tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post2321257729851556361..comments2024-03-19T04:29:22.252-04:00Comments on a lovely shore breeze....: My Latest E-Book Rant...I Know You Were Waiting.caitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-89054354979419379012010-03-01T19:32:54.687-05:002010-03-01T19:32:54.687-05:00Amy, I can see the lawyers rubbing their hands tog...Amy, I can see the lawyers rubbing their hands together in glee over all this. <br /><br />Maria, no doubt it will benefit any writers that want to get their books published...but it doesn't get them read or purchased. doubtless the publishing business is undergoing a huge change ahead..I just don't want the readers..or writers to suffer.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-42807745099856174952010-02-28T12:33:58.922-05:002010-02-28T12:33:58.922-05:00that textbook thing is insane! Surely they can pa...that textbook thing is insane! Surely they can pass some sort of law the same way they did so you couldn't clean up movies. ;)Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02515314638093018928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-78885494275238298302010-02-27T13:00:34.593-05:002010-02-27T13:00:34.593-05:00ah well. I love ebooks--why? Because it was Amaz...ah well. I love ebooks--why? Because it was Amazon who opened the door to publish my books. Without their effort, the door would still be closed to me. <br /><br />Can changes be made to my text? Possibly. But I spend a lot less time worrying about that and more time being happy that I'm finally able to get my work out there.<br /><br />I don't belittle your concerns, but I'm thrilled to be living my dream. So despite all the growing pains with ebooks, for me it spelled opportunity.<br /><br />I still read paperbooks, but I also read ebooks now (I generally use Amazon's free Kindle for PC application.) I don't begrudge you your...what did you call it? Dinosaur state?<br /><br />I hope there is room for both.<br /><br />:>)<br /><br />MariaMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234907275906877802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1198601188219086472010-02-24T20:15:38.509-05:002010-02-24T20:15:38.509-05:00I was just thinking to myself: "Caite sure ha...I was just thinking to myself: "Caite sure hasn't had a rant about ebooks in a while" and then voila! Here it is!! : )Jennershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044537551139633301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-65823402725746156962010-02-24T07:47:18.247-05:002010-02-24T07:47:18.247-05:00i found it funny that the professor they interview...i found it funny that the professor they interviewed for the article said he would be very upset if his work were edited to take one particular point of view..but seemed not that concerned with the whole idea.caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-81284961699041803162010-02-24T05:54:28.879-05:002010-02-24T05:54:28.879-05:00"...the author, write[s] a textbook and it is..."...the author, write[s] a textbook and it is published...and then any professor out there can make whatever change she or he wants, so that it agrees with what the professor or the school or whoever thinks?"<br /><br />This bothers me because the author's name will still be on the cover, but it is no longer the author's work. What if the edits change the meaning or intent of the piece? What if it changes it so much that it completely ignores the research behind the work? Is the revised work then attributed to the original author (who deserves credit for the research they did, but should not be held accountable for a faulty conclusion interjected by the professor), or the professor (who merely picked the book and added a few lines)? I don't like this at all. If a textbook doesn't fit what you want to teach, then don't use it. Pick a different one.<br /><br />Also, I'm resisting the eBook craze, too. My mother recently was given a Kindle for a gift, and she <i>loves</i> it, but I prefer the smell and feel of paper between my fingers, and the permanence of the printed word.smarmoofushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13332820200130078906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-1668718409702939642010-02-23T17:25:33.198-05:002010-02-23T17:25:33.198-05:00good points on both sides
I'm sure glad we li...good points on both sides<br /><br />I'm sure glad we live in the day and age when we can have both types of media.kayerjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08479123027080062607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-46062733634084992982010-02-23T15:18:27.721-05:002010-02-23T15:18:27.721-05:00I'm not surprised Amazon would delete a book f...I'm not surprised Amazon would delete a book from the Kindle without notice because Amazon itself is a conservative enterprise. Back in the day when I submitted reviews to them, they would massively edit out words like "homosexuality" and anything that carries a sexual innuendo and replacing them by ". . ."<br /><br />I am aware of the software that allows us to change the textbook. I'm still all for a reader that compiles with all the short stories, essays, novellas that I want the students to read.Matthttp://mattviews.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-74247766774210904832010-02-23T14:22:54.353-05:002010-02-23T14:22:54.353-05:00Sandy, love can make you blind to the truth. The t...Sandy, love can make you blind to the truth. The truth of the Evil Kindle...caitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05824538078958999767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-88339412602845257942010-02-23T14:00:49.560-05:002010-02-23T14:00:49.560-05:00Do I need to send you another "Kindle My Hear...Do I need to send you another "Kindle My Heart" video???Sandy Nawrothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00564390728106776030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-64758767739610173112010-02-23T09:46:46.235-05:002010-02-23T09:46:46.235-05:00If you are a dinosaur, then I'm one too. When ...If you are a dinosaur, then I'm one too. When it comes to textbooks, that's where I am the most frightened for my future grandchildren, those not yet born. It may be happening with college texts now, but how long before it reaches elementary schoolexts? The NY Times (2/14) carried an article about how the Texas Board of Education, loaded with far right conservatives, is influencing textbooks around the country. They have a strong passion to accomplish their goal. E-textbooks would be an answer to their prayers. I don't think we are worrying for nothing.<br /><br />Here's the link for the article I mentioned: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/14/magazine/14texbooks-t.html?pagewanted=1&th&emc=thMargothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07422981969760935118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8684061712648858453.post-14571371488745633722010-02-23T09:41:20.825-05:002010-02-23T09:41:20.825-05:00Truly a scary thought. I share your concerns.Truly a scary thought. I share your concerns.Kayehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10282803815704229945noreply@blogger.com