A Picaresque Tale

I read this book by Brad Aubrey. I would like to know what people think of the e-book phenomenon. A Picaresque Tale has overtones of Adrian Mole, yet has a quirky difference.If you don't want to download the whole book, you can just get a taster for free. The book is on theguildofwriters.com website.

maddan | June 5, 2009 - 19:10

Are e-books a phenomenon? I thought they were a bit of damp squib.

hilary west | June 6, 2009 - 21:17

The future of publishing is in the e-book. Such comments are ignoring the quintessential significance of the internet and its impact on the printed word.

maddan | June 7, 2009 - 09:10

Amazon are not releasing sales figures for Kindle, but the rumours are that they have been far from phenomenal. Certainly I take a very busy commuter train into work every morning and so far I've only seen one person reading an e-book.

Predicting the future is a mug's game.

hilary west | June 7, 2009 - 23:09

I can see what you mean, but this is early days yet.
I am sure printed books one day will disappear, with increasing dependence on technology. Predicting the future could be a mug's game, but so is trying to be a writer in today's climate !!!. It is much easier to get a book published in e-book format when the costs are so much lower: people will read them at home, without need of a reader, once downloaded.

hilary west | July 16, 2009 - 19:45

The book afore-mentioned by Brad Aubrey is no longer available on the website (16.07.09)