tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post3323843693072568493..comments2023-04-09T03:34:12.677-04:00Comments on William's Ramblings: SFF Insider Site, Guest Blog, and ContestWilliam Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-90113651107700471692009-12-28T17:52:07.461-05:002009-12-28T17:52:07.461-05:00Thanks to everyone for visiting SFF Insider. If yo...Thanks to everyone for visiting SFF Insider. If you haven't posted on the site, feel free to post anything - at least for a chance to get into the contest. And I appreciate your comments.<br /><br />Cario - Good point. Losing an e-reader is a bit more expensive than losing a book! So far I haven't left behind my Kindle. :)<br /><br />Vesper - I have too many printed books to dislike them. This topic has been around for years. At one time it was nothing more than SF, the fancy of fiction writers. I suspect some fiction pushed the ideas forward, along with potential profits, and here we are.<br /><br />I do see these devices as a means of helping (saving?) the nearly dead magazine industry. It is possible to get magazine subscriptions via many of the e-readers. For the publishers, this means lower overhead, and no returns (book stores sending back overstock copies of ordered magazines).<br /><br />And for those of you who haven't tried e-books, give them a shot on your computer. There is a Kindle program for the PC and MAC. Yes, it's reading off a computer screen, but you might find the note taking options useful - and give you an idea of the direction of e-books.William Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09779582298787431216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-75543199353506445302009-12-27T14:17:07.160-05:002009-12-27T14:17:07.160-05:00I popped over to SFF Insider...interesting reading...I popped over to SFF Insider...interesting reading. I'm not sure how I feel about e-books yet. I want to give it a go before I comment, but I dare say that's where the future lies.Akasha Savage.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13482147165827577180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-30684244568001302842009-12-25T22:55:03.696-05:002009-12-25T22:55:03.696-05:00Great interview, by the way. And after I left a c...Great interview, by the way. And after I left a comment there, they even sent me a thank you letter! Now that's what I call follow-up!Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14546882686381428986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-61808340112554138642009-12-23T08:12:10.719-05:002009-12-23T08:12:10.719-05:00If new readers grow-up using e-books, then in the ...<i>If new readers grow-up using e-books, then in the future, they might prefer the feel and smell and look of an e-reader.</i><br /><br />I think you're right, William. I do prefer printed books but things change, evolve, regadless of any conservatism.Vesperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12417602625059442986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36835112.post-54510300258678071232009-12-22T17:56:03.329-05:002009-12-22T17:56:03.329-05:00Interesting thoughts on the future of ebooks and p...Interesting thoughts on the future of ebooks and publishing. I don't have an ereader personally. I worry I would lose it. Also I've seen the Kindle screen and it seems like it would be hard to read so I will probably stick with good old fashioned books. Though I always forget my book when I have to go somewhere. Maybe if I had an eReader I would always have it with me.Caironoreply@blogger.com