Comments on: How Many Readers Have Bought an ePublished Book

By: Diana Castilleja

Diana Castilleja — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 17:34:21 +0000

I want to say, I bought my first ebook in 2006. I even recall the book. A Surge from Phaze. I’ve since bought several hundred more, with over a hundred in my current digital library.

I avoid DRM’d books like the plague so if it’s secure, and it’s a real want, I just buy the mmp. (I have an eBookwise where none of the secured formats work).

I buy from publishers, but because of the constant library, I am more likely to buy from Fictionwise or All Romance.

I saw the question at the top of range. I can go months without buying one, but I can buy 10 in a month if I have the money for them. I’m not a consistent buyer so I’m not sure how accurate a range would be either.

I’ll try to catch the weekly posts. I’m all for proving epublishing as a valid format. It’s long over due.

By: Deidre Jackson

Deidre Jackson — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:22:03 +0000

Since 2005, 95% of all of the books I’ve read have been ebooks. Favorite publishers: Loose-Id, Changeling, and Ellora’s Cave. The reason? They offer books that feature multicultural relationships and heroines mainstream publishers are afraid to offer.

By: JT Banks

JT Banks — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:17:03 +0000

Like many of you that have answered here, I buy ebooks because they offer
greater variety than I find in print. I have an ebook coming out soon from Sugar and Spice and, a few days ago, I put a mystery I wrote up on kindle as an experiment (BARELY MAID $1.59). I offered my romance series to NY first, but in spite of the writing being praised, the characters were outside of mainstream. Ebook publishers can afford to take chances and we as readers are better off for it!

I believe ebooks are the wave of the future, but they will coexist with print for a few more years. I hope the writers and readers can do the same.

By: H

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 23:45:55 +0000

As a niche reader (m/m – which to me describes the relationship orientation and does not equal erotica. Just to clarify, lots of the books I read have little sex (or no) sex in them) from a small country, I am delighted to be able to buy ebooks. We don’t have the range, number and competitive pricing available to customers in larger countries and the postage rates are awful (doubling the cost of the book) with none of the “Free Shipping” enjoyed by others. I don’t buy ebooks with DRM, I don’t have any problems with the international nature of the financial exchange (twice I have read messages where someone from Australia said it was a problem … not in NZ and I am aware of at least three authors of ebooks in Australia, readers all, so I assume it is not a problem for them, either).
MMPB cost far too much here these days (and hardcovers are ridiculously expensive) for me to buy anything other than must-have-this-in-print series – and I generally have them in eformat too, as these are often available earlier. I read at my computer and on my newly purchased netbook (which does extra duty as a “takeaway on holiday” computer and extra backup for the main pc). It is light enough to hold like a book, although I prefer to have it on my “bean bag tray” on my lap and I can change the brightness/font/colour/magnification to suit.

Quality of the stories can vary, but I’ve made far more mistakes with print purchases than with ebook ones – with the bonus of never yet having that “Oh No! I already have this!” after a shopping trip. As much as I love browsing in a bookstore, the ones here don’t offer the breadth of choice to make it worth the price of petrol (or my time). I buy as many books as I ever did, it is just that most of them are in eformat (and the print ones tend to be from the same authors/publishers). I tend to buy from the publishers – Samhain, LooseId, Torquere Press, Dreamspinner Press, Amber Allure, MLR Press – and they aren’t the NYT Bestsellers or Oprah picks.
If someone is going to try an ebook for the first time, I would suggest that they wait until someone who they trust (book-wise) suggests a title, rather than trying the nearest free offer (at least that way, you can find out why they suggested the story, if you didin’t enjoy it!).
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By: Edie

Edie — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:42:44 +0000

Late response.. but hey!
I would say my book purchases (which are way too high) are these days 70% ebooks and 30% print, and that is me with a second hand book store.. *cringe*

But realistically being on the bottom of the earth here in oz, where in the stores paperbacks are $16.95 – $19.95, talking normal MME editions here too, it is just not feasible anymore. (and darn UPS or whoever it was banning surface mail.. boo)
Most of my ebooks are from the epubs, as the NYers charge way too much, and I get a wider variety..

By: Lise Horton

Lise Horton — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:26:12 +0000

I have bought e-books for 2 reasons: 1. To support friends who have published in digital format; 2. To buy the plethora of super-hot erotic romances that I just love.

However, I can guarantee that, in the future, I will be buying more and more and more. I am a rather uncontrollable bibliomaniac and as soon as I have mastered my fear of e-book readers, I expect to be binging ferociously.

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By: Nadia

Nadia — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:29:00 +0000

How many publishers would do that?

If you buy from FW, all your purchases are available via BookShelf page for a very long time, although FW says it cannot guarantee that they’ll always be there. (probably CYA on its part; I’ve been able to redownload all my books there.)

If you buy directly from Samhain, your purchases are forever linked to your account and you can download in ANY FORMAT you want, as many times as you want. Zero hassle.

So I don’t think it’s THAT special that eXtasy re-sent your friend her books.

By: Grace

Grace — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 02:14:15 +0000

I purchase all my ebooks from FW. The publisher doesn’t matter as long as I like the theme to the story. I like my romance on the science fiction side, so it is tricky to find. I read far more synopsis than books these days. Some just don’t make the cut. FW solves the problem by lumping a large number of publishers together with a Superstore effect.