Comments on: E-Books, Part 3: Books from Electronic or Traditional Publishers

By: My E-Publishing Journey : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor

My E-Publishing Journey : Lillie Ammann, Writer & Editor — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 06:14:17 +0000

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By: Lillie

Lillie — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 05:21:59 +0000

Good point, Don. Those flash drives come in very handy.

By: Don

Don — Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:00:41 +0000

I prefer ebooks because I can carry them on my flash drives.

By: Lillie

Lillie — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 21:25:46 +0000

You’re right that e-books have to compete with all forms of entertainment. Your idea of the trend toward flash fiction and bite-sized pieces is interesting. I posted here recently about Daily Lit, which sends out bite-sized pieces of the classics in e-mail or RSS feed. On the other hand, some e-publishers will accept much longer works than print publishers because the cost of publishing doesn’t increase with increased word count. I suspect there will be a broad range of e-books, including lots of nonfiction because of the faster time to market and ease of updating.

By: Amana Mission Publishing Ink

Amana Mission Publishing Ink — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 20:36:45 +0000

Certainly there are many issues with e-books, the largest being the intangibility of it...but the possibilities are endless. For example, we just released Transmigrant Blues as a serial blog, and Blues4Kalihas been read on four continents in electronic form this last year. That said, an e-book has not only to compete with print publishers, but all other activity on the internet for a reader's attention...so I think the trend will be toward flash fiction and bite-sized pieces.