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[kinzel]

Theo is in process. Sorry the chapter is late, was going over important paperwork ... sigh.

Meanwhile, not paperwork, is some commentary about ebooks on the SFnovelists blog ...
http://www.sfnovelists.com/2008/09/28/my-own-epublishing-rant/
which seems of the opinion that ebooks are not where it is. Please feel free to read and comment...

Comments

[jryson.livejournal.com]

More to it than that. The readers, IFAIK, all have proprietary "book stores." Buy a reader, you can only read books for that reader. I don't plan to spring for a reader until I can buy anything and read it.

And the readers do have to take a lot more abuse than, say phones and iPods take today. Certainly more than laptops. They have to go into a jacket pocket.

I do read on screen at home. Other places, I ogle women.

[paw3pals.livejournal.com]

By using a PDA as a reader, I can read many proprietary and all open formats. eBooks are now my first choice as I don't have to come up with storage room for all the keeper books. I have over 2000 ebooks on my hard drive and a tiny SD card (a really good catalog program that accepts all formats and drag and drop would be appreciated).

I am waiting for an eInk device that will accept eReader, Mobipocket, MS Reader and open formats. The Cybook is approaching acceptance with it's open format and Mobipocket usability.

Pricing policies and DRM are the other major areas that need work.