Good news for ereaders in Germany!
'About Time' is now available free to download:
'Uber die Zeit'
http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/15873
Tuesday, October 5, 2010
Saturday, October 2, 2010
Downloads
The downloads of my novels continue to grow.
To date this year the number of downloads has exceeded 4,500!!!
The main sites are:
To date this year the number of downloads has exceeded 4,500!!!
The main sites are:
In French!!
My novel About Time has now been epublished in French.
It is called Du Temps and is available for free download from:
http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/15730
Enjoy this Irish novel in French.
It is called Du Temps and is available for free download from:
http://www.feedbooks.com/userbook/15730
Enjoy this Irish novel in French.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The CITE: June 2010 e-book sales statistics
The CITE: June 2010 e-book sales statistics: "E-book sales statistics for June 2010 have been released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP) via IDPF. Trade e-book sales were $..."
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Who reads anymore?
There was a time - not too long past - when a trip to the library was a joyful event. Time breezed by in the dim light as the eyes strained to read the spines of books laid out along shelves that went from ceiling to floor.
The satisfaction of the well-chosen set of novels tucked underarm made the walk home in the evening gloom a daydreaming delight. It was the expectation of hours of pleasurable reading and learning that created the warm feeling.
How many young people experience such simple pleasures now? Life has moved on and I venture to say that library attendance figures have fallen. The draw of computer game, TV or DVD has led to the type of instant gratification that reading doesn't provide.
Maybe the advent of ebooks will pave a way for the re-introduction of reading to young people. The modern iPad or other eReader fits more into the arsenal of gadgetry that the young feel at home with. Even the iPhone can provide a reading vehicle.
The modern library may be more like a computer gadget room than a physical book repository. Should we bemoan this development? Not if young people start reading again.
The satisfaction of the well-chosen set of novels tucked underarm made the walk home in the evening gloom a daydreaming delight. It was the expectation of hours of pleasurable reading and learning that created the warm feeling.
How many young people experience such simple pleasures now? Life has moved on and I venture to say that library attendance figures have fallen. The draw of computer game, TV or DVD has led to the type of instant gratification that reading doesn't provide.
Maybe the advent of ebooks will pave a way for the re-introduction of reading to young people. The modern iPad or other eReader fits more into the arsenal of gadgetry that the young feel at home with. Even the iPhone can provide a reading vehicle.
The modern library may be more like a computer gadget room than a physical book repository. Should we bemoan this development? Not if young people start reading again.
Friday, July 2, 2010
Good news!
Downloads of my work have tipped the 2000 mark this week!
Slowly the work is getting out there. I even had the luxury of turning down a proffered contract to take over my works!! I'll never cede control or ownership of material to third parties - that day is gone along with the prospective fate of all bricks and mortar publishers.
Oh for the work to go viral...
Slowly the work is getting out there. I even had the luxury of turning down a proffered contract to take over my works!! I'll never cede control or ownership of material to third parties - that day is gone along with the prospective fate of all bricks and mortar publishers.
Oh for the work to go viral...
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