tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post7880662610281391295..comments2024-03-22T14:20:41.846-05:00Comments on MAKE MINE MYSTERY: Recession Tactics by Christine DuncanMorgan Mandelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-69893598553955684552010-08-12T20:10:42.558-05:002010-08-12T20:10:42.558-05:00A nice thing about Kindle and other ebook readers ...A nice thing about Kindle and other ebook readers is that a number of free books are available for download, and now that Kindle has come down in price, it too can go from luxury to necessity. On the other hand, brick and mortar stores need the sales, so what's a writer to do? :)Jean Henry Meadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08146960738692672013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-55170892863788923032010-08-12T12:41:38.037-05:002010-08-12T12:41:38.037-05:00I bought a kindle and plan on downloading books on...I bought a kindle and plan on downloading books on that, although I must confess I still have many print books in my TBR pile.<br /><br />I never buy hard covers. Those I get at the library.<br /><br />Morgan Mandel<br />http://morganmandel.blogspot.comMorgan Mandelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118929301591850918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-27678644267325594942010-08-12T11:46:35.955-05:002010-08-12T11:46:35.955-05:00Yes, this is a tough time for everyone. I think th...Yes, this is a tough time for everyone. I think that part of the reason e-books are going great guns.<br /><br />MarilynMarilyn Meredith a.k.a. F. M. Meredithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04179984154939161530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7041804343600978883.post-83898907690911274452010-08-12T11:20:22.428-05:002010-08-12T11:20:22.428-05:00Of course, authors want (and need) the money from ...Of course, authors want (and need) the money from book sales, but there are other things they also need. Like people talking about and recommending their books (and if someone likes their writing enough to check out their books from the library or request them, then they're likely to talk about them). If you take a book out to the park or on a plane, someone will probably see it and make note of the title. There are little things like that that can go a long way to help a writer. I had lunch yesterday with some friends and we all talked about what we were reading.<br /><br /><a href="http://straightfromhel.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Helen</a>Helen Gingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09794759602654727110noreply@blogger.com