tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post1580662198505186750..comments2023-07-03T03:20:51.469-05:00Comments on Donna's Book Pub: Let's Get Digital, Digital: Random House Accepting Submissions for Digital ImprintsDonna Volkenannthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-9142700171304018722012-12-02T19:46:47.714-06:002012-12-02T19:46:47.714-06:00I think any kind of reading is good reading. Well,...I think any kind of reading is good reading. Well, not graffiti, but you know what I mean! Thanks for posting such interesting news! Tammyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02141883867104777688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-17596717454298160372012-12-02T10:37:20.009-06:002012-12-02T10:37:20.009-06:00Velllly interesting, Donna! Too bad they aren'...Velllly interesting, Donna! Too bad they aren't looking for memoirs at the moment, but what a great step in the future direction for a major publisher to take! (and yes, I'm definitely a "real" book person, too!)BECKYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15184458949017900541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-70606968596565226362012-12-01T17:04:58.488-06:002012-12-01T17:04:58.488-06:00Hi Val,
So true.
Hi JRD,
On another blog I read ...Hi Val,<br />So true.<br /><br />Hi JRD,<br /><br />On another blog I read a post by a high-profile literary agent critical of RHPS's business model as being unfair to writers. Who knows? Personally, I always like to have options before making a decision.<br /><br />Donna Donna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-63754208855590593412012-12-01T14:23:08.572-06:002012-12-01T14:23:08.572-06:00Once digital books start being something other tha...Once digital books start being something other than words on a virtual page, I think digital publishing will take off as something to consider in addition to print.<br />Digital can be highly interactive and can incorporate video and sound and other multimedia seamlessly. That's the future of entertainment and edutainment.<br />But there will always be a place for the leisure of reading a good paper book. You can't recreate that smell with a computer.<br />I mean, Jean Luc Picard was still reading hard copies in the 24th century.JRDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00002845845221489621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-20137898154920950252012-12-01T14:02:27.952-06:002012-12-01T14:02:27.952-06:00I, too, prefer to hold a book in my hands. But I s...I, too, prefer to hold a book in my hands. But I see these digital imprints as being just another opportunity for authors. The more the better.Valhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13025832536749983018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-41923605769439340702012-11-30T20:41:48.958-06:002012-11-30T20:41:48.958-06:00Hi Pat,
I'm with you about print books, but if...Hi Pat,<br />I'm with you about print books, but if digital is an option to publication, I figure why not.<br />DonnaDonna Volkenannthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04540727800410234483noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4198335440945057072.post-10361436207142134922012-11-30T16:03:52.365-06:002012-11-30T16:03:52.365-06:00Going digital seems to be where everyone is headed...Going digital seems to be where everyone is headed. Hope the day never comes when print books disappear!<br /><br />Pat<br />Critter AlleyPat Wahlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138619912065680084noreply@blogger.com