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Have you ever read an ebook?Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?Where do you purchase your ebooks?What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?Thanks! I always love to see all the diverse views and opinions one can find in blogland.
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes.
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Just used my Palm M130, but I’m very interested in an ereader and will be reading responses with interest. The battery in my M130 doesn’t last anywhere near as long as I’d like.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Ellora’s Cave and Amazon.com
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Been a while and I don’t remember.
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
No opinion – yet.
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
No opinion.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
No – they’re amateurish and look like a bad art project (for all the CGI).
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
No opinion.
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yep. ;o)
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Nope, but I want one. I think I’ll get a Franklin sooner or later.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Ellora’s Cave or Samhain Publishing
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Ellora’s Cave or Samhain Publishing.
Lora Leigh, Jaci Burton, Mary Wine, Shelby Reed, Joey Hill, Cheyenne McCray… oops that’s six, can’t count. ;o)
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Samhain, they’re new but they are getting pretty popular. Mary Wine and Shelby Reed.
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
I usually just stick with these two.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
I don’t comment on covers… lol, unless they are mine or one I’ve seen that knocks my socks off.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
Mary Wine and Shelby Reed.
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yep, though I should mention I tend to read more electronic versions of print books than books originally published as ebooks. I read only 12 books by epublishers last year.
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
I have an Ebookwise, and I’d highly recommend it. It’s cheap, only a little bit heavier than a regular paperback, has a big, backlit screen, and the battery life is great (at the settings I use it, about 19 hours, and I think the “normal” time is 15 hs). I also like that it reads quite a few formats. The only one I wish it would read but it doesn’t is pdf.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Generally on fictionwise, but if I see the publisher has it cheaper (and if it’s well-known enough that i don’t mind giving it my credit card, or it accepts paypal), I’ll go with them.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
I’ve read mostly Ellora’s Cave, Torquere and Loose-Id. I’ve also bought from Samhain, LTD, Phaze, Triskelion and a couple more, but not enough that I’d be able to differentiate enough to place one of them in my top.
Top authors: I LOVE Lisa Marie Rice and Stephanie Vaughan, loved their books enough to get their entire backlists. So they would be 1 & 2. I’ve also enjoyed Evangeline Anderson, Kimberly Dean, Deanna Lee and Laura Baumbach, but I’ve only read one book, so I wouldn’t place them on fave lists..
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
E-publisher, no opinion. E Author: my faves! Lisa Marie Rice reads like a sexier Linda Howard, or Shannon McKenna, while Stephanie Vaughan’s style somehow reminds me of Suzanne Brockmann (only without the multiple storylines!)
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
None, really.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Can’t say I do, and sorry, I can’t explain it 😉
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
Same answer as above, those two faves of mine!
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes, all the time
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Nope. I read from my computer
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Ellora’s Cave, Samhain, Whispers, sometimes Amber Quill, Loose Id and a friend of mine had a Venus release and I bought hers.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
EC and Samhain.
Oh man – that’s a tough question! Of folks writing right now – Anya Bast, Megan Hart, Shelley Munro, NJ Walters and TJ Michaels – oldies I love but who’ve pretty much moved to print? Jaci Burton, Shiloh Walker and Christine Warren.
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Samhain – NJ Walters
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
Oh uh uh. I have a big mouth but not that big.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
As an author, I know how much it sucks to not like your covers. You can’t really say much when you get one you don’t like because you don’t want to hurt yourself or your cover artists. So there are covers out there that I find to be totally awful and I don’t understand why they’re used. But I do understand how expensive good covers are. And I realize that’s not really an answer, LOL.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)? Me (hey, I’d be lying if I didn’t say that). Many of my favorites have made big deals in the last year. I’d love to see NJ out there and Shelley Munro too.
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
I just got an ebookwise in November and I’m loving it.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
So far Fictionwise, Ellora’s Cave, and Powells.com
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
So far I’ve actually bought a lot more paper published authors for my ebookwise so I can get rid of some of my keeper books lying around our (very tiny) house. I’ve done a lot of rereading of some of my favorite books. Otherwise, I’ve only bought from EC. I’m very much looking forward to delving into more e authors work. However, I’m not into very erotic and particularly don’t care for menage scenarios, so I’m being pretty selective. I have tried and enjoyed Lisa Marie Rice and Shiloh Walker.
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
no opinion yet, ask again in a year!
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
no opinion
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Hmm, those people look pretty scary, is there an appeal?
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
no opinion
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
I got a PDA. Palm M130. I use PDF & Mobipocket as formats
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Directly at the publishers
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
1. Loose ID
2. Ellora’s Cave
3. Samhain
4. Changeling
5. New Concept Publishing
1. MacKenzie McKade
2. Joey W. Hill
3. Silvia Violet
4. Lora Leigh
5. Jaci Burton
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Loose ID
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
Extasy
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Sorry no idea. LOL. One shouldn’ take them to serious, they are funny
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
MacKenzie McKade
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes. Starting this past year. I read mainstream books in their e-version and small e-publishers that don’t print paper books as well.
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Yes, an eBookwise reader. I LOVE it.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Fictionwise. Ebookwise. Various publishers.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Most frequently read: Baen, Torquere, Samhain. I also read Liquid Silver, Loose-Id, etc.
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author? I don’t really have a recommendation for publisher. I haven’t paid enough attention to each house’s specialty to say. E-author-wise: Stephanie Vaughan, Chris Owen.
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on? None…yet.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me? My only exposure to Changeling’s covers was via KarenS’s post and the resulting brouhaha, so I have no nuggets of wisdom to share 😉
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)? Vaughn and Owen.
1) Yes
2) No
3) Ellora’s Cave, Liquid Silver, Fiction wise
4) I’ve only read two of them so far. Bone Deep – loved it & Mac’s Law – so so
5) Haven’t read enough
6) Haven’t read enough
7) What? People don’t like their covers?
8) Haven’t read enough
1) Yes, read many an ebook.
2) I have a couple of ereaders. I have a Sony Reader and an IPAQ. I would recommend the iPaq wholeheartedly and the Sony Reader with reservations. Come June, though, I hope to be reading from the iPhone.
3) All over. Powells. Fictionwise, EC, Samhain. Belgrave House (great regencies there).
4) What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Belgrave House (I am sure I own more regencies than anything else)
EC
Samhain
LSB
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Joan Smith and Laura Matthews are my fave regency authors in ebook format. I think most of their books are Bs or better. Anya Bast is my fave erotic romance author. Joey Hill’s Natural Law is amazing.
5) What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Belgrave House. Anya Bast. Joey Hill
6)What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
I haven’t bought any books since its opening from Cobblestone. I think the length v. price ratio is not right there.
7) Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Have no idea. Hate those CGI covers and actually work against me reading them.
8)Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
Anya Bast – oh wait, she is. LOL. Ditto re: Joey Hill. Moira Shine, I guess.
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yup.
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Nope – I read on my iBook, though.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Loose Id, Torquere Press, Ellora’s Cave, Samhain
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Publishers are above. Authors – Lora Leigh, Shiloh Walker, Sean Michael, JL Langley, Stephanie Vaughn
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
No opinion
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
I don’t remember the names…but the websites were scary and unfriendly to navigate.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Don’t you think it is the fun of the mocking? 😉 They are sooo bad, there have to be people who like them – just like some people like the print book covers with the dude with his shirt open grabbing the chick that is about to fall out of her dress.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
Most of them are already there – Lora and Shiloh, for example.
1. I have read one ebook, but only because I couldn’t get the book from my library and someone sent it to me.
2. Nope, no reader here, and that is part of the reason why I don’t really do e-books. When I read it on my PC I found it really easy to get distracted by instant chat, other websites etc etc.
3 and all the other – not relevant for me!
Have you ever read an ebook? Yes
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it? No but I’m thinking about it for my birthday.
Where do you purchase your ebooks I’ve gotten most of my ebooks from EC, but I’ve also purchased from Liquid Silver, Loose Id and Changeling. Ive been coveting some stuff from Samhain, so that’ll be my next purchase.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors? EC, Liquid Silver. Big Joey Hill fan, Bonnie Dee, Lora Leigh, Gail Faulkner, Jaci Burton
What publisher do you think more people should read? E Author? Liquid Silver
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on? Not familiar enough to know
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me? It’s unfortunate, but they always make me think less of what’s inside. The old judge a book by its cover thing. I know its related to $$, but I feel bad for the authors.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
I’m excited for the new Joey Hill.
Have you ever read an ebook? Yes!
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it? I have purchased three fictionwise ereaders for other people, and they work fine. I use my computer.
Where do you purchase your ebooks? Mostly Liquid Silver Books
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors? Liquid Silver Books=Darragha Foster, Roxy Hart, Robin Danner, Xandra Gregory and the occassional misc. author with something fun going on in a blurb from any of the other e-houses
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author? Liquid Silver/Darragha Foster and Lady Aibell/Sapphire Phlean
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on? I don’t really stay away from any of them, and none that I have given up on.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me? No. Maybe it’s because they are like a train wreck…so bad you can’t look away.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)? Darragha Foster. Christ, even Mrs. Giggles wants her at a big-boy house. Ann Cory. She’s paid her dues to the small houses. Leigh Wynfield. She might be the next “Angela Knight.
Have you ever read an ebook?
yes, lots
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
no, i just read on my laptop
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
several online publishers: Liquid Silver Books, Ellora’s Cave, Samhain are my favs.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
LSB, EC, Samhain, Loose-id, Whiskey Creek Press
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
LSB
Bonnie Dee, Shiloh Walker, Mary Wine, Darragha Foster
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
????
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
ah…no.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)? don’t know
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes, many. I first picked up ebooks when I was in college. One night around 2 am I was desperate for something to read but the bookstores were closed and I was poor anyway. Some googling brought me to an e-book publisher.They had cheaper books with more sex (very important to me at the time, I was in college after all) that were available immediately. Perfect!
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
I don’t have an e-reader I have a plan Zire which I can load adobe copies of the books onto.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Directly from the ebook houses. I’ve never gotten anything from fictionwise.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Liquid Silver and Samhain.
Roxy Harte, TA Chase, Samantha Lucas, Denyse Bridger, and Paige Burns
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Liquid Silver, Denyse Bridger
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
There are a couple that have gotten a bit out of control and their books are all the same but that’ just my opinion so I don’t want to say anything.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
No. I hate hate hate those covers and don’t read their book because of them.
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
TA Chase
Thanks! I always love to see all the diverse views and opinions one can find in blogland
Have you ever read an ebook?
Yes!! Lots!
Do you have an ereader? What kind? Would you recommend it?
Yes, I have a Rocket eBook Reader–over six years old now. It works great. I would recommend it highly–you can blow up the font size so you don’t need your glasses to read, plus it’s backlit, so you can read in bed late at night and not wake your partner up.
Where do you purchase your ebooks?
Online, usually at the publisher’s sites, sometimes Fictionwise.
What are the top five e publishers you read? Top five e authors?
Liquid Silver Books
MojoCastle Press
eXtasy Books
Triskelion Publishing
Wings ePress
Love all the e-authors I’ve read!
What e publisher do you think more people should read? E Author?
Liquid Silver Books
Celine Chatillon and Cynthianna Appel, of course. 😉
What e publisher(s) do you stay away from and are there any you have given up on?
Well, there are a few whose sites are so difficult to navigate that I gave up. I’d buy those ebooks via Fictionwise then.
Do you understand the appeal of Changeling’s covers and can you explain it to me?
Have no real idea about their covers. Like some of their authors, though
Who are some epublished authors you would love to see in Print (meaning large print publishing house)?
Celine Chatillon and Cynthianna Appel 🙂
Marie Treanor and Kyla Logan
All the Liquid Silver Books authors are worthy of big time print publication, IMO. 🙂