Comments on: Cover to Cover #293B: Commentary and Feedback http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/ Conversations with the Creators of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Thrillers! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 05:12:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Summer Brooks http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/comment-page-1/#comment-213534 Summer Brooks Thu, 07 Feb 2008 15:30:57 +0000 http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/#comment-213534 Listener review guidelines: Can you do an audio book review no longer than 3 minutes? Here's what we're looking for: * Book title, author, publisher, cost * Must have been published within the past calendar year * Why did you like the book? * What about the book will you remember a year from now? * Why do you want to recommend this book to other potential readers? If you can record it yourself and email it to Michael, all the better! Listener review guidelines:

Can you do an audio book review no longer than 3 minutes? Here’s what we’re looking for:
* Book title, author, publisher, cost
* Must have been published within the past calendar year
* Why did you like the book?
* What about the book will you remember a year from now?
* Why do you want to recommend this book to other potential readers?

If you can record it yourself and email it to Michael, all the better!

]]> By: JJ http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/comment-page-1/#comment-212894 JJ Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:54:24 +0000 http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/#comment-212894 What are the call-in review guidelines/recommendations once again? I remember them being posted at one point but can't find it now. Thanks! What are the call-in review guidelines/recommendations once again? I remember them being posted at one point but can’t find it now. Thanks!

]]> By: Eric Burns http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/comment-page-1/#comment-208679 Eric Burns Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:04:11 +0000 http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/#comment-208679 Good discussion this week :-) It'll be interesting to see which pricing models ebooks mature around. MRM's thoughts on a Netflix-like model were interesting but face an obstacle that DVD's don't. Imagine if Blockbuster allowed you to borrow movies for free. Now imagine that they had books instead of movies. Aha! We now have the public library system ;-) Why would you pay a monthly fee to borrow books when you already get it for free? (I had to mention this, because my wife is a librarian ;-) ) I love, love, love the idea of ebooks, but two things are holding me back: 1. Cost. $400 for a Kindle? $10 for a book I could buy in paperback for $7? If these were cut in half, you'd have me. 2. Standardization. ebooks need to standardize around one, portable file format usable by all hardware, similar to what mp3's have become for music. What happens now if I buy 30 books for my Kindle, and then Sony releases a shiny new ebook reader that I must have? My rights to read purchased material should be independent from the hardware on which I read it. Digital music works that way, so should digital books. Last but not least - Summer, I hope you feel better soon. Best Regards, EWB Good discussion this week :-) It’ll be interesting to see which pricing models ebooks mature around. MRM’s thoughts on a Netflix-like model were interesting but face an obstacle that DVD’s don’t. Imagine if Blockbuster allowed you to borrow movies for free. Now imagine that they had books instead of movies. Aha! We now have the public library system ;-) Why would you pay a monthly fee to borrow books when you already get it for free? (I had to mention this, because my wife is a librarian ;-) )

I love, love, love the idea of ebooks, but two things are holding me back:

1. Cost. $400 for a Kindle? $10 for a book I could buy in paperback for $7? If these were cut in half, you’d have me.

2. Standardization. ebooks need to standardize around one, portable file format usable by all hardware, similar to what mp3′s have become for music. What happens now if I buy 30 books for my Kindle, and then Sony releases a shiny new ebook reader that I must have? My rights to read purchased material should be independent from the hardware on which I read it. Digital music works that way, so should digital books.

Last but not least – Summer, I hope you feel better soon.

Best Regards,
EWB

]]> By: Arkle http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/comment-page-1/#comment-207765 Arkle Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:51:37 +0000 http://www.dragonpage.com/2008/01/24/cover-to-cover-293b/#comment-207765 Whew. I'm actually glad that it looks like my voicemail got dumped. I made the msitake of calling in while my voice sounded like the whiny guy in all the cold medicine commericals. Whew. I’m actually glad that it looks like my voicemail got dumped. I made the msitake of calling in while my voice sounded like the whiny guy in all the cold medicine commericals.

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