I decided to change the layout of my Wednesday reads for
2017, but then thought: Why wait? I’m hoping this new layout is easier to read
(or at least easier for you to find whatever it is you look for in these).
Here’s what I read the past week:
December 6:
- Title: “Risking the Vine”
- Author: Gemma Brocato
- Genre: Contemporary romance
- # of Pages: 240
- Paper or plastic: Trade paperback
- Blurb from book: Jacqui
Bishop’s dating life is dead in the water, but her professional prospects
look outstanding. Promised a management position, she embarks on a team
building course at a northern
- My thoughts: I have to start by saying: If you love contemporary romance, there is nothing wrong with this book. It has a nice romance and some sexy parts. But for me it was just…too simple. I’m beginning to realize that I need more (like more danger or conflict or something), even if I know the author (I do) and loved her other work (I did). Ms. Brocato has some paranormal and sci-fi books out there that I would probably enjoy, but right now they’re only available on Amazon (Kindle) and I don’t buy my books there (and not just because I own a Nook).
My next few reads will be on my Nook, since I’ll be leaving
on vacation soon. I double-checked and have lots of books on there to read. I
don’t see them piling up (like I do the paper ones), so I forget what I have digitally.
Now I just have to hope my Nook doesn’t fail in the next week or so. I hate
depending on electronics, even if they do save luggage space.
So… Are you mostly a paper or plastic (e-book) reader? If
plastic, what do you do when you adjust the formatting (font & spacing) on
your device and it does NOTHING to the book? It doesn’t happen all the time, so
when it does I know it’s an issue with the author’s (or publisher’s) formatting
and not with my Nook. And people wonder why I dislike ebooks. Grrr…
Happy Reading
Stacy
7 comments:
Nice format!
I think I've read two books on an e-reader. One of them was mine, (a draft manuscript that I was editing), the other was also a draft manuscript written by a friend I beta for. I wasn't fond of the experience, and I hope to do it as little as possible in the future. I spend enough time staring at a computer screen during the day, it's nice to read off of paper.
I tend to read fiction in ebook and nonfiction in paper since I'll probably refer to it more than once.
I prefer paper, but digital is cheaper.
Jeff - I hope print never dies. At least not in my lifetime.
Maria - Digital isn't always cheaper. I noticed some publishers will price digital the same as a paperback.
Happy birthday to your sister!
I am eBook all the way. My iPad is quite full.
Alex - E-readers are tolerable. I read a book on my husband's iPad once and I thought I was gonna go blind. Not a fun experience and reading should be FUN.
Ebooks for me! I like to read in the dark. I hate when a book doesn't display in my selected font. But most do. I haven't encountered any that don't allow resizing, fortunately. Both issues are caused by formatting.
I'm totally with you on going wide. I want readers to be able to buy where they want. I will admit my latest isn't yet available in print because I just haven't gotten around to it. But I will!
Jennette - Sometimes I'm not surprised about the formatting issues when it's with a self-pubbed book, but I'm having issues with a book distributed by a well-known publisher. What a pain!
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