Comments on: The library upstairs http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:24:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146123 Steve Jordan Fri, 02 Oct 2009 13:28:02 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146123 @Court: True. But then, I haven't seen most of them in print anywhere, either... @Court: True. But then, I haven’t seen most of them in print anywhere, either…

]]> By: Kate http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146100 Kate Thu, 01 Oct 2009 23:27:38 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146100 I get that same feeling from Google Book Search. One million free ePubs and counting! I don't even have to get out of my pyjamas. Yes, yes, I know their quality control is almost non-existent. Believe me, if I can find it elsewhere I'll get it elsewhere. What's great about GBS is finding things I *can't* get anywhere else. Bring on the (ebook) banquet - I'm hungry! I get that same feeling from Google Book Search. One million free ePubs and counting! I don’t even have to get out of my pyjamas.

Yes, yes, I know their quality control is almost non-existent. Believe me, if I can find it elsewhere I’ll get it elsewhere. What’s great about GBS is finding things I *can’t* get anywhere else.

Bring on the (ebook) banquet – I’m hungry!

]]> By: Court http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146094 Court Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:56:19 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146094 Rob, I hope you're right that there are e-book readers out there who are getting those A-ha's. While I've found some great stuff to go on my Kindle, for me, it still can't compare to standing in a library with all those open stacks stretched out before you ... but I hope it does, someday. Guess so, Steve. Although I'd venture that there are at least a few books out there you'd like to read that haven't been digitized just yet ... RealBill: :) Rob, I hope you’re right that there are e-book readers out there who are getting those A-ha’s. While I’ve found some great stuff to go on my Kindle, for me, it still can’t compare to standing in a library with all those open stacks stretched out before you … but I hope it does, someday.

Guess so, Steve. Although I’d venture that there are at least a few books out there you’d like to read that haven’t been digitized just yet …

RealBill: :)

]]> By: TheRealBillC http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146092 TheRealBillC Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:09:00 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146092 Every night I turn on the built in light on my Sony PRS 700 and read without disturbing my wife. This makes her happy. When she is happy, I am happy. Every night I turn on the built in light on my Sony PRS 700 and read without disturbing my wife. This makes her happy. When she is happy, I am happy.

]]> By: Steve Jordan http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146089 Steve Jordan Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:49:29 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146089 I have a life. At anytime during my day I can get online and buy a book. This makes me happy. I guess ereaders have made it, then. Next! I have a life. At anytime during my day I can get online and buy a book. This makes me happy.

I guess ereaders have made it, then. Next!

]]> By: Rob Preece, BooksForABuck.com http://www.teleread.com/ebooks/the-library-upstairs/comment-page-1/#comment-1146088 Rob Preece, BooksForABuck.com Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:33:16 +0000 http://www.teleread.org/2009/10/01/the-library-upstairs/#comment-1146088 No question that tax-payer supported libraries are wonderful things for frugal book-readers. I would guess, though, that your library ah-has are matched by eBook fans' ah-has. Science Fiction fans (especially those of a right-wing bent) celebrate every time Baen puts new books in their free library. Those of us who are a bit weird get excited to see that Sir Richard Burton's translation of the Arabian Nights are available free from Fictionwise. From my own sales, I know that there are at least some who look forward to the $1.00 month of availability on new books I publish. It's the books, not the paper, that make them special. And don't forget, David has been pushing for tax-payer support of eBooks for years. Rob Preece Publisher No question that tax-payer supported libraries are wonderful things for frugal book-readers. I would guess, though, that your library ah-has are matched by eBook fans’ ah-has. Science Fiction fans (especially those of a right-wing bent) celebrate every time Baen puts new books in their free library. Those of us who are a bit weird get excited to see that Sir Richard Burton’s translation of the Arabian Nights are available free from Fictionwise. From my own sales, I know that there are at least some who look forward to the $1.00 month of availability on new books I publish. It’s the books, not the paper, that make them special. And don’t forget, David has been pushing for tax-payer support of eBooks for years.

Rob Preece
Publisher

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