Re: Kindle and its peers

**l*@juno.com**

 I reluctantly agree with Doug that this may be our future and I don't
look forward to it. Unlike Doug, webbing is a lot of work for me. Print
books, mags, and papers all have tactile and portability advantages that
I prefer. For example, a print gardening magazine won't give you a shock
if you drop it in the bathtub. And what would you be out --- $5? You
don't have to take your book out of your carryon luggage at airport
security.  Hardware readers are just another piece of equipment to lug
around, together with overloaded purse, and laptop :-).

The pieces that we don't have are distribution and price. I'll give you
that we don't get much by way of price now, but what Doug is talking
about seems to me to be spending a ton of time marketing your publishing
business. That's a horse of a very different color than marketing
yourself as a freelance writer --- and to an entirely different audience
(retail vs. wholesale). Like self-publishing in print, the process is fun
and seeing your name on a book in a bookstore is a great ego boost, but
what's your ROI --- on your time.

You pay your money and you take your choice.

Regards,
Lois
Visit: http://cultivatingtheinnergardener.blogspot.com
Visit: http://loisdevries.blogspot.com

On Mon, 26 Oct 2009 09:05:48 -0400 Doug Green <gardeningemail@gmail.com>
writes:
>> The fun thing from a content creators point of view is that the same 
> thing
> holds true for garden magazines.  There are now no barriers to 
> starting your
> own garden magazine.   If you can deliver it via e-reader, then the 
> entire
> notion of  traditional printing/distribution etc disappears (just as 
> it does
> for books).   
> As always - my .02
> 
> Doug
> 
> 
> 
> On Fri, Oct 23, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Lorraine Flanigan <
> lorraine.flanigan@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> 
> > I love Betty's concept of a netbook for reading magazines. 
> Portability
> > is a big issue with magazines -- don't we all read them while 
> we're on
> > the s
> >
> -- 
> Doug Green
> Editor-in-Chief,
> SGF Publishing
> http://www.simplegiftsfarm.com
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