It's five AM and the mowers are rolling across the golf course (I hate that noise!). I'm sorting through emails before work.
Work? Yes, by day I'm a social worker who works with people who have developmental disabilities. Pretty cool job.
Anyway, the point I'm aiming for is that amidst the email from the lawyer and the advertisement with coupon for business supplies, is the daily feed of publishing news.
There is an article or two about price fixing and how eBooks are too expensive (really? it isn't my fault you bought an expensive eReader).
Forgotten is the time and expertise that goes into creating a book out of an ms. Not to mention that there are several prevailing digital formats to address. Am I the only one who remembers BETA and VHS?
The discussion should be a bit less about price (and price fixing) and a bit more about content. What is a well crafted story worth?
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
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When Paul Fenton stops for breakfast in a small town, he gets more than he bargained for in the process.
When two-hundred-year-old human remains are discovered on one of Neptune's moons, Earth's history falls into question.
Emily's husband persuades her to try thalidomide to ease her symptoms as she is unaware of the devastating effects.
Who is the women's shelter bomber? Melissa Ryan suspects that her husband knows.
Further developments with the Wilder family.
A hidden past shakes the O'Donovan family to its core
A swirl of emotion and choice, set in Cape Town, South Africa
Love is a constant, but it comes at a price.
When the road ahead is unclear, sometimes you have to rely on trust.
The struggle between good and evil is ages old. It gets all the more complicated when the good guys aren't all good and the bad guys have redeeming qualities.
Story of a land mothering two races of people – the light-skinned and the dark-skinned.
A gifted Ukrainian ballerina comes into possession of a mysteriously coded address book.
Six passengers' lives change for better or worse after they arrive in Honiton.
Resilience and love in a harsh and unforgiving age
Kathryn's Beach
High Tide
Storm Surge
Is it a good idea to admit to remembering VHS and Beta?
ReplyDeleteActually I remember 78s.
I've heard of 78s, I think...
ReplyDeleteI'm reading 'Pillars of the Earth' at the moment. A huge book and it's taking me forever, but it's a good book. I am enjoying the time lag in reading, it paces the story well too.
ReplyDeleteI still have some 78s of my grandmother singing.
Carrie, I know you've read Glyn's Doc. Just wait until you read the book that CRP is publishing next! I think you'll love it.
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