E-Book Misconceptions

[alfreda89]

C.J Cherryh has an interesting post over on her Facebook about things folk do not understand about E-books, including that anyone with an average computer set-up can read an E-book (especially one done by an independent group, like Book View Cafe or Closed Circle, where Cherryh, Abbey and Fancher are putting out back list.)

http://tinyurl.com/2duyk9b

Comments

[houseboatonstyx.livejournal.com]

Also, for books before c. 1922, there's Project Gutenberg (free 'plain vanilla' texts, no ads, no frills) and some other sites with frills and ads.

Very good point!

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the reminder!

perhaps a BVC idea?

[sheilagh.livejournal.com]

BVC posters might select a Gutenberg project text, something classic that like lost technologies may have faded from common view, and write up a brief review of how said elder text might fit into a modern context?

Re: perhaps a BVC idea?

[alfreda89.livejournal.com]

Something to suggest when we get the community started!