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Lee Fyock · 07-13-2010, 09:55 AM

Hi--

We did an ebook signing with Tad Williams at 2003's BEA.

I was head of the software development team at palmdigitalmedia (born peanutpress.com and died? ereader.com), and what we did is allow authors to sign the "ex libris" page of the ebook. That is, our books had a page (usually the second or third page after the title and cover art pages) that said "From the Library of Lee Fyock", which displayed the name of the person who had purchased that book.

This was on Palms and Pocket PCs at the time. If you entered "au" while reading a book, you'd get a blank page on which to sign, scribble, draw, or whatever. This would get stored as an image in the book, displayed on the ex libris page.

Here's a link to the press release at that time: Palm Digital Media to Host eBook Signing with Popular Fantasy Writer Tad Williams at BookExpo America

This really should be built into the reading software so that authors can sign at actual events, IMO. But regardless of how it's done, this is a great way to connect with readers and promote your work.

Lee

07-13-2010, 09:55 AM	#70
Lee Fyock Junior Member Posts: 3 Karma: 122 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: iPad	ebook signing in 2003 Hi-- We did an ebook signing with Tad Williams at 2003's BEA. I was head of the software development team at palmdigitalmedia (born peanutpress.com and died? ereader.com), and what we did is allow authors to sign the "ex libris" page of the ebook. That is, our books had a page (usually the second or third page after the title and cover art pages) that said "From the Library of Lee Fyock", which displayed the name of the person who had purchased that book. This was on Palms and Pocket PCs at the time. If you entered "au" while reading a book, you'd get a blank page on which to sign, scribble, draw, or whatever. This would get stored as an image in the book, displayed on the ex libris page. Here's a link to the press release at that time: Palm Digital Media to Host eBook Signing with Popular Fantasy Writer Tad Williams at BookExpo America This really should be built into the reading software so that authors can sign at actual events, IMO. But regardless of how it's done, this is a great way to connect with readers and promote your work. Lee