E-reader, here I come …
Well, I have finally decided to break down and get an e-reader. Hello, twenty-first century. Jennifer is finally here. LOL.
I know, I know, I'm a little late to the party since e-readers have exploded in popularity in the last…
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Honestly, that's not up to me. The format for the YA books is up to my YA publisher, but I imagine that they will continue to do print for some time to come. I hope so anyway. I think I will always prefer paper books myself.I have e-published an older series of mine, the Bigtime superhero series. I just don't have the time/money/know-how to do print books of that series at this point.
I understand. I see now that amazon.com has lendable ebooks now. I do not know how that works but that at least gives me hope. Many of my students are limited income and cannot afford to buy books.
I know many libraries are now offering e-readers/e-books for folks to check out too.
Thanks for the info. I will let them know. However, our town is so small I doubt that the library has them. However, they may be able to get a few transferred from a larger branch.
Marsha wrote: "I understand. I see now that amazon.com has lendable ebooks now. I do not know how that works but that at least gives me hope. Many of my students are limited income and cannot afford to buy books."The problem with the lendable program is that it costs 79.99 a year to belong to this program. It also states up to 1 book a month, I read more than that and so will many others. My niece is 7 and reading more than 3 chapter books a month. This is not a price I will pay for 1 book a month, even if there is other advantages offered with this discount.
Jennifer, this is a great move. I recently acquired a Kindle and I love it. It is especially great on release days if I have to work and cannot make it to the store or the store does not have a copy. I still have a lot of books because although the kindle is nice it cannot replace holding a book while reading.
Thanks for the information about the lendable program. I wasn't quite sure how it worked.Oh, yes. The ability to instantly download and start reading something is very appealing, especially on release day if I've really been looking forward to a certain book.
Wow, I had no clue the lendable program was so expensive. Oh well so much for that option.
I'm a Library Director of a rural Library (& have a Nook myself) and can say that our Library Cooperative has offered free ebooks and audiobooks for years, before the technology of e-readers caught up with our patrons. Now that e-readers have exploded, we've added a second database to offer more selections for our patrons. So, don't despair! Even small, rural libraries may surprise you with what they offer FOR FREE to their residents (and we're really generous too on who we'll claim as residents!). And yes, I don't forsee any less paper books being offered due to e-books. Be brave, fellow readers & awesome authors, and try your Library!
Thanks for the information. And I agree. Libraries offer so many wonderful programs and services. They really are a great community resource.
Yeah the libraries are now offering the Kindle borrowing, but I havent looked into it yet, except to see what my library has.
You guys rock. Thanks for the awesome information. I will pass it on to my students. Sometimes, I get so caught up in what I am doing that I don't see the forest for the trees (smile). Thanks again!
Marsha - I understand that some of the larger libraries in the cities also offer ebooks to anyone who signs up for a library card. I think it's the Philadelphia Free Library that has a pretty good selection of books available and their yearly membership is around the $30 range.
Like you it took me a while before I purchased an e-reader. I love mine; however, I want to beg you to please continue to publish books. I am a teacher and I often loan books to my students ( I will not loan out my e-reader). Many authors publish YA only in e-reader formats and my students miss out. So, whatever you do, please, please publish books especially for YA.
Marsha