer have NY’s favor are available in ebooks, like new traditional regencies. And then there are all the mixed genre stories. And whatever length you like.
There are also lots of freebies, mainly from indie authors on Smashwords. I made out like a bandit when Pat’s A Writers’ Work gave out freebies on Dec. 26 and in January. And some publishers do give their new or recent ebooks out at a reduced price or free. Go join the Sourcebooks mailing list. This week you can get Ciji Ware’s latest (a real knock-your-socks-off historical) for $5.99. And her previous one for FREE. And nobody paid me to say this. *g*
I buy so many ebooks now, it’s pathetic. So many authors uploading their backlists! And at relatively cheap prices, too. A real bonanza. I could probably spend the rest of my life reading just the backlists of authors I like. Anne, where’s yours?
But there are also lots of new books there, too. Some genres that no longer have NY’s favor are available in ebooks, like new traditional regencies. And then there are all the mixed genre stories. And whatever length you like.
There are also lots of freebies, mainly from indie authors on Smashwords. I made out like a bandit when Pat’s A Writers’ Work gave out freebies on Dec. 26 and in January. And some publishers do give their new or recent ebooks out at a reduced price or free. Go join the Sourcebooks mailing list. This week you can get Ciji Ware’s latest (a real knock-your-socks-off historical) for $5.99. And her previous one for FREE. And nobody paid me to say this. *g*
I buy so many ebooks now, it’s pathetic. So many authors uploading their backlists! And at relatively cheap prices, too. A real bonanza. I could probably spend the rest of my life reading just the backlists of authors I like. Anne, where’s yours?
But there are also lots of new books there, too. Some genres that no longer have NY’s favor are available in ebooks, like new traditional regencies. And then there are all the mixed genre stories. And whatever length you like.
There are also lots of freebies, mainly from indie authors on Smashwords. I made out like a bandit when Pat’s A Writers’ Work gave out freebies on Dec. 26 and in January. And some publishers do give their new or recent ebooks out at a reduced price or free. Go join the Sourcebooks mailing list. This week you can get Ciji Ware’s latest (a real knock-your-socks-off historical) for $5.99. And her previous one for FREE. And nobody paid me to say this. *g*
I buy so many ebooks now, it’s pathetic. So many authors uploading their backlists! And at relatively cheap prices, too. A real bonanza. I could probably spend the rest of my life reading just the backlists of authors I like. Anne, where’s yours?
But there are also lots of new books there, too. Some genres that no longer have NY’s favor are available in ebooks, like new traditional regencies. And then there are all the mixed genre stories. And whatever length you like.
There are also lots of freebies, mainly from indie authors on Smashwords. I made out like a bandit when Pat’s A Writers’ Work gave out freebies on Dec. 26 and in January. And some publishers do give their new or recent ebooks out at a reduced price or free. Go join the Sourcebooks mailing list. This week you can get Ciji Ware’s latest (a real knock-your-socks-off historical) for $5.99. And her previous one for FREE. And nobody paid me to say this. *g*
I buy so many ebooks now, it’s pathetic. So many authors uploading their backlists! And at relatively cheap prices, too. A real bonanza. I could probably spend the rest of my life reading just the backlists of authors I like. Anne, where’s yours?
But there are also lots of new books there, too. Some genres that no longer have NY’s favor are available in ebooks, like new traditional regencies. And then there are all the mixed genre stories. And whatever length you like.
There are also lots of freebies, mainly from indie authors on Smashwords. I made out like a bandit when Pat’s A Writers’ Work gave out freebies on Dec. 26 and in January. And some publishers do give their new or recent ebooks out at a reduced price or free. Go join the Sourcebooks mailing list. This week you can get Ciji Ware’s latest (a real knock-your-socks-off historical) for $5.99. And her previous one for FREE. And nobody paid me to say this. *g*
Mary Jo, I’ve never been a bathtub reader, though many of my friends are. And yes, I imagine it becomes a problem reading electronically while in water. LOL.
RevMelinda, I hear you on the out-of-control stacks of books, and the e-reader as a solution to the physical space in houses. I need to clear out my house to renovate it and the prospect is so daunting. A friend of mine said the other day, “You know your house would be fine if it wasn’t for all those books and all the paper files you have.” And he was right, LOL
And the idea of being able to feed a reading addiction while a passenger in a car is immensely appealing, too.
Mary Jo, I’ve never been a bathtub reader, though many of my friends are. And yes, I imagine it becomes a problem reading electronically while in water. LOL.
RevMelinda, I hear you on the out-of-control stacks of books, and the e-reader as a solution to the physical space in houses. I need to clear out my house to renovate it and the prospect is so daunting. A friend of mine said the other day, “You know your house would be fine if it wasn’t for all those books and all the paper files you have.” And he was right, LOL
And the idea of being able to feed a reading addiction while a passenger in a car is immensely appealing, too.
Mary Jo, I’ve never been a bathtub reader, though many of my friends are. And yes, I imagine it becomes a problem reading electronically while in water. LOL.
RevMelinda, I hear you on the out-of-control stacks of books, and the e-reader as a solution to the physical space in houses. I need to clear out my house to renovate it and the prospect is so daunting. A friend of mine said the other day, “You know your house would be fine if it wasn’t for all those books and all the paper files you have.” And he was right, LOL
And the idea of being able to feed a reading addiction while a passenger in a car is immensely appealing, too.
Mary Jo, I’ve never been a bathtub reader, though many of my friends are. And yes, I imagine it becomes a problem reading electronically while in water. LOL.
RevMelinda, I hear you on the out-of-control stacks of books, and the e-reader as a solution to the physical space in houses. I need to clear out my house to renovate it and the prospect is so daunting. A friend of mine said the other day, “You know your house would be fine if it wasn’t for all those books and all the paper files you have.” And he was right, LOL
And the idea of being able to feed a reading addiction while a passenger in a car is immensely appealing, too.
Mary Jo, I’ve never been a bathtub reader, though many of my friends are. And yes, I imagine it becomes a problem reading electronically while in water. LOL.
RevMelinda, I hear you on the out-of-control stacks of books, and the e-reader as a solution to the physical space in houses. I need to clear out my house to renovate it and the prospect is so daunting. A friend of mine said the other day, “You know your house would be fine if it wasn’t for all those books and all the paper files you have.” And he was right, LOL
And the idea of being able to feed a reading addiction while a passenger in a car is immensely appealing, too.
Pat, how awful to lose all your books while away! What is it about you and Things Electronic? It’s a power you have, all right. 😉 Hope RT is huge fun.
MJ, the convenience of taking a pile of books in one small device is what’s inclining me toward buying an e-reader, after I’ve resisted for so long. I’m doing quite a bit of traveling this year and when I came home from Sydney after a reader’s convention (Australia’s answer to RT) my bag was heavier than when I left. I gave away a heap of books at the convention… and then bought a heap more. No resistance, you see. And meeting authors who I liked in person so naturally I had to buy their books.
Pat, how awful to lose all your books while away! What is it about you and Things Electronic? It’s a power you have, all right. 😉 Hope RT is huge fun.
MJ, the convenience of taking a pile of books in one small device is what’s inclining me toward buying an e-reader, after I’ve resisted for so long. I’m doing quite a bit of traveling this year and when I came home from Sydney after a reader’s convention (Australia’s answer to RT) my bag was heavier than when I left. I gave away a heap of books at the convention… and then bought a heap more. No resistance, you see. And meeting authors who I liked in person so naturally I had to buy their books.
Pat, how awful to lose all your books while away! What is it about you and Things Electronic? It’s a power you have, all right. 😉 Hope RT is huge fun.
MJ, the convenience of taking a pile of books in one small device is what’s inclining me toward buying an e-reader, after I’ve resisted for so long. I’m doing quite a bit of traveling this year and when I came home from Sydney after a reader’s convention (Australia’s answer to RT) my bag was heavier than when I left. I gave away a heap of books at the convention… and then bought a heap more. No resistance, you see. And meeting authors who I liked in person so naturally I had to buy their books.
Pat, how awful to lose all your books while away! What is it about you and Things Electronic? It’s a power you have, all right. 😉 Hope RT is huge fun.
MJ, the convenience of taking a pile of books in one small device is what’s inclining me toward buying an e-reader, after I’ve resisted for so long. I’m doing quite a bit of traveling this year and when I came home from Sydney after a reader’s convention (Australia’s answer to RT) my bag was heavier than when I left. I gave away a heap of books at the convention… and then bought a heap more. No resistance, you see. And meeting authors who I liked in person so naturally I had to buy their books.
Pat, how awful to lose all your books while away! What is it about you and Things Electronic? It’s a power you have, all right. 😉 Hope RT is huge fun.
MJ, the convenience of taking a pile of books in one small device is what’s inclining me toward buying an e-reader, after I’ve resisted for so long. I’m doing quite a bit of traveling this year and when I came home from Sydney after a reader’s convention (Australia’s answer to RT) my bag was heavier than when I left. I gave away a heap of books at the convention… and then bought a heap more. No resistance, you see. And meeting authors who I liked in person so naturally I had to buy their books.
Liz, all the best with the treatments. Reading is such a comfort at difficult times, and I can imagine an e-book reader would be very convenient for times when you’re waiting for appointments.
Not sure what you mean by Agency Pricing. I don’t have a lot of knowledge or control of that happens to my e-books. My current frustration is that my last two books aren’t available in ebooks to UK and Australian/NZ readers. I get almost daily mail about it, and am helpless to change things.
LindaB — I’d put out my backlist in a heartbeat if I could, but believe it or not, my historicals for Harlequin are still being published in various parts of the world, so while that’s happening I can’t get the rights back.
I’m planning to put my short story (15K words) from the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance up for sale as an e-book (e-short-story?)– but first I have to finish my current book.
Liz, all the best with the treatments. Reading is such a comfort at difficult times, and I can imagine an e-book reader would be very convenient for times when you’re waiting for appointments.
Not sure what you mean by Agency Pricing. I don’t have a lot of knowledge or control of that happens to my e-books. My current frustration is that my last two books aren’t available in ebooks to UK and Australian/NZ readers. I get almost daily mail about it, and am helpless to change things.
LindaB — I’d put out my backlist in a heartbeat if I could, but believe it or not, my historicals for Harlequin are still being published in various parts of the world, so while that’s happening I can’t get the rights back.
I’m planning to put my short story (15K words) from the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance up for sale as an e-book (e-short-story?)– but first I have to finish my current book.
Liz, all the best with the treatments. Reading is such a comfort at difficult times, and I can imagine an e-book reader would be very convenient for times when you’re waiting for appointments.
Not sure what you mean by Agency Pricing. I don’t have a lot of knowledge or control of that happens to my e-books. My current frustration is that my last two books aren’t available in ebooks to UK and Australian/NZ readers. I get almost daily mail about it, and am helpless to change things.
LindaB — I’d put out my backlist in a heartbeat if I could, but believe it or not, my historicals for Harlequin are still being published in various parts of the world, so while that’s happening I can’t get the rights back.
I’m planning to put my short story (15K words) from the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance up for sale as an e-book (e-short-story?)– but first I have to finish my current book.
Liz, all the best with the treatments. Reading is such a comfort at difficult times, and I can imagine an e-book reader would be very convenient for times when you’re waiting for appointments.
Not sure what you mean by Agency Pricing. I don’t have a lot of knowledge or control of that happens to my e-books. My current frustration is that my last two books aren’t available in ebooks to UK and Australian/NZ readers. I get almost daily mail about it, and am helpless to change things.
LindaB — I’d put out my backlist in a heartbeat if I could, but believe it or not, my historicals for Harlequin are still being published in various parts of the world, so while that’s happening I can’t get the rights back.
I’m planning to put my short story (15K words) from the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance up for sale as an e-book (e-short-story?)– but first I have to finish my current book.
Liz, all the best with the treatments. Reading is such a comfort at difficult times, and I can imagine an e-book reader would be very convenient for times when you’re waiting for appointments.
Not sure what you mean by Agency Pricing. I don’t have a lot of knowledge or control of that happens to my e-books. My current frustration is that my last two books aren’t available in ebooks to UK and Australian/NZ readers. I get almost daily mail about it, and am helpless to change things.
LindaB — I’d put out my backlist in a heartbeat if I could, but believe it or not, my historicals for Harlequin are still being published in various parts of the world, so while that’s happening I can’t get the rights back.
I’m planning to put my short story (15K words) from the Mammoth Book of Scottish Romance up for sale as an e-book (e-short-story?)– but first I have to finish my current book.
What a great interview Ladies and I do love the sound of this book.
I do have an e-reader not one of the better ones but it works fine for me and the reason I bought it was because there are a lot of authors who have books out that are only e books and I wanted to read them. I still buy paper books and always will but for trips and holidays an e reader is so easy to take with you and you can have lots of books with you.
One problem we have here in Australia is that we can’t always purchase the books we want because of where we live and my e reader won’t read an e book if it is a DRM but I still have lots on there.
Have Fun
Helen
What a great interview Ladies and I do love the sound of this book.
I do have an e-reader not one of the better ones but it works fine for me and the reason I bought it was because there are a lot of authors who have books out that are only e books and I wanted to read them. I still buy paper books and always will but for trips and holidays an e reader is so easy to take with you and you can have lots of books with you.
One problem we have here in Australia is that we can’t always purchase the books we want because of where we live and my e reader won’t read an e book if it is a DRM but I still have lots on there.
Have Fun
Helen
What a great interview Ladies and I do love the sound of this book.
I do have an e-reader not one of the better ones but it works fine for me and the reason I bought it was because there are a lot of authors who have books out that are only e books and I wanted to read them. I still buy paper books and always will but for trips and holidays an e reader is so easy to take with you and you can have lots of books with you.
One problem we have here in Australia is that we can’t always purchase the books we want because of where we live and my e reader won’t read an e book if it is a DRM but I still have lots on there.
Have Fun
Helen
What a great interview Ladies and I do love the sound of this book.
I do have an e-reader not one of the better ones but it works fine for me and the reason I bought it was because there are a lot of authors who have books out that are only e books and I wanted to read them. I still buy paper books and always will but for trips and holidays an e reader is so easy to take with you and you can have lots of books with you.
One problem we have here in Australia is that we can’t always purchase the books we want because of where we live and my e reader won’t read an e book if it is a DRM but I still have lots on there.
Have Fun
Helen
What a great interview Ladies and I do love the sound of this book.
I do have an e-reader not one of the better ones but it works fine for me and the reason I bought it was because there are a lot of authors who have books out that are only e books and I wanted to read them. I still buy paper books and always will but for trips and holidays an e reader is so easy to take with you and you can have lots of books with you.
One problem we have here in Australia is that we can’t always purchase the books we want because of where we live and my e reader won’t read an e book if it is a DRM but I still have lots on there.
Have Fun
Helen
Waving to Helen who was not only at the Aussie romance reader’s convention last week, as I expected — but who was one of the organizers, and had a zillion boxes piled up in her house beforehand, and then had to transport them to the convention. Great job Helen and the other organizers.
And thanks for dropping by. I think you’ll love this book — it had Pat’s distinctive voice and will make you smile.
Waving to Helen who was not only at the Aussie romance reader’s convention last week, as I expected — but who was one of the organizers, and had a zillion boxes piled up in her house beforehand, and then had to transport them to the convention. Great job Helen and the other organizers.
And thanks for dropping by. I think you’ll love this book — it had Pat’s distinctive voice and will make you smile.
Waving to Helen who was not only at the Aussie romance reader’s convention last week, as I expected — but who was one of the organizers, and had a zillion boxes piled up in her house beforehand, and then had to transport them to the convention. Great job Helen and the other organizers.
And thanks for dropping by. I think you’ll love this book — it had Pat’s distinctive voice and will make you smile.
Waving to Helen who was not only at the Aussie romance reader’s convention last week, as I expected — but who was one of the organizers, and had a zillion boxes piled up in her house beforehand, and then had to transport them to the convention. Great job Helen and the other organizers.
And thanks for dropping by. I think you’ll love this book — it had Pat’s distinctive voice and will make you smile.
Waving to Helen who was not only at the Aussie romance reader’s convention last week, as I expected — but who was one of the organizers, and had a zillion boxes piled up in her house beforehand, and then had to transport them to the convention. Great job Helen and the other organizers.
And thanks for dropping by. I think you’ll love this book — it had Pat’s distinctive voice and will make you smile.
Pat, what about your older Signet books? Could you put them on ebook? Or are they already?
I must say, the availability of a new book by you that isn’t available in a print edition is one of the best reasons I ever heard for getting a kindle.
Pat, what about your older Signet books? Could you put them on ebook? Or are they already?
I must say, the availability of a new book by you that isn’t available in a print edition is one of the best reasons I ever heard for getting a kindle.
Pat, what about your older Signet books? Could you put them on ebook? Or are they already?
I must say, the availability of a new book by you that isn’t available in a print edition is one of the best reasons I ever heard for getting a kindle.
Pat, what about your older Signet books? Could you put them on ebook? Or are they already?
I must say, the availability of a new book by you that isn’t available in a print edition is one of the best reasons I ever heard for getting a kindle.
Pat, what about your older Signet books? Could you put them on ebook? Or are they already?
I must say, the availability of a new book by you that isn’t available in a print edition is one of the best reasons I ever heard for getting a kindle.
This book sounds like fun!Off to B & N after…
I got a Nook a year ago, but really didn’t get in gear with it until this winter, and OMG I am addicted. Had to buy a new Nookcolor for me & give my husband the “old” one. Right now I have 100+ books ready to read and I don’t know how many archived for rereading.Instant gratification does not begin to describe the thrill of it all.
Before I started writing, I was a voracious reader and I’m swinging back in that direction again. The ereader is perfect for traveling, which we do a lot of. In a recent auction, I bid on both another Nook & a Kindle and won them both, so now I’ll be able to get different things from Amazon and have a spare Nook “just in case.” I did say addicted, didn’t I? 🙂
This book sounds like fun!Off to B & N after…
I got a Nook a year ago, but really didn’t get in gear with it until this winter, and OMG I am addicted. Had to buy a new Nookcolor for me & give my husband the “old” one. Right now I have 100+ books ready to read and I don’t know how many archived for rereading.Instant gratification does not begin to describe the thrill of it all.
Before I started writing, I was a voracious reader and I’m swinging back in that direction again. The ereader is perfect for traveling, which we do a lot of. In a recent auction, I bid on both another Nook & a Kindle and won them both, so now I’ll be able to get different things from Amazon and have a spare Nook “just in case.” I did say addicted, didn’t I? 🙂
This book sounds like fun!Off to B & N after…
I got a Nook a year ago, but really didn’t get in gear with it until this winter, and OMG I am addicted. Had to buy a new Nookcolor for me & give my husband the “old” one. Right now I have 100+ books ready to read and I don’t know how many archived for rereading.Instant gratification does not begin to describe the thrill of it all.
Before I started writing, I was a voracious reader and I’m swinging back in that direction again. The ereader is perfect for traveling, which we do a lot of. In a recent auction, I bid on both another Nook & a Kindle and won them both, so now I’ll be able to get different things from Amazon and have a spare Nook “just in case.” I did say addicted, didn’t I? 🙂
This book sounds like fun!Off to B & N after…
I got a Nook a year ago, but really didn’t get in gear with it until this winter, and OMG I am addicted. Had to buy a new Nookcolor for me & give my husband the “old” one. Right now I have 100+ books ready to read and I don’t know how many archived for rereading.Instant gratification does not begin to describe the thrill of it all.
Before I started writing, I was a voracious reader and I’m swinging back in that direction again. The ereader is perfect for traveling, which we do a lot of. In a recent auction, I bid on both another Nook & a Kindle and won them both, so now I’ll be able to get different things from Amazon and have a spare Nook “just in case.” I did say addicted, didn’t I? 🙂
This book sounds like fun!Off to B & N after…
I got a Nook a year ago, but really didn’t get in gear with it until this winter, and OMG I am addicted. Had to buy a new Nookcolor for me & give my husband the “old” one. Right now I have 100+ books ready to read and I don’t know how many archived for rereading.Instant gratification does not begin to describe the thrill of it all.
Before I started writing, I was a voracious reader and I’m swinging back in that direction again. The ereader is perfect for traveling, which we do a lot of. In a recent auction, I bid on both another Nook & a Kindle and won them both, so now I’ll be able to get different things from Amazon and have a spare Nook “just in case.” I did say addicted, didn’t I? 🙂
Maggie, your enthusiasm for your Nook is infectious. I met a woman at a function last night who had a Kobo and then liked it so much she bought her husband a sony e-reader, and now wishes she’d kept it for herself.
I can see I need to investigate the various options.
Janice, I’m with you — the thought of getting to read some of the out-of-print backlists of favorite authors is a strong inducement.
Maggie, your enthusiasm for your Nook is infectious. I met a woman at a function last night who had a Kobo and then liked it so much she bought her husband a sony e-reader, and now wishes she’d kept it for herself.
I can see I need to investigate the various options.
Janice, I’m with you — the thought of getting to read some of the out-of-print backlists of favorite authors is a strong inducement.
Maggie, your enthusiasm for your Nook is infectious. I met a woman at a function last night who had a Kobo and then liked it so much she bought her husband a sony e-reader, and now wishes she’d kept it for herself.
I can see I need to investigate the various options.
Janice, I’m with you — the thought of getting to read some of the out-of-print backlists of favorite authors is a strong inducement.
Maggie, your enthusiasm for your Nook is infectious. I met a woman at a function last night who had a Kobo and then liked it so much she bought her husband a sony e-reader, and now wishes she’d kept it for herself.
I can see I need to investigate the various options.
Janice, I’m with you — the thought of getting to read some of the out-of-print backlists of favorite authors is a strong inducement.
Maggie, your enthusiasm for your Nook is infectious. I met a woman at a function last night who had a Kobo and then liked it so much she bought her husband a sony e-reader, and now wishes she’d kept it for herself.
I can see I need to investigate the various options.
Janice, I’m with you — the thought of getting to read some of the out-of-print backlists of favorite authors is a strong inducement.
Liz M, hugs to you and your own Evil Genius. You know all wenchly prayers are with you.
Anne, Agency Pricing is NY publishing’s attempt to save bricks and mortar stores by encouraging people to buy print books. They’re charging the same amount for an e-edition as paper to slow down the mass exodus to digital. I sympathize to some extent, but when Walmart is out there discounting everything, my pocket sympathizes with me. “G”
Janice, I have my early Regencies in digital format at Regencyreads.com. I have four of the early historicals almost ready to go. The scans were very bad so it’s taking time. But I’m getting there!
And thank you everyone for all the kind words as I experiment in this adventure!
Liz M, hugs to you and your own Evil Genius. You know all wenchly prayers are with you.
Anne, Agency Pricing is NY publishing’s attempt to save bricks and mortar stores by encouraging people to buy print books. They’re charging the same amount for an e-edition as paper to slow down the mass exodus to digital. I sympathize to some extent, but when Walmart is out there discounting everything, my pocket sympathizes with me. “G”
Janice, I have my early Regencies in digital format at Regencyreads.com. I have four of the early historicals almost ready to go. The scans were very bad so it’s taking time. But I’m getting there!
And thank you everyone for all the kind words as I experiment in this adventure!
Liz M, hugs to you and your own Evil Genius. You know all wenchly prayers are with you.
Anne, Agency Pricing is NY publishing’s attempt to save bricks and mortar stores by encouraging people to buy print books. They’re charging the same amount for an e-edition as paper to slow down the mass exodus to digital. I sympathize to some extent, but when Walmart is out there discounting everything, my pocket sympathizes with me. “G”
Janice, I have my early Regencies in digital format at Regencyreads.com. I have four of the early historicals almost ready to go. The scans were very bad so it’s taking time. But I’m getting there!
And thank you everyone for all the kind words as I experiment in this adventure!
Liz M, hugs to you and your own Evil Genius. You know all wenchly prayers are with you.
Anne, Agency Pricing is NY publishing’s attempt to save bricks and mortar stores by encouraging people to buy print books. They’re charging the same amount for an e-edition as paper to slow down the mass exodus to digital. I sympathize to some extent, but when Walmart is out there discounting everything, my pocket sympathizes with me. “G”
Janice, I have my early Regencies in digital format at Regencyreads.com. I have four of the early historicals almost ready to go. The scans were very bad so it’s taking time. But I’m getting there!
And thank you everyone for all the kind words as I experiment in this adventure!
Liz M, hugs to you and your own Evil Genius. You know all wenchly prayers are with you.
Anne, Agency Pricing is NY publishing’s attempt to save bricks and mortar stores by encouraging people to buy print books. They’re charging the same amount for an e-edition as paper to slow down the mass exodus to digital. I sympathize to some extent, but when Walmart is out there discounting everything, my pocket sympathizes with me. “G”
Janice, I have my early Regencies in digital format at Regencyreads.com. I have four of the early historicals almost ready to go. The scans were very bad so it’s taking time. But I’m getting there!
And thank you everyone for all the kind words as I experiment in this adventure!
Just ordered “Evil Genius” Like the cover.
Now to read it.
Just ordered “Evil Genius” Like the cover.
Now to read it.
Just ordered “Evil Genius” Like the cover.
Now to read it.
Just ordered “Evil Genius” Like the cover.
Now to read it.
Just ordered “Evil Genius” Like the cover.
Now to read it.
No e-reader yet, but I am looking. I have sort of decided on a NOOK, but who knows what I’ll get. My husband has been pushing me since last fall to get one. I don’t think he realizes how much I would end up spending on books. He is thinking in terms of how many I have and how much space they take up. I have 40 full book cases and more in boxes or piles waiting for a spot to open up.
I collect old books and those aren’t going anywhere. We will loose something special if we stop printing books. The covers, pages, illustrations in the old books tell so much about the time they were printed. Some of them are beautiful. 100 years from now it would be a shame if all that was left were some broken chunks of plastic that didn’t work anymore.
I love ‘real’ books, but they do take up a lot of room. I can’t read and move them out fast enough. I have a giant TBR pile and many keepers. In addition to that some of my favorite authors, like you Pat, are putting some of their books out in E-form only and I miss reading them.
An e-reader will be great for traveling, I always bring a box of books with me and buy more on the trip. There is a place for both in our lives, I just need to decide when to do it.
Thanks for the interesting interview. EVIL GENIUS sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Good luck with the release. I hope it does well enough for a sequel or two.
No e-reader yet, but I am looking. I have sort of decided on a NOOK, but who knows what I’ll get. My husband has been pushing me since last fall to get one. I don’t think he realizes how much I would end up spending on books. He is thinking in terms of how many I have and how much space they take up. I have 40 full book cases and more in boxes or piles waiting for a spot to open up.
I collect old books and those aren’t going anywhere. We will loose something special if we stop printing books. The covers, pages, illustrations in the old books tell so much about the time they were printed. Some of them are beautiful. 100 years from now it would be a shame if all that was left were some broken chunks of plastic that didn’t work anymore.
I love ‘real’ books, but they do take up a lot of room. I can’t read and move them out fast enough. I have a giant TBR pile and many keepers. In addition to that some of my favorite authors, like you Pat, are putting some of their books out in E-form only and I miss reading them.
An e-reader will be great for traveling, I always bring a box of books with me and buy more on the trip. There is a place for both in our lives, I just need to decide when to do it.
Thanks for the interesting interview. EVIL GENIUS sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Good luck with the release. I hope it does well enough for a sequel or two.
No e-reader yet, but I am looking. I have sort of decided on a NOOK, but who knows what I’ll get. My husband has been pushing me since last fall to get one. I don’t think he realizes how much I would end up spending on books. He is thinking in terms of how many I have and how much space they take up. I have 40 full book cases and more in boxes or piles waiting for a spot to open up.
I collect old books and those aren’t going anywhere. We will loose something special if we stop printing books. The covers, pages, illustrations in the old books tell so much about the time they were printed. Some of them are beautiful. 100 years from now it would be a shame if all that was left were some broken chunks of plastic that didn’t work anymore.
I love ‘real’ books, but they do take up a lot of room. I can’t read and move them out fast enough. I have a giant TBR pile and many keepers. In addition to that some of my favorite authors, like you Pat, are putting some of their books out in E-form only and I miss reading them.
An e-reader will be great for traveling, I always bring a box of books with me and buy more on the trip. There is a place for both in our lives, I just need to decide when to do it.
Thanks for the interesting interview. EVIL GENIUS sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Good luck with the release. I hope it does well enough for a sequel or two.
No e-reader yet, but I am looking. I have sort of decided on a NOOK, but who knows what I’ll get. My husband has been pushing me since last fall to get one. I don’t think he realizes how much I would end up spending on books. He is thinking in terms of how many I have and how much space they take up. I have 40 full book cases and more in boxes or piles waiting for a spot to open up.
I collect old books and those aren’t going anywhere. We will loose something special if we stop printing books. The covers, pages, illustrations in the old books tell so much about the time they were printed. Some of them are beautiful. 100 years from now it would be a shame if all that was left were some broken chunks of plastic that didn’t work anymore.
I love ‘real’ books, but they do take up a lot of room. I can’t read and move them out fast enough. I have a giant TBR pile and many keepers. In addition to that some of my favorite authors, like you Pat, are putting some of their books out in E-form only and I miss reading them.
An e-reader will be great for traveling, I always bring a box of books with me and buy more on the trip. There is a place for both in our lives, I just need to decide when to do it.
Thanks for the interesting interview. EVIL GENIUS sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Good luck with the release. I hope it does well enough for a sequel or two.
No e-reader yet, but I am looking. I have sort of decided on a NOOK, but who knows what I’ll get. My husband has been pushing me since last fall to get one. I don’t think he realizes how much I would end up spending on books. He is thinking in terms of how many I have and how much space they take up. I have 40 full book cases and more in boxes or piles waiting for a spot to open up.
I collect old books and those aren’t going anywhere. We will loose something special if we stop printing books. The covers, pages, illustrations in the old books tell so much about the time they were printed. Some of them are beautiful. 100 years from now it would be a shame if all that was left were some broken chunks of plastic that didn’t work anymore.
I love ‘real’ books, but they do take up a lot of room. I can’t read and move them out fast enough. I have a giant TBR pile and many keepers. In addition to that some of my favorite authors, like you Pat, are putting some of their books out in E-form only and I miss reading them.
An e-reader will be great for traveling, I always bring a box of books with me and buy more on the trip. There is a place for both in our lives, I just need to decide when to do it.
Thanks for the interesting interview. EVIL GENIUS sounds like it will be a lot of fun. Good luck with the release. I hope it does well enough for a sequel or two.