tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post6405556794216731825..comments2024-03-25T10:22:04.995-07:00Comments on Ed Gorman's blog: Excellent Piece on e Books by Libby Fischer HellmannEd Gormanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-69389992747234708352012-05-16T07:01:49.373-07:002012-05-16T07:01:49.373-07:00I pick and choose pretty carefully, too, because m...I pick and choose pretty carefully, too, because my income as a book-a-month guy is limited and I'm feeding two dogs and a big-time beer habit. But you CAN choose well with Amazon's "Look Inside" option. You can usually tell if a book stinks if not by the very first sentence at least by the end of the second paragraph. And most do. Still, I find myself reading more and more and and generally getting a big kick out of the stuff I'm reading. Mostly old reprints but there's a lot of exciting new stuff out there, too. Problem is I find myself out reading under my spruce tree when I SHOULD be hammering away on whatever book-a-month I'm on! Speaking of which...Peter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-57981995789314555782012-05-16T06:50:08.415-07:002012-05-16T06:50:08.415-07:00That NYT article was so lacking in historical pers...That NYT article was so lacking in historical perspective that I wrote them a letter on Monday. Writing more than a book a year isn't anything new. The article also fails to acknowledge that prolific authors can also produce high quality books. Sure, some of the book-a-month stuff isn't very good, but a lot of the book-a-year stuff is garbage, too. Some people just know how to write well and write quickly.Cullen Gallagherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236957954996740924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-89459977040974582522012-05-16T06:48:44.599-07:002012-05-16T06:48:44.599-07:00Well, Mozart wrote some of his best symphonies in ...Well, Mozart wrote some of his best symphonies in two weeks. But maybe that's the exception that proves the rule. Whatever the case, Kindle content buyers appear to be more cautious now than earlier, looking for material that won't disappoint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-3527948526278622732012-05-16T05:21:37.103-07:002012-05-16T05:21:37.103-07:00Admittedly there's a lot of crap out there by ...Admittedly there's a lot of crap out there by we book-a-month scribblers. But there's just as much crap out there by more established writers. Dry as dust crap sandwiched between very expensive covers. Personally, I like the shake-up. Let's see how it settles.Peter Brandvoldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12008419428583093754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-33366917808155627652012-05-15T20:06:03.333-07:002012-05-15T20:06:03.333-07:00Libby (and many, many others) sure do belong in th...Libby (and many, many others) sure do belong in the company of amazing writers.<br /><br />As to the rest of the publishing stuff (ebooks, etc)., forgetaboutit ... why make yourself crazy over this stuff? It is what it is (sort of like politics--which has exhausted me to the point I ignore it ... and am much happier doing so of late). <br /><br />Pins and needles, needles and pins ...Charlieoperahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08876755029099726686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36271824.post-82446663759322825862012-05-15T17:20:24.365-07:002012-05-15T17:20:24.365-07:00She is right. The whole e-book field is so choked ...She is right. The whole e-book field is so choked with crap, do-it-yourselfers and one-a-month authors, that people are resisting that stuff. Only 10 percent of downloaded Kindle content gets read! The Times piece is as off base as the Forbes. The swamp is sucking at the toes of established novelists, and they won't escape by writing more stories. <br /><br />Good piece. Thanks for reprinting it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com