tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post6354452079704105905..comments2023-11-18T22:53:42.861+11:00Comments on Sneak a Peek:<p> Aussie Authors at Work</p>: The Unstoppable Alien InvasionRosalie Skinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15530160674372850136noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-89944097393193829142011-04-02T14:32:08.569+11:002011-04-02T14:32:08.569+11:00Sadly I just took my first ebook reader back to th...Sadly I just took my first ebook reader back to the store today. I am not sure if it is just totally useless, or if it is not user friendly, or if I am a total ebook reader incompetent. <br />My troubles began with not being able to turn it on, to not being able to download successfully or open downloaded books, to not being able to have the power AND the usb stick installed at the same time. <br />This exercise in ebook reading has been a complete waste of time.<br />Once 'repaired' I will have an expensive paperweight and probably wait until closer to release date to buy a itablet that works. So much for choosing a cheap imitation of something. ARGH.<br />I can't recommend Android Dreambook. It doesn't allow upgrading to more modern Android apps. Waste of TIME and MONEY. <br />The scarcity of ereaders here is abysmal too. No choice. Two different machines, neither seem to have anything better to offer, except being more expensive paperweights. <br />I want a KINDLE... <br />:( <br />Can't afford one. <br />Can't even get to look at one and see how it works. <br />The downfall of living in regional Oz.Rosalie Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530160674372850136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-54314104836139159142011-04-02T13:55:52.921+11:002011-04-02T13:55:52.921+11:00I can see where ebooks are all the rage now. So mu...I can see where ebooks are all the rage now. So much cheaper than the printed book. For publishers and as it has always been for self published authors is the art of getting that ebook book in the public eye. Advertising. No more A&R shop windows filled with the bestsellers of the moment. It will be interesting to see what happens. LaurelLaurelhttp://laurellamperdwriter.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-22615943960304072372011-03-31T18:58:07.758+11:002011-03-31T18:58:07.758+11:00Hello Aneta,
Since we all have e-books here, yours...Hello Aneta,<br />Since we all have e-books here, yours is a very satisfying comment. There are quite a few e-book readers available now. Which one do you use?Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-21915005007243118022011-03-31T17:19:15.093+11:002011-03-31T17:19:15.093+11:00E-books, E-readers, short stories that i can read ...E-books, E-readers, short stories that i can read on my IPhone, love it all! One thing that use to annoy me about reading for example big newspaper while i am having a coffee on my balcony is that every time you feel little breeze you also loose the paper lol Now i can just download an application on my iphone and have up to date/breaking news at my finger tips. Same with books. I'm pretty spontaneous and i too busy for trips to the book store. If i feel like i reading an adventure novel this week, bang - its done, it takes few minutes to download for so much less. <br /> <br />Life is moving fast these days and trust me it wont slow down and i am going to grab new inventions with open arms that will give me exactly what for less and exactly when i want it :)<br /><br />AnetaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-50289828204771449542011-03-30T12:22:19.309+11:002011-03-30T12:22:19.309+11:00I have self published and I am thrilled to be wit...I have self published and I am thrilled to be with a publisher I trust now. The added platform that being with a group of a hundred or more authors all promoting together helps in ways I could never attempt myself. <br />Having been down the POD path, I am grateful to have my books being released as ebooks and when the time comes I would rather sign on with the publisher for print too, on the knowledge that they will be available at a reasonable cost here in OZ. <br />Then again, I am not counting the dollars and cents. Being a published author is a thrill, to have a publisher ask for my books when they were already out there... Well.. that seemed to justify the work I had already put into my writing.<br />Now I am happy to be part of a family... and to help promote other authors along with my own books.<br />Still.. there are great deals now available for people to self publish print or ebooks. If that is how you want to approach the exercise. Look around, ask questions, visit forums and talk to others who have been down that track.Rosalie Skinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15530160674372850136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-23730848901703167352011-03-30T11:32:49.140+11:002011-03-30T11:32:49.140+11:00I like print books too, but going on holiday with ...I like print books too, but going on holiday with a stack of books on my ereader is very handy. <br /><br />A word of advice - I suggest you don't rush into a print contract with your publisher. There are other options that will probably be more profitable - mail me, if you like.Jacquelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14383445294405877750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6778078798471785392.post-29027472219754279182011-03-30T11:17:17.986+11:002011-03-30T11:17:17.986+11:00For me it is really hard to accept that e-books ar...For me it is really hard to accept that e-books are a reality. I think young people, if they continue to read at all, will pull towards the digital books, so one day ebooks might push print books out of existence. The young love technology over tradition. But for now, I'm glad my publisher is also offering contracts for print books once the ebooks have proven to be successful.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00435753141533984134noreply@blogger.com