I used to say I wouldn’t read ebooks because I loved real books. Then I needed to read some because the books written by some friends were only available for Kindle. Before long, I needed larger font and a bit of backlighting. The last blow was that I was diagnosed with macular degeneration. Now I LOVE my Kindle, which is already an older model of Paperwhite.
These days I read much more on my Kindle than I do paperbacks. Yet all of my own books have only been available in paperback (and hard cover for Rooted and Winged). This is because the majority of poetry small presses continue to just offer paperback books.
But I started to wonder and then to investigate.
And now I have a book available as EPUB on Amazon!!! The publisher of Our Wolves was very helpful and willing to list the ebook on Amazon alongside the paperback. Available for $5.50, the price he chose. I am hoping that this makes the Red Riding Hood revision collection more accessible to more readers. (Fingers crossed that this version works well for most readers’ devices!!!)
P.S. update: I should have mentioned (humbly haha) that Our Wolves was First Runner-Up for the Eric Hoffer Award.
OUR WOLVES, KINDLE EDITION
Congrats re: epub of “Our Wolves”!
I think that virtual books definitely work for my aging eyes. I love being able to make the print BIG!
Thank you!!! Me too. Takes away the ache.
I love the feel of real books, but I read on my Kindle 90% of the time because that way I am never without a book and it remembers what page I was on.
That’s me today, too.
When we moved, I got rid of boxes of real books. It’s convenient to listen to ebooks. Congratulations on having your ebook available, Luanne!
It’s very convenient. And so nice to be able to adjust the size of the font. Thank you, Miriam! I feel like a grownup now ;).
Oh awesome and right in time for Halloween!
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Yes! Happy Halloween! 🎃
Indeed!! Thanks and to you! 🎃
Since major downsizing to move here, I don’t buy actual books anymore. Love my Kindle!
Yes, when you have less space, it makes perfect sense. Also, dusting.
I love my Kindle. I think I’ve had one since they first came out. At first it was because I didn’t want to carry 20 books on vacation with me each summer. But over time the fact that I can adjust font size and that it is backlit have both been huge advantages. I can read in bed with the lights off so Harvey can sleep.
Sorry about the macular degeneration…
Thank you about the macular degeneration. What a bummer. Only positive is at least so far I don’t have glaucoma. It’s rampant in my mom’s family. I got the MD from Dad. Yes, I am now doing the same–reading in bed without a lamp while the Gardener watches TV.
My mother and my aunt had MD. So far so good for me. But who knows…
I hope your good luck holds out :)!
Congratulations Luanne.
Thanks, John. I’m a grownup now!
Congratulations on the ebook version of Our Wolves! I hope the addition format will gain you some new readers. Congratulations also on your Eric Hoffer 1st Runner-up. Way to go!! Sharing.
Thanks so much, Liz! I am so happy to have an ebook offering (as you can see haha). Yes, I hope people who only like ebooks or need a less expensive alternative or are buying from overseas find it spurs them into reading Our Wolves! And, yes, the Hoffer is thrilling!
You’re welcome, Luanne!
Congratulations, Luanne. Kindle has helped many readers with vision problems, and I’m glad your publisher stepped up!
I’m not a big reader of ebooks, Luanne, but I do find them convenient from time to time. Some people swear by them. I do think offering that version is an excellent idea! I’d love to hear how it works out for you.
This is a trial balloon, for sure!
Wonderful news on your ebook, Luanne!
Not so good news on the macular degeneration.
Hope your doctor prescribed Areds2 for you. They are a special kind of vitamins my eye doctor prescribed for me several years ago when I was first diagnosed with MD. I credit them (and her) for keeping mine at the same levels.
Ask me about any health issues for the elderly – I’ve probably got most of them!! Hahaha. But who’s laughing??
Thanks, Sheila, for the nice comment and the health advice. I will ask my eye dr when I go in January about Areds2. She has me taking Ocuvite–over the counter. I’m getting scared as I sense my vision getting worse!
That’s very scary! AREDS2 is also otc
Not good news on the MD, Luanne! Just so happens my eye dr took me off eye vitamins last visit; but says if I end up with MD she would have me take them again (AREDS2).
I think that all reading deserves a thumbs up. What distresses me is AI and its tug on kids. I want them reading REAL books created by human authors, no matter the device.
I have an iPad, a laptop, a desktop, and an iPhone. I can read on all these devices. I use all but my phone to do so. I have healthy eyes so far, but those eyes get tired. I need larger print just for that. I do buy books on Kindle and I buy them at my local indie bookshop. I trade in books there to get store credit so I can get more books.
While I do read on my “devices,” I still love holding books in my hands or tucking them into my bag for travel. I think that the “party” is simply a celebration of reading itself, in its many formats. Reading is reading and we all hope to do it until we are stardust again.
My publisher has just done a second printing of my first book (a chap) and I am awaiting my latest book’s arrival. He refuses to deal with Amazon but says if I want it there I’m free to make that happen. One more part of the “biz” to navigate when I’d rather be writing or making visual art.
But really, isn’t it just great KNOWING that people are reading thew words we so carefully put together? So “kindle on,” everyone or however you want to read!
I have not moved to ebook, but when I’m reading a book, I often find myself wanting the ability to search for a term so I can remind myself of a sentence I read or who a minor character was. Oh, well.