Smashwords Ebook On Way to Barnes & Noble

Just got word that the Smashwords edition of "Passion and Peril on the Silk Road" (http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/...) made the cut to be sold in the first wave of their juggernaut at Barnes & Noble. This selection is less about how well I write, but more about how good I look -- just like life!

Ok, actually, this means I got a thumbs-up for being able to follow Style Guide instructions exactly without any creative reinterpretation whatsoever. Just like life (or third grade).

I am getting to love e-books. I've made a commitment to read more Great Novels, as well as lots of indie author-published novels. Reading in ebook format is perfect: cheaper and no bookshelf requirements.

I have a Kindle, but I enjoy reading just fine on my iPhone, with Kindle, Barnes & Nobel, Stanza, GoodReader, and Eucalyptus apps. I can lie in bed, take off my glasses, and hold it about 10 inches from my face. (Kindle and other e-ink devices are a must, however, for sunlight reading.)

I do love paper books -- own thousands of them -- but I'm just not sentimental about fiction on paper. Novels to me aren't about tactile; they're about mental.