Who Really Reads Ebooks

EileenG · 30-08-2011 01:31AM

Well, it's YA SF, and I've got a lot of young relatives (I'll believe them, because they don't have credit cards to buy e-books) and a lot of friends who read SF. I know my mother is not going to read it in case she's in it.

BostonB · 30-08-2011 10:07AM

Whats YA SF? Maybe I should read it.

Kinski · 30-08-2011 10:16AM

EileenG wrote: »

I know my mother is not going to read it in case she's in it.

Is she?

EileenG · 30-08-2011 05:36PM

BostonB wrote: »

Whats YA SF? Maybe I should read it.

Young Adult (ie, no explicit sex) Science Fiction.

EileenG · 30-08-2011 05:37PM

Kinski wrote: »

Is she?

Not really. The psycho mother character is based on me, not her.

pnkker · 09-09-2011 01:37PM

ThePinkCage wrote: »

Hi

My book's come out on ebook and paperback - it's on Amazon. Keen to prmote the ebook - I went for my publisher, Book Republic, because they're very proactive in that sphere and I want to be where the action is.

But I'm curious. Have any of you read ebooks? How do you find the experience? What reader do you use? And would you pick an ebook over a paperback?

I read ebooks. If you are about publish one then I suggest you find a group of people say 30 or so who you are sure who will buy it.

The next question is how to get those 30 people . Well google is your best friend for that.

EileenG · 09-09-2011 08:07PM

There are quite a few e-book readers here on Boards.

pnkker · 11-09-2011 06:14AM

EileenG wrote: »

There are quite a few e-book readers here on Boards.

Thats a good idea. Make a post and ask people to read your work and that should get you going.

EileenG · 11-09-2011 03:39PM

They will only read it if it's something they were likely to read anyway. Life's too short to read books that don't interest you.

I think one thing that many aspiring writers think is that they'll have lots of guaranteed sales, because all their friends and relatives will read it. No, they won't. Close family will expect free copies, and most of the rest will only read it if you bully them into it.

pickarooney · 29-09-2011 10:27PM

This Kindle Fire dealy looks rather jazzy. Probably a bit limited in terms of what it can do but would suit a lot of people I imagine.

Kinski · 29-09-2011 10:31PM

Doesn't have the all-important e-ink screen. And why can't we buy it here yet?

It might make a good low-cost alternative to the iPad, but tbh I'm a bit baffled by the popularity of these things. I have never wanted a tablet pc, and making them cheaper isn't changing that.

EileenG · 29-09-2011 11:28PM

Being really cheap, I wonder what it can do that my phone can't?

Another factor is size and durability. If I carry this while I'm cycling, will it fit into my bike bag, and arrive unbroken at the other end?

Kinski · 29-09-2011 11:40PM

I'm sure it would be fine in the bike bag, so long as it's in a cover. Sure don't people carry babies on the back of their bikes, and they seem to arrive in one piece :pac:

Don't know that it does a whole lot more than a smartphone, but it's got a bigger screen, which makes all the difference.

Edit: It's wi-fi only, so in that respect it does less than a smartphone.

FewFew · 30-09-2011 02:04PM

Hang on guys, nevermind this Fire lark, what about the other three new kindles. The super cheap/super light one, and the other two touch screen ones... all pretty funky.
Though, I imagine I'd miss the keyboard.

Slightly raging, well, depending on how good they are, I bought my mam a Kindle for Christmas when I bought my own last month, before the new models and price drops. Damn.

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