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Elsi · 08-22-2009, 12:55 PM

Hello Dan -- welcome to MobileRead. We love to have authors drop in to visit and talk about their books.

I read 50-60% paper books and the rest on my Kindle & Sony readers. I consider them both "print" and given that the paper books I read are mostly mass-market paperbacks, there's nothing special when it comes to fonts, page layouts, etc. to make those a "better" book than the electronic one. So why am I continuing to not only *read* paper books, but also to buy new ones? Because I enjoy my online book swapping group and wouldn't be able to play with them if I were exclusively reading electronic editions.

For me, it's all about the *story*, not the physical medium. If the story is good and it's accessible, then I'm happy, Electronic books have the strong benefit of being able to carry many of them in a very small space. They have the downside of not being transferable. If I'm going to spend more than a pittance for an electronic book, it's because it is one that I want to keep or it's one only available in a more-expensive hardback edition & I can't wait for it to come out in paperback. Likewise, if I'm going to buy a hardback book, it will be because it is a collectible. But I'm not going to *invest* in collecting paperbacks; I'm going to read those and pass them along.

And hey! I find it much easier to read at the dinner table when I can prop the Kindle against a salt shaker & reach over every once in a while to hit the Next Page button. With a paper book, I have to put one or more utensils on top of the book to hold it open. And, if I splash some ketchup, it's much easier to wipe it off of the Kindle!

So -- welcome to MobileRead. I've followed the link to your book on Smashwords and will take a look at it -- fantasy novels make up about 20% of my annual reading, so I'm always looking for another good book and author.

08-22-2009, 12:55 PM	#6
Elsi Wizard Posts: 2,366 Karma: 12000 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Texas, USA Device: Kindle; Sony PRS 505; Blackberry 8700C	Hello Dan -- welcome to MobileRead. We love to have authors drop in to visit and talk about their books. I read 50-60% paper books and the rest on my Kindle & Sony readers. I consider them both "print" and given that the paper books I read are mostly mass-market paperbacks, there's nothing special when it comes to fonts, page layouts, etc. to make those a "better" book than the electronic one. So why am I continuing to not only read paper books, but also to buy new ones? Because I enjoy my online book swapping group and wouldn't be able to play with them if I were exclusively reading electronic editions. For me, it's all about the story, not the physical medium. If the story is good and it's accessible, then I'm happy, Electronic books have the strong benefit of being able to carry many of them in a very small space. They have the downside of not being transferable. If I'm going to spend more than a pittance for an electronic book, it's because it is one that I want to keep or it's one only available in a more-expensive hardback edition & I can't wait for it to come out in paperback. Likewise, if I'm going to buy a hardback book, it will be because it is a collectible. But I'm not going to invest in collecting paperbacks; I'm going to read those and pass them along. And hey! I find it much easier to read at the dinner table when I can prop the Kindle against a salt shaker & reach over every once in a while to hit the Next Page button. With a paper book, I have to put one or more utensils on top of the book to hold it open. And, if I splash some ketchup, it's much easier to wipe it off of the Kindle! So -- welcome to MobileRead. I've followed the link to your book on Smashwords and will take a look at it -- fantasy novels make up about 20% of my annual reading, so I'm always looking for another good book and author.