Comments on: Service of a Surprise Ending: Books Win, E-Books Lose http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361 Thoughts from JM Byington & Associates, Inc. Sat, 23 Mar 2019 20:38:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.7.13 By: Jeanne Byington http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97736 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:53:19 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97736 Lucrezia,

I don’t know the stats but plenty of books are self-published these days because it is cheaper and easier to do than ever before. It must be cheaper to do so with a digital version to avoid printing, postage and paper costs.

Your PS made me giggle.

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By: Lucrezia http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97735 Fri, 04 Jan 2019 21:38:42 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97735 I haven’t the faintest idea why “real” books are winning. Could be that less people read, thus giving the edge to those who know how: Older folk. After they die, the numbers may shift, or vanish altogether.

If writing a book, the decision of how to market is up to the publisher who gets paid for such decisions. The idea is to reach the greatest number of prospective buyers. PS: Not writing a book.

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By: Jeanne Byington http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97657 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 23:02:01 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97657 Debby,

Interesting that your book club is moving against trend regarding Kindle use.

No surprise that Shakespeare Books is a huge success on the UWS. A more engaged, intellectual neighborhood you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere except perhaps in San Francisco, maybe Boston and Paris.

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By: Jeanne Byington http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97656 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:57:35 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97656 Lisa,

You and the New York Times post an interesting question. Will the works of these authors be published in anthologies and be reintroduced?

While no doubt an irrelevant comparison I immediately thought of Broadway revivals. I have not kept score but wonder if at times more producers opted for the safe and once popular over the new and untested, “Hamilton” being the exception. On PBS and on network TV Sherlock Holmes has reappeared as has “Little Women” on the former.

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By: Jeanne Byington http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97654 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:24:03 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97654 ASK,

Daily suggestions, that I get from far too many quarters, drive me nuts so I’m glad NOT to receive any from Amazon about books. The company bothers me lots anyway.

I predict I’d constantly lose my spot by hitting the wrong icon or button on a Kindle. It happens on my TV remote. This is one gadget I am not sorry to have missed. I’m surprised at how addicted I am to my smartphone but that’s the way I am–inconsistent.

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By: Jeanne Byington http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97653 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 22:20:04 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97653 Judy,

I believe that you are losing bookstores and wonder where all the new ones are cropping up. Debby who wrote a comment after you, mentions one. I don’t see any where I walk in the city.

I became an ardent library book borrower after having to watch literally thousands of our books being tossed or given away as we moved quite a few times in recent years. Broke my heart.

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By: Deborah E Brown http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97649 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 20:59:44 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97649 I believe your post brings up the point there’s something for everyone! My neighborhood recently welcomed with open arms Shakespeare Books which was a staple for decades on the Upper West Side. Now, re-envisioned on Broadway and 69th Street, it has a small but upscale coffee bar and noshes, comfortable seats and a staff of knowledgeable, age-appropriate, helpful and friendly book-lovers. Open from 7:00 AM until evening, every time I pass, it is bustling. They have a techie who can help you self-print a book on scene! They’ll even put your book in the window!

My country book club has slowly shifted from all hard cover to more than half: Kindle. All borrow from the local libraries. The “older members” still prefer to hold a book vs. the “younger” who listen on Audible books when driving and Kindle for convenience. I don’t recall ever discussing or debating costs of one version vs. another and everyone uses Amazon from time to time.

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By: Lisa C Hickman http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97639 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:04:26 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97639 Your post today made me think of this NYT article I read Saturday (below). The question it didn’t ask or attempt to answer is how many readers exist who would actually tackle these authors? Granted, students will be assigned many of these texts, but as for the general public, I wonder.

Will be interesting to see what kind of interest is generated when Faulkner’s “As I Lay Dying” is copyright free.

From The New York Times:

New Life for Old Classics, as Their Copyrights Run Out

Works by Marcel Proust, Willa Cather, D.H. Lawrence, Agatha Christie and Robert Frost are entering the public domain on Jan. 1. And that’s just the first wave.

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/29/books/copyright-extension-literature-public-domain.html

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By: ASK http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97638 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 18:00:41 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97638 A Kindle is great when traveling, but that’s really the only time I use it. I have version 2 or 3 and see no need to buy a new one. I would rather read a real book, not only because of the ability to hold it and turn the pages, but if I’m reading something with photos or charts, the e-book is a pain. Also, I find it cumbersome to mark a paragraph or a quote I like with an e-book, and heaven forbid, I should lose my place by clicking on the wrong button. It takes me quite a while to get back to where I left off, but then, I’m not savvy with all the nuances of the technology.

Also, I find it annoying to receive the daily “suggestions” from Amazon about new books I might want to buy…I tend to dismiss them without opening most. Off the point, I personally find it amazing to note the overwhelming popularity of psychological thrillers.

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By: Judy Schuster http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361&cpage=1#comment-97636 Thu, 03 Jan 2019 17:43:12 +0000 http://blog.jmbyington.com/?p=18361#comment-97636 Like you, I read traditional hardcover books, which I get from the library. I can reserve them months in advance when I know an author I like is coming out with another one or when I read a review that has appeal (I’ve read both “Fear” and “The President is Missing.” Got them from my county library.) I need to feel a book in my hands. Perhaps that tells you something about my age, but I tend to like traditional things that I’m already used to using. However, unlike NYC, bookstores are closing in the Twin Cities. I just read that one area that had six bookstores is down to two with another closing in March.

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