Sentences with phrase «dead tree books»

The type of dead tree book I am most likely to buy, and least likely to purchase as an ebook, is cookbooks.

Which is just to say, I don't think dead tree books sales are our future... but you already knew that.

Amazon reported last year that they are selling nearly twice as many eBooks as Dead Tree Books (or DTB — paper books).

I prefer shopping for dead tree books on Amazon.

But one of the things that has always been a part of my dream of being published (though not the driving reason behind the desire) is being able to hold my published Dead Tree Book in my hands.

Textbooks and anything with photos / graphs I prefer Dead Tree Books.

I actually bought a new dead tree book last month (2 of them!)

I would love to win this contest as I am disabled and on Social Security and use a Kindle because I can't handle dead tree books and the Kindle has opened the world of reading to me.

Previously ebooks suffered from a much higher level (19.6 %) of TVA (= value added tax), whereas dead tree books were taxed at 5.5 %.

So I have to say that, although I think it's highly likely that ebooks will replace dead tree books over the next few years and reduce them to the status that vinyl records currently enjoy in the world (curios for a minority of buyers, sold by specialist shops), I do also see that paperbacks still have a place in the world, and that for a while longer people will still want them.

1376 is a volume (124) and page number (1376) of the first page of that statute in a series of dead tree books containing that public law.

Digital offerings have a long way to go to match the revenue generated by sales of dead tree books, but it's never been harder for small shops to compete with bulk - buying, discount - driven rivals like Amazon.

Also, it is not a DTB... a Dead Tree Book.

I can't remember ever paying full retail for a dead tree book on Amazon.

And since we have an Amazon Prime Account (worth it's weight in gold), I never have to pay for shipping (and I mean awesome free, two day shipping, none of this super saver wait for 2 weeks after you've spent over $ 25 and MAYBE get it then crap), making it ALWAYS cheaper to order my dead tree books from them.

You must realize that even an ebook requires the same amount of time spent in editing, re-writing, proofing, cover graphic design and other tasks as a dead tree book does.

I still read the occasional DTB (dead tree book) as well.

The dead tree books I've bought in the last couple years have been used reference books.

Others are convinced that Dead Tree Books will always be around (I personally hope that is the case).

Some people are convinced that ebooks are the wave of the future and that Dead Tree Books will be going the way of the dodo.

I use BAM already for my dead tree books.

I think (and your results may vary depending on your e-reader) that a dead tree book may be preferable for this series.

Based on the comments here though, it seems that for most people an ebook is worth less than a dead tree book.

It seems to me that an ebook has all the same publishing costs as a dead tree book except for the actual printing, shipping and warehousing.

I did briefly consider self - publishing The Ark as a print book — sometimes shortened to pbook or DTB (dead tree book) for the ecologically - minded — until I realized I would have to become a salesman, schlepping books around in the trunk of my car or convincing people to spend twenty dollars on my print - on - demand paperback.

Five years ago, we indies were predicting the end of print (or «dead tree books»).

They expect — mostly — an ebook to have the same standard of editing, formatting etc. as they'd expect from a dead tree book by one of the big publishers.

But, when you get the device back, then you have to switch to a dead tree book.

Not only have unknown writers been «discovered» on Kindle and offered traditional DTB (dead tree book) contracts, but established writers...

I endorse his message: «I urge all writers to look at their backlist, and figure out how they can turn those dead tree books into ebooks.

That would be a good time to read a dead tree book as the light of an ebook will not help me sleep.

It might be just one more nail in the coffin for what is affectionately known as the «dead tree book», but as someone who used to be concerned that future generations would forget the joys of reading in favour of other more discardable media I think things look more positive than ever.

Also i agree with Dana, these are my books, I own them as much as I do dead tree books, despite what the e-book industry tries to say.