Comments on: Has Amazon met its match?

By: Haste yee back ;-)

Haste yee back ;-) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:19:36 +0000

Yeah, but can I add my illustrations to my Middle Grade titles? (I'd settle for black and white pen and ink at this time)! C'mon Amazon, get goin' on this… like, ya know, yesterday!

http://www.jacketflap.com/profile.asp?member=PYXX

Haste yee back 😉

By: Jill Edmondson

Jill Edmondson — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:58:32 +0000

As a new author, I am unsure what to think about this. If it gets people reading, then good. If it sells more bok, then great. But, I am unsure about the price min & max… and the 20% discount. At some point shouldn't the market influence the price? What if your book is one that people would gladly pay $19.95 for?

As for the possible applications… there may be some good news here, but the first thing I'd worry about is piracy and copies and illegal downloads. the second thing I'd worry about is maintaining the original feel and tone of the book. I hope authors have a say in how apps are used in conjunction with their own books.

Cheers, Jill
"Blood and Groom" is now in stores!
http://www.jilledmondson.com

By: D. Antone

D. Antone — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 02:22:10 +0000

I am just shy of being a blind Apple fanatic. I am very excited to see what they announce next. However, I like the Kindle more as a reading device. It's easier on the eyes and closer to the experience of looking at an actual book. I think I'll always prefer to have an actual book in my hands.

I'm curious to see how this electronic reading wave affects traditional publishing.

By: Sara W.E.

Sara W.E. — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:08:19 +0000

If someone writes an app that makes it easy to take notes and export them within the document… like Word's 'comments' (but hopefully better)… then I'm totally getting a Kindle. Or if the Apple product has this feature, then I'll hop on board there. Anything that would allow me to take notes on manuscripts and easily email the whole thing back to someone would make me ecstatic. Though my laser printer might get a little lonely:)

By: Bryan B.

Bryan B. — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:40:43 +0000

I'm such a geek. I've been waiting and waiting for the Apple announcement... ;)

I think you can even look beyond the iPhone to the iPod and see how much possibility this tablet could hold for e-readers. The iPod blew away mp3 players (not to mention Walkmans...) in terms of size, functionality, and (of course) style.

Looking forward to 1/27...