Got about the same number of real books. Kindle is for space eaters like Gibbon and Shakespeare and also for obscure stuff.Plus, travel 😊and the library, as long as it is closed.....
Clifford Still covers this problem thoroughly in "Silicon Snake Oil"Warehouses, climate controlled to store data and writing and research that can't be "read" any more.....😶
Knuckleheads don't seem to have noticed that the powers-that-be over millennia get overthrown by the peasants eventually.....even the sacrosanct pyramids at Giza were being robbed when the royal mummies were still damp 😯
I think the sitch there is, IF you are going to shop Amazon, you might as well let it kick some bucks back to yr friends here at Wonkette. Personally, I avoid shopping there much as I do Mal-Wart - that is, I use them only when I can't find a reasonable substitute for what I'm looking for elsewhere.
Some of the big publishing houses have also been finding ways to fuck over public libraries and their patrons, like not allowing public libraries to buy new ebook/audiobook titles for months after the release date, but I don’t think any of them have gone so far as not letting libraries license their titles at all.
God, he is THE WORST. I have never purchased anything from Amazon, never will. I don't care for e-books or audio books, but the fact that Amazon has a virtual lock on those makes it easier to stay away. NOT ONE THIN DIME to anything with which he's involved, at least as far as I can help it. And yes, that includes the Washington Post.
Hard copies can only be loaned to one person at a time, they require the subscriber to physically go to the library, and they eventually wear out. There may be limits on ebooks, but with a hard copy the limit is one. Anything higher will likely hurt sales.
When you say that libraries buying hardcover copies of the book would cause it to slump, what do you mean? What would slump? Sales? As for "Hardcover books require paper and ink and transportation costs, all of which have limits," what limits are you talking about?
While there is no limit to how many copies of ebooks you can create, there is a limit on how many you can sell. You can only sell them to people who want to buy them and if they've already read a library copy they're less likely to buy their own copy.
Do you really think libraries loaning out ebooks doesn't hurt sales or do you just hate Amazon so much that you automatically come up with arguments against them? Amazon, like most things, is shades of grey.
They care about authors in that books are a product. No authors, no books.
As for Kindle Unlimited, one of my favorite authors recently added his books to it. For the first month they're out he sells in the normal fashion. Then he adds that book to KU because he makes more money that way.
As for sales dropping if a book's only exposure is on Amazon, I think that's highly unlikely. I buy a lot of books from Amazon because of the exposure, which includes a synopsis, reviews, and a list of other works by the author.
There are certain books I want hard copies of, mainly if they have pictures or are reference books. Most of the hard copies I have were from before I bought my Kindle. I haven't gotten rid of them because I'm addicted to books.
Kindle is ideal for books I just want to read for entertainment. And when I'm done with a book I didn't like much, I don't have a hard copy to dispose of.
I don't find it that hard. Select the character's name, then select the looking glass from the popup menu. Choose "This Book" and it will show you where the name occurs in the book, past and future. You can also search for words and phrases if you need to know where else they occur. Use the return arrow at the top left to get back to your place in the book.
In mystery novels with cats, I often search for every instance of the cat's name or description just to make sure it survives the book. Some authors kill off pets for fake drama. It's okay to kill off people, but leave the pets alone.
I can’t unsee this.
Ah, but that's business income.
There is also an extensively restricted number of authors and subjects.If you love James Patterson, you are in luck.Terry Pratchett? Not hardly.
Got about the same number of real books. Kindle is for space eaters like Gibbon and Shakespeare and also for obscure stuff.Plus, travel 😊and the library, as long as it is closed.....
Clifford Still covers this problem thoroughly in "Silicon Snake Oil"Warehouses, climate controlled to store data and writing and research that can't be "read" any more.....😶
Knuckleheads don't seem to have noticed that the powers-that-be over millennia get overthrown by the peasants eventually.....even the sacrosanct pyramids at Giza were being robbed when the royal mummies were still damp 😯
I think the sitch there is, IF you are going to shop Amazon, you might as well let it kick some bucks back to yr friends here at Wonkette. Personally, I avoid shopping there much as I do Mal-Wart - that is, I use them only when I can't find a reasonable substitute for what I'm looking for elsewhere.
Some of the big publishing houses have also been finding ways to fuck over public libraries and their patrons, like not allowing public libraries to buy new ebook/audiobook titles for months after the release date, but I don’t think any of them have gone so far as not letting libraries license their titles at all.
God, he is THE WORST. I have never purchased anything from Amazon, never will. I don't care for e-books or audio books, but the fact that Amazon has a virtual lock on those makes it easier to stay away. NOT ONE THIN DIME to anything with which he's involved, at least as far as I can help it. And yes, that includes the Washington Post.
Ta, Liz. I don't shop at Amazon. I do have an account, but I buy nothing from them. Don't shop at Whole Foods, either.
What is your source for saying that authors are mainly paid by advances? How would that work for self-publishing authors?
Hard copies can only be loaned to one person at a time, they require the subscriber to physically go to the library, and they eventually wear out. There may be limits on ebooks, but with a hard copy the limit is one. Anything higher will likely hurt sales.
When you say that libraries buying hardcover copies of the book would cause it to slump, what do you mean? What would slump? Sales? As for "Hardcover books require paper and ink and transportation costs, all of which have limits," what limits are you talking about?
While there is no limit to how many copies of ebooks you can create, there is a limit on how many you can sell. You can only sell them to people who want to buy them and if they've already read a library copy they're less likely to buy their own copy.
Do you really think libraries loaning out ebooks doesn't hurt sales or do you just hate Amazon so much that you automatically come up with arguments against them? Amazon, like most things, is shades of grey.
They care about authors in that books are a product. No authors, no books.
As for Kindle Unlimited, one of my favorite authors recently added his books to it. For the first month they're out he sells in the normal fashion. Then he adds that book to KU because he makes more money that way.
As for sales dropping if a book's only exposure is on Amazon, I think that's highly unlikely. I buy a lot of books from Amazon because of the exposure, which includes a synopsis, reviews, and a list of other works by the author.
There are certain books I want hard copies of, mainly if they have pictures or are reference books. Most of the hard copies I have were from before I bought my Kindle. I haven't gotten rid of them because I'm addicted to books.
Kindle is ideal for books I just want to read for entertainment. And when I'm done with a book I didn't like much, I don't have a hard copy to dispose of.
I don't find it that hard. Select the character's name, then select the looking glass from the popup menu. Choose "This Book" and it will show you where the name occurs in the book, past and future. You can also search for words and phrases if you need to know where else they occur. Use the return arrow at the top left to get back to your place in the book.
In mystery novels with cats, I often search for every instance of the cat's name or description just to make sure it survives the book. Some authors kill off pets for fake drama. It's okay to kill off people, but leave the pets alone.
If we can squeeze anotha dolla, we's gonna doit! The Amazon motto.