tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post3537175075212800500..comments2024-01-02T16:42:15.732-05:00Comments on Redlines and Deadlines: Publishing's Economy WoesECPI Editorshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00569261288668237013noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-26559472311406393002008-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:002008-11-20T01:51:00.000-05:00Tonight as I was going through blogs, I noticed th...Tonight as I was going through blogs, I noticed that there were a few author's whose books didn't get published- most likely due to the downturn of the economy. I noticed that there is one author, Mary Patrick Kavanaugh, who is holding a funeral for her book, after several attempts to get her <A HREF="http://www.mydreamisdeadbutimnot.com/" REL="nofollow">book</A> published.Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05957358850375701366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-38750574732482169642008-11-03T07:25:00.000-05:002008-11-03T07:25:00.000-05:00We don't have cable. We rarely go out. We have cut...We don't have cable. We rarely go out. We have cut corners all over the place, but we still buy books. I will always choose a book over TV for relaxation. And it honestly wouldn't surprise me to see sales of erotic ebooks go up during times like this. You don't even have to spend gas $ to get to the store to hit that download button and buy yourself hours of entertainment that leaves you feeling better.charlenetegliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14061754720849284938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-17798217651232406212008-11-02T07:40:00.000-05:002008-11-02T07:40:00.000-05:00I cut out cable so I can buy more books. There are...I cut out cable so I can buy more books. There are only a handful of shows I'd watch anyway and I can see most of those online if I want. Not that I have a lot of time for TV.<BR/><BR/>I purchased two shiny new books this weekend. And the bookstore I was in yesterday was pretty busy. I'm a total bookstore addict, I could spend days at a time there. I found a new book I really want. All erotic words. It's in the reference section with the dictionaries. :-)<BR/><BR/>As I was buying the books I was thinking in the back of my mind, do I really need them? And the answer was yes, I really need them.<BR/><BR/>Books are reusable. You can read them over and over if you wish. <BR/><BR/>They provide hours (not minutes) of entertainment.<BR/><BR/>They're relaxing. They help me decompress.<BR/><BR/>They're new and an affordable way for my to buy something new to satisfy my craving for "new" stuff.<BR/><BR/>They remind me to dream big, work hard, not take myself to seriously, and believe. They remind me that what goes around comes around.<BR/><BR/>And so with that last thought in mind, I picked up that second book and walked to the check out counter...hoping that in the scheme of karma, that second book might somehow equal return sales on my own books. *grin* Or at the very least provide 5 or 6 hours of pure bliss.Selena Blakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09398782829811709128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-29644793904472236532008-11-01T19:24:00.000-04:002008-11-01T19:24:00.000-04:00I realized I cut way back on my book buying starti...I realized I cut way back on my book buying starting a couple of months ago. Other bills have been going up and up, so I have less discretionary funds. Well, since I work for a publishing company, I do get to read any of our books I want. But I read widely, in other genres and from other publishers. Now, before I buy a new print book, I seriously ask myself if I really will or must read that book within the next two months. If not, I'll wait and buy it from the used bookstore at half or less the price. It's that, or buy very few books.<BR/><BR/>RaeleneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01600225543527716744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-75235998485297124532008-11-01T11:33:00.000-04:002008-11-01T11:33:00.000-04:00It's ironic that my blog post today discusses the ...It's ironic that my blog post today discusses the power of the word *love* and how love fuels creativity.<BR/><BR/>Art brings hope to the world. If the artistic community gives up due to economic crisis, the world will become a dreary place, indeed. <BR/><BR/>Best--Adele DuboisAdele Duboishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975297711548126595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-5663676442123377002008-11-01T10:59:00.000-04:002008-11-01T10:59:00.000-04:00Emily brought up a good point that a lot of people...Emily brought up a good point that a lot of people either don't know or forget. The local library will order any book for you that you'd like to read. Then they have it on their shelves for others to read after that. <BR/><BR/>Most only require you to fill out a simple request form. Having the ISBN number helps, but title and author's name should do it. If I couldn't afford to buy books, I'd definitely use that option. <BR/><BR/>My husband an I are fortunate and aren't doing too badly as far as weathering this economy. (His team has said that if he's laid off they'll all quit. LOL) Still, I'm glad I have the e-book option since it saves me money and time on my book shopping.Hot Ash Romance Novelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633691302884163101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-37411716922909331722008-11-01T07:31:00.000-04:002008-11-01T07:31:00.000-04:00As a rabid reader (I practically eat up books) I'm...As a rabid reader (I practically eat up books) I'm with Jory in that I also spend more time reading than watching TV. But still my book buying habits have changed a bit. I don't buy as many books as I used to and have found myself going back to piles and piles of books I own to re-read something I haven't touched in a long while.<BR/><BR/>I still buy new books (getting ready to grab one now before I go to the airport) just not as many. And as an independent and self-sufficient single mom of two teens, things may be a bit tight but I still (and will forever) buy my own books and my own everything else.<BR/><BR/>TJ<BR/>www.tjmichaels.comTJ Michaelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03494812072472908401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-44129639555108983072008-10-31T19:17:00.000-04:002008-10-31T19:17:00.000-04:00Depressing! Though I like to think Romance readers...Depressing! Though I like to think Romance readers (erotic and otherwise)make up a recession-proof subset of buyers and would rather read a book than watch tv or hang out on-line. I know I would, and given a choice between spending $$ on books or something else, even chocolate, I go for books every time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983687699975451453.post-8489574402863991242008-10-31T11:55:00.000-04:002008-10-31T11:55:00.000-04:00I don't have cable (but I am an internet junkie). ...I don't have cable (but I am an internet junkie). I buy books once in a while, but I'm really frugal and unsupportive by patronizing my local library. To my credit, though, I have a habit of requesting that they use tax-payer money to buy the books that *I* want to read :-)Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09152242140864444434noreply@blogger.com