tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post8904280256102536707..comments2024-03-28T11:30:46.101-04:00Comments on Murder is Everywhere: The Dark Side and the Gray LadyOvidia Yuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05749549092493567689noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-23836491748130338722010-12-26T17:35:21.966-05:002010-12-26T17:35:21.966-05:00Leighton thanks so much for the very articulate an...Leighton thanks so much for the very articulate and objective discussion of e-readers. I have just be gifted with a Nook and was able to pick up your free download as an Epub. It's a definite addition to my personal library. Looking forward to reading your latest sometime in the early New Year.Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15164739473838041694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-88766478934011422782010-12-14T12:07:20.169-05:002010-12-14T12:07:20.169-05:00Hurrah for the New York Times review, Leighton -- ...Hurrah for the New York Times review, Leighton -- great to see Chief Inspector Mario Silva recognized as "irresistible"! I too have downloaded your generously priced BLOOD OF THE WICKED and look forward to re-reading it on my iPad, which suits me well for reviewing. (Best of all, though, from a reviewer's point of view, is Adobe Digital Editions, which I use for protected files and which has great note-taking capacity.) And thank you also for the tip of the hat to Kingdom Books -- mysteries from classic to cutting edge. Your visits here have been a huge treat to northern New England readers (including us!).Beth Kanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08108922407270772577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-36787710285725389772010-12-13T23:16:44.514-05:002010-12-13T23:16:44.514-05:00Here in NYC, the libraries lend books to Kindle ow...Here in NYC, the libraries lend books to Kindle owners. They have a way to make the download temporary, so they can "get that book back and lend it to someone else.". Cool! I went for the iPad. I needed a new laptop, and the sales assistant showed me how one can annotate text on iBooks. That sold me. The backlighting is a good thing for me, because it allows me to read in the dark when I am insomnious and don't want to turn on the light and disturb my sleeping husband. Big bonus: I put an icon of this blog on my desktop. One touch and I am here!Annamaria Alfierihttp://www.annamariaalfieri.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-62552780998640398592010-12-13T21:46:18.294-05:002010-12-13T21:46:18.294-05:00Naomi,
Please share your "bad experience"...Naomi,<br />Please share your "bad experience" with the Nook. I'm curious.<br />Jacquie,<br />The color screen on the Nook appealed to me, and I considered it. But when I found out that you can't buy books from Barnes and Noble outside the United States, I realized it was not for me. The only folks who seem to have solved the copyright issue for folks who live "abroad" are the folks at Amazon.<br />So, as far as I am concerned, the Kindle is the only game in town. It's an entirely different ball game, of course, for people who don't spend any considerable degree of time outside the United States or Canada.<br />Ryan,<br />My problem with the Ipad was the backlit screen, which tires the eyes. Also, I carry a notebook computer wherever I go, so I really wanted a light, totally dedicated reading device without any bells and whistles. Hence the Kindle. Which I quickly discovered has bells and whistles I would never have imagined. Example: I'm letting the female voice read me to sleep with my own books. And the device is sturdy enough not to break when my wife rips it out of my hands and flings it against the wall.<br />Beth,<br />It's very important to me to keep my books in print. I want to be in libraries. And I want to be in libraries because I want people to be able to read my books. And I realize that, even at the cost of a trade paperback, or a Kindle edition, not everyone can afford those books. So you need not worry. You'll never have to read me on your computer if I have anything to say about it. But I betcha, really betcha, you'd join me over here on the dark side if you lived next door and I could lend you my Kindle for a week.<br />Dana,<br />Thanks for taking advantage of the free download. I wish more people would. Like I said, I want to be read.Leighton Gagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09788807904434180290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-73296453787547187562010-12-13T20:48:33.433-05:002010-12-13T20:48:33.433-05:00Hi Leighton
I gave in about two months ago and go...Hi Leighton<br /><br />I gave in about two months ago and got a Kindle for my birthday. I love it although I still buy printed books and like having access to both. I think for anyone who travels or who lives in an area like you do where ordering books is an iffy situation, an e-book is just the ticket. <br /><br />I was in Barnes & Noble the other day having a hot chocolate in their Cafe and a woman at the next table had a Nook. The one with color. She's showed me a lot of the features and it looks pretty good, especially if you read magazines on your e-book (I don't), but I'm still very happy with my Kindle.<br /><br />JacquieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-49091684292508737712010-12-13T17:35:42.977-05:002010-12-13T17:35:42.977-05:00Leighton, as long as I can download your books ont...Leighton, as long as I can download your books onto my PC with the Kindle application, I can hold off on buying the device.<br /><br />If Kindle becomes the only way I can have access to your books, than I guess I would have to take the plunge.<br /><br />Impatiently waiting for the next book in the series,<br /><br />BethAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-81792759937037460212010-12-13T07:24:10.910-05:002010-12-13T07:24:10.910-05:00Thanks, Leighton. I just downloaded BLOOD OF THE W...Thanks, Leighton. I just downloaded BLOOD OF THE WICKED. After reading EVERY BITTER THING, I'm looking forward to it. Also, congratulations on the NYT review. EVERY BITTER THING deserves all the good pub it can get.<br /><br />I succumbed to the Kindle after I bought one for my mother, so she can continue to read through her greatly diminished eyesight. I playing around so I could show her how hers worked, I saw a lot of potential I hadn't thought of before. Now I'm a fan.Dana Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01350344882342624735noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-4205480074051420962010-12-13T02:33:21.820-05:002010-12-13T02:33:21.820-05:00Thanks for the post. Like many purists, I've l...Thanks for the post. Like many purists, I've long been a fan of having a printed collection of pages in my hand. It's the easiest way to give and accept recommendations (a friend of mine recently let me borrow <a href="http://michelemarietate.com/About_the_Author.html" rel="nofollow"> Michele Marie Tate's</a> multi-generational crime novel, Blood, Money, Power) and gauge how much time you'll invest in a new book. That being said, I recently went on a trip and this guy sitting next to me at the bus depot was showing me the stuff he was doing with his iPad. Now I find myself browsing for a reasonably priced e-reader whenever I'm online.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05413045644112317178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1990338437877873686.post-37110837875918568082010-12-13T00:33:42.543-05:002010-12-13T00:33:42.543-05:00Congrats on the notice by the NYT.
I caved in (a...Congrats on the notice by the NYT. <br /><br />I caved in (after a bad experience with the Nook) and just bought a Sony reader, the PRS650. I love the device but, you're right, the Calibre software is a must. Sony's software is so unstable I'm surprised they bother.Naomi Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08005429772070247806noreply@blogger.com