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January 20, 2015

The State of our Reading Habits (2015 edition)

JanetLetters of OpinionAgency pricing / book buying habits / digital books / digital publishing / genres / print books / Reader Habits / subgeneres46 Comments

I don’t know about you all, but I could use a small breather from the heavy this week. So as I was thinking about this week’s post, I kept circling back to a couple of interesting tweets from Digital Book World. First, a comment from Kobo’s head bookseller, Nathan Maharaj, ... more >

February 11, 2014

Does Length Matter?

JanineLetters of Opinionbook length / genre criticism / Reader Habits / value75 Comments

I was being equal parts careless and provocative, when, the other day on Twitter, I tweeted the following: 1088 pages is just too long a book no matter how skilled a writer you are. Agree or disagree? Quite honestly, I was bored and looking for something to liven up my ... more >

June 16, 2013

Sharing a Kindle account with a friend

JaneEbookslending / reader communities / Reader Habits26 Comments

I have a friend whose tastes in books are somewhat similar to mine. She would frequently ask me what I purchased and I found so many times that our tastes overlapped. Why not share an ebook account, I proposed. We both have multiple Kindle devices and so I signed us ... more >

August 14, 2011

Have eBooks Changed Your Buying Habits?

JaneEbooksbuying habits / Reader Habits108 Comments

Jaclyn emailed the DA reviewer group the other day with the following question: I got into an argument on Twitter with another publisher about buying ebooks and now I want to know what other readers do… With print books most of us have towering TBRs. Books we’ve bought and never ... more >

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May 17, 2011

Reading Outside Your Comfort Zone

SunitaEssays / Letters of OpinionReader Habits40 Comments

  With the RT awards handed out and the RITA awards coming up, I’m struck by the omission of romances that don’t hew to the one man-one woman formula. Two years ago, I wouldn’t have noticed, let alone felt annoyed. While I’ve read erotic and BDSM novels for at least ... more >

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February 14, 2011

Share your thoughts on ereader hardware, software, and purchasing

JaneEbooksereader device / Reader Habits / Reader Opinions61 Comments

Sarah Wendell and I were invited to give a presentation this week at Tools of Change on the end user experience of ereaders. We want to share your thoughts so please leave a comment on what you think of ereader hardware, software, and the purchasing environment. What you like. What ... more >

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