Where Do You Buy Your Print Books?
Weeks ago I asked the question: Do you prefer print or ebooks. I received many replies to my newsletter and a few here. If you’d like to read them or add one, here’s the link to that blog. And here’s my reply to those who responded.I appreciate your responses. But I need to let you in on why ebooks are so plentiful and print books are less available. In 2007 Amazon released the first Kindle. And not long after that happened, the Borders and Waldenbook stores that had been in nearly every mall in the US folded. Take a moment and think about how that impacted publishers and authors. They lost HUGE amounts of selling space. Since then, Barnes & Noble has been near bankruptcy and has shut many stores and has reduced the bookshelf space in favor of toys, etc. Walmart is another major bookstore and it has also begun to reduce the space it holds for book sales. So authors and publishers have moved to ebooks which don’t take up physical shelf space in a store. I don’t expect this trend to change. Market forces are at work. So now you know–the rest of the story.
My November Question is related to my reply to the opinions.
If you prefer print, would you buy print books through amazon.com? You see it would cost me about double to upload my books in print form onto Amazon.com. I need to know if it would be worth it. After all, I want my readers to read my books in the form they prefer, but I’m also living on my writing income. You see my dilemma. So what’s your reply?–Lyn
PS-The book above is one that I have published in both ebook and print. For more info, click here.
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Deborah wrote: "First of all, I love your books which were a recent discovery and great find for me (husband too!).Unless I 100% must purchase from Amazon, I refuse to purchase anything from Amazon for a number ..."
tT\\\Tnaks fo the headsup about thriftbooks. Yes, Unexpected Destiantions if availabe widely as an ebook and on amzon as a print book. I'll have to check to see why it isn't here.
Generally either at a local grocery store, Barnes and Noble and then either Half Prices books or Amazon. Sherrie W.
Sherrie wrote: "Generally either at a local grocery store, Barnes and Noble and then either Half Prices books or Amazon. Sherrie W."I hear you. But those retail outlets more and more sell fewer and fewere authors. I can't get in there & It costs $$$$$ to get a book on bn shelf.
I know that and understand. So at times I do get books from the library. I also have been receiving books from authors, giving an honest review and send them back out so other's can read the book as well unless it is sign. Those I keep because they are extra special.
My two main places I buy print books are amazon.com and ThriftBooks.com If I buy in store, it's mostly Barnes and Noble or Target. I would buy from Walmart, but they have so little space I often don't find what I'm looking for there.
Unless I 100% must purchase from Amazon, I refuse to purchase anything from Amazon for a number of reasons.
I love the cozy, intimate-oneness of the story with a book, I earmark pages to transfer powerful statements/insights to a file to refer to or quote when fitting, there's an element of warmth and romance holding a cup of hot cocoa/coffee/tea as I read, there's a unique and special ambiance that happens when I'm holding the book in my hands. So, I am a book-in-my-hands person!
However, I would purchase ebooks if that is all that is eventually offered.
We do not own a television; sensed time to no longer ingest refuse. As a result, I purchase a large number of books. Since that happened in November 2015, I have purchased over 1300 primarily historical Christian books and a small fraction of contemporary. Because I was spending so much money on books, I researched booksellers and discovered Thriftbooks.com where I purchase 80% of our books with CBD.com next and finally Barnes & Noble online.
I love Thriftbooks.com best because if I purchase $15 or more shipping is free and after a certain amount of rewards points I become eligible for a free book.
I like CBD.com because if I purchase $35 or more shipping is free.
Barnes & Noble is my emergency, I-am-desperate for this book and must have the next in the series or the latest or...... :)
I hadn't seen Unexpected Destination on your book list; I may have looked at an incorrect one or incomplete list.
Is this book available now?
Kind regards,
Deborah G. Breckinridge