E-books
Dean Koontz previously put out a three-part e-book on the Odd Thomas series titled "Odd Interlude." It was not put out in a physical book form. Because of this he received a lot of complaints from people who do not especially like the digital form. Many said that they would prefer to have the 'real' books in their hands.
I agree to a point. As an author I like the e-book because it makes it so easy for people to get. Sure, people can order either my hardback, or paperback book, and get it in a few days, but lets face it, people today are impatient, myself included. As far as royalties they'r not that different. The e-books are priced less, but because the cost to send the book electronically is extremely low the percentage of the royalties an author gets is much higher.
As a consumer I like to have the 'real' book in my hands. I like to see it on my bookshelf along with others I've read.
Another thing, do you think years from now that a rare book discovered on a Kindle will be worth anything?
Let me finish by saying that "Odd Interlude" by Dean Koontz will be available as a paperback on January 2, 2013.
I agree to a point. As an author I like the e-book because it makes it so easy for people to get. Sure, people can order either my hardback, or paperback book, and get it in a few days, but lets face it, people today are impatient, myself included. As far as royalties they'r not that different. The e-books are priced less, but because the cost to send the book electronically is extremely low the percentage of the royalties an author gets is much higher.
As a consumer I like to have the 'real' book in my hands. I like to see it on my bookshelf along with others I've read.
Another thing, do you think years from now that a rare book discovered on a Kindle will be worth anything?
Let me finish by saying that "Odd Interlude" by Dean Koontz will be available as a paperback on January 2, 2013.
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