Perhaps these indie authors aren't wrong to not give up
on physical books just yet.
Not exact matches
In fact, with immersive new e-reader technology integrated
on this latest offering from Hoopla Digital, it enables graphics to appear
just as it would in a
physical book, now how about that?
And if you had your Nook, you can walk up to any of our pictures, any our aisles, any of our bestseller lists, and
just touch the
book, and get information
on that
physical book on your Nook and have some frictionless purchase experience.
In fact, some suggest that e-book covers are
just as important than those
on physical books, because online buyers are presented with a myriad of thumbnail images when browsing
on the most popular sites.
Libraries (
physical or
on the internet) are amazing places with a wealth of information, but
just because you pick one random
book of the shelf doesn't mean that it is going to change your life.
So much depends
on the more than
just the text even when reading a
physical book — the feel of the
book (I refuse to read trade paperbacks, e.g.), the typeset, and most importantly my mood and place in life.
I plan
on just self - publishing it right now, and I might consider a self - publishing print edition for fans who love
physical books, but I think I'll keep that new one strictly indie.»
The problem with
physical libraries is that the
books often get destroyed, lost, ripped and written -
on or
just generally fall apart with age (especially paperbacks).
Let's put aside people's emotional preference for paper
books (
just till the next section) and compare
physical and electronic
books on price --
I'm
just a guy with a
book, who might like to have a few
physical copies
on hand for one reason or another.
Quite a few Kindle owners are now complaining — that the feature is
just as restricted as
on the Nook, that this isn't really lending, that
physical books can be lent unlimited times.
I
just launched my kindle
book (and also did a
physical version
on CreateSpace) and it's doing pretty well without any promotion thanks to Amazon's awesome platform.
To the public library, of course — a place which offers more than
just physical books on shelves, by the way (programs for toddlers and young adults, literacy programs, workshops for job searchers and senior citizens, free community meeting spaces, etc.).
The waiting thing sounds well and good but if they're going to go from 14.99 down to the 9.99 they are now, I could
just go
on half.com or ebay or anywhere that sells used
books (or the library, I know, a crazy idea) and get the
physical copy for less than it would be
on my kindle now.
We knew Kindle would have to get out of the way,
just like a
physical book, so readers could become engrossed in the words and forget they're reading
on a device.
You
just rationalize it away by pretending that ebook sales will add -
on to
physical book sales and that there are savings in selling ebooks.
Amazon is partnering with OverDrive for the Library Lending launch, so we're presuming that there will be 7 - 21 day limitations
on loan periods, and that each title will only be available to one person at a time,
just as with a
physical book.
Also, I
just like having
physical copies of certain
books on my bookshelves.
The Yoga
Book is out to prove that we don't need to burden notebooks with
physical keyboards,
just as the iPhone proved we didn't need
physical keyboards
on smartphones.
I even find that
just walking by and noticing a
physical book on my shelf brings back ideas and reminds me of the tips that author gave me in the past.