Comments on: Amazon, Kindle, eBooks, and Me http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/ My new sci-fi thriller, TimeSplash, available now! Sun, 05 Feb 2012 22:55:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Annette Gisby http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1724 Annette Gisby Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:02:52 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1724 Hi, Graham Amazon seems to be allowing UK buyers to purchase the Kindle after all :) I emailed Renee the other day and she was going to email amazon, as you say the contract was for worldwide rights. I wouldn't have negotiated that away, LOL! Maybe it was just an oversight on amazon's part. take care, Annette Hi, Graham

Amazon seems to be allowing UK buyers to purchase the Kindle after all :) I emailed Renee the other day and she was going to email amazon, as you say the contract was for worldwide rights. I wouldn’t have negotiated that away, LOL! Maybe it was just an oversight on amazon’s part.

take care,
Annette

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1715 Graham Storrs Fri, 26 Mar 2010 01:28:32 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1715 Hello Annette. Congrats on signing with Lyrical. I hope the Chosen does really well there. Odd that you can't get your own book in the UK. The Lyrical standard contract was for worldwide electronic rights - something I heartily approve of. Did you actually negotiate a restriction? Hello Annette. Congrats on signing with Lyrical. I hope the Chosen does really well there.

Odd that you can’t get your own book in the UK. The Lyrical standard contract was for worldwide electronic rights – something I heartily approve of. Did you actually negotiate a restriction?

]]> By: Annette Gisby http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1714 Annette Gisby Thu, 25 Mar 2010 12:20:14 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1714 Hi, Graham, I'm another Lyrical Press author, my book is due out on the 5th April but I notice Amazon Kindle has it listed already, but as I'm in the UK, I'm not even allowed to buy my own book, LOL! Your article is so true! take care, Annette Hi, Graham,

I’m another Lyrical Press author, my book is due out on the 5th April but I notice Amazon Kindle has it listed already, but as I’m in the UK, I’m not even allowed to buy my own book, LOL! Your article is so true!

take care,
Annette

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1701 Graham Storrs Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:11:41 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1701 Hi Rensina. Good luck with your book. I didn't mean to put anybody off the Kindle, which I think is a great ebook reader. A really well-designed device. (Of course, if you'd rather buy a Sony, or a Nook, I daresay they're good too.) My grumbles about Amazon's pricing are quite different from my views on the Kindle. Having said that, if you're looking for a market for your book, Amazon is by far and away the biggest online book shop in the world. They may charge like a bull for doing it, but they are the store most likely to get you sales. I wouldn't rule them out, and it doesn't cost you anything to have your book on Amazon <em>as well as</em> on all the other stores. Hi Rensina. Good luck with your book.

I didn’t mean to put anybody off the Kindle, which I think is a great ebook reader. A really well-designed device. (Of course, if you’d rather buy a Sony, or a Nook, I daresay they’re good too.)

My grumbles about Amazon’s pricing are quite different from my views on the Kindle. Having said that, if you’re looking for a market for your book, Amazon is by far and away the biggest online book shop in the world. They may charge like a bull for doing it, but they are the store most likely to get you sales. I wouldn’t rule them out, and it doesn’t cost you anything to have your book on Amazon as well as on all the other stores.

]]> By: Rensina http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1700 Rensina Thu, 18 Mar 2010 23:54:19 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1700 Hi Graham Thank you for the 'story'. I was trying to find out how to put my non fiction travel Adventure, "Russian Documents....Mongolian Dust" on to Amazon to sell....Soooo glad I read about your experience. I am NOT doing it! You've shed the blood sweat and tears for me too! No kindle for me either, I like to hold that 'real' book in my hands....and I'm 'over' the americanisation of so many things... everywhere I look... and I live all the way down here in Australia. Is nothing sacred?? All the very best of luck with your book. It looks fabulous!! Regards Rensina Hi Graham
Thank you for the ‘story’. I was trying to find out how to put my non fiction travel Adventure, “Russian Documents….Mongolian Dust” on to Amazon to sell….Soooo glad I read about your experience. I am NOT doing it! You’ve shed the blood sweat and tears for me too! No kindle for me either, I like to hold that ‘real’ book in my hands….and I’m ‘over’ the americanisation of so many things… everywhere I look… and I live all the way down here in Australia. Is nothing sacred?? All the very best of luck with your book. It looks fabulous!!
Regards
Rensina

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1629 Graham Storrs Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:02:47 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1629 Maha, Thank you so much for that great comment. I loved that you weren't confused. I have to say I worked hard on trying to make timesplashing make sense. It's great to know that wasn't in vain! You're right, by the way, that TimeSplash isn't the first novel I've written - more like the sixth - just the first to be published. I really hope you enjoy the rest of the book. Thanks, again. Maha, Thank you so much for that great comment. I loved that you weren’t confused. I have to say I worked hard on trying to make timesplashing make sense. It’s great to know that wasn’t in vain!

You’re right, by the way, that TimeSplash isn’t the first novel I’ve written – more like the sixth – just the first to be published.

I really hope you enjoy the rest of the book. Thanks, again.

]]> By: Maha http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1628 Maha Mon, 01 Mar 2010 23:08:23 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1628 I just bought Timesplash for my [U.S.] Kindle, and should be working, but can't put it down (until I got curious to see who else is reading this [so far] gem. That and I have to pick up the kids shortly.) I'll say with a little hesitation, because so far, Kindle books that start out great are turning out blah, but I suspect that won't be the case with Timesplash, that this is one of the best time-travel books I've read in ages, so far. I'm only about 20% in, but I loved the splash description - I was completely there and (dare I say it?) not confused. First book? Feels seasoned to me. Can't wait till the kids are in bed so I can keep reading! I just bought Timesplash for my [U.S.] Kindle, and should be working, but can’t put it down (until I got curious to see who else is reading this [so far] gem. That and I have to pick up the kids shortly.) I’ll say with a little hesitation, because so far, Kindle books that start out great are turning out blah, but I suspect that won’t be the case with Timesplash, that this is one of the best time-travel books I’ve read in ages, so far. I’m only about 20% in, but I loved the splash description – I was completely there and (dare I say it?) not confused. First book? Feels seasoned to me. Can’t wait till the kids are in bed so I can keep reading!

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 Graham Storrs Fri, 26 Feb 2010 22:56:30 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1617 The thing is, the Kindle is a really good ebook reader and shopping for and buying books through the Kindle Store is as simple and easy as you could ever wish. I think the sooner we all move to electronic reading on well-designed, easy-to-use devices like the Kindle, the sooner all these pricing, formatting, DRM, and sales reporting issues will be sorted out. If Amazon were to untie the Kindle from its bookstore, I'd be much happier about it. The thing is, the Kindle is a really good ebook reader and shopping for and buying books through the Kindle Store is as simple and easy as you could ever wish.

I think the sooner we all move to electronic reading on well-designed, easy-to-use devices like the Kindle, the sooner all these pricing, formatting, DRM, and sales reporting issues will be sorted out. If Amazon were to untie the Kindle from its bookstore, I’d be much happier about it.

]]> By: Janette http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 Janette Fri, 26 Feb 2010 13:02:45 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1615 That would do my head in. And makes me even more certain I won't buy a Kindle. Then they'll be sorry... :-p That would do my head in. And makes me even more certain I won’t buy a Kindle. Then they’ll be sorry…

:-p

]]> By: Graham Storrs http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/26/02/2010/amazon-kindle-ebooks-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Graham Storrs Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:34:31 +0000 http://grahamstorrs.cantalibre.com/?p=781#comment-1614 Damn right! I thought it was stressful being unpublished, but this is gorna do for me, I tells ye. The only sane thing to do, of course, is to get on with the next book and wait for the only statistic that matters to arrive in the email - the publisher's royalty statement. Damn right! I thought it was stressful being unpublished, but this is gorna do for me, I tells ye.

The only sane thing to do, of course, is to get on with the next book and wait for the only statistic that matters to arrive in the email – the publisher’s royalty statement.

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