It’s a strange one the eBook. I don’t think anyone thought it would take off the way that it has done, becoming increasingly popular as more and more people own tablets and E-readers. But then again, the same could have been said about music years and years ago, thinking I would only buy cd’s (that's right kids, CD’s), now I actually prefer my mp3 player and instead of buying cd’s I handpick and download certain tracks, saving cd purchases for my absolute favourite bands. But I can’t help but think that it’s just not the same for eBooks and that paperbacks will always be in demand. (I hope so anyway).
For me personally as a book lover, I prefer having a physical copy in my hand. Nothing beats the feeling of buying a fresh new book. But as an Author trying to be published I feel eBooks are a great way for more and more wannabe writers to get their stuff out there in the great wide world instead of having to go through all the red tape jargon when trying to approach a publishing house. But I would love it in the future to get properly published, just to see my work in an actual book form and to see it on shelves in bookstores.
Of course the more indie authors that are out there (and there is a lot of them, great ones too), then the harder it is to be noticed yourself, plus as a reader its a lot harder to know which eBooks are actually good and which are absolute garbage. But at the low prices most of these kinda eBooks are I guess it’s good to take the chance.
The big problem for me about having all the books I love on one device is that, if it happened to break then I can’t read anything and in the end they're not exactly cheap. Plus its not like I read more than one book at the same time. Of course I do understand that they are good to have for when you go on holiday. Much less space than taking a couple of paperbacks with you.
But in the end I think both physical books and eBooks can live side by side. Besides there have been a fair few success stories where eBook authors have been signed up by big time publishers because of how immensely popular they have been. No need to mention names, we all know which ones I am talking about.
It's about time we get to choose what we want to read, and not what a publisher tells us what we should be reading, and hopefully in the future they will take a much more relaxed approach for aspiring authors like myself.
If you have any thoughts on the subject then please don't hesitate to share them on the comments section below, or tweet me: @Mr_Ian_Canning
Plus if you have an eBook that is fiction then please tell me about them and I will share my favourite 3 in a future article.
Have a lovely day folks.
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