Starting March, 2005, Kristina O'Donnelly's novels will appear in e-book format, at Click here. The author is excited over the prospect of expanding her base of readers via cyberspace, across borders and boundaries.
Like every writer, Kristina too is an avid reader, hopping and zigzagging between Mainstream, Romance, Historical as well as Suspense/Thrillers and Classics. Upon surfing the cyber bookshelves of FW, she was surprised to observe the wide range of e-offerings and naturally did her fingers do the click-shopping. Fictionwise.com's rich selection of books come in secure as well as multi-format versions. "There's something delightfully magical in browsing these virtual bookshelves, then choose, click, and download a whole book within minutes!" Kristina stated, "Fictionwise's multi-formatted e-books give us, the readers, a welcome choice between eight versions, ranging from Acrobat pdf, to Microsoft Reader LT. Within minutes of downloading an e-book we can read them on our desktop or laptop PC. However, the next step of course is to obtain a handheld electronic device and then we have the same freedom of mobility as with a printed book."
"But aren't those devices expensive?" she was asked.
"Indeed they used to be quite expensive," Kristina replied, "I remember when they cost more than $500, and even I, a reading junkie that I am, couldn't bring myself to buy one. But two weeks ago, after I saw the wealth of e-book choices, I surfed the web in quest of a reasonably priced, portable e-book reader, checked out various reviews, including Franklin e-book reader, then settled on the eBookwise 1150 (available at Click here). It's the size of a paperback book, light and handy, it's backlit so you can read your novels in perfect comfort, even at night, in bed, while your other-half is snoozing away because you don't have to turn on the bedside lamp!"
"Well, how much does it cost?"
"Around $130, though since I would so love to be a best-selling e-author, I hope that many will take my recommendation, buy this Thingie, read my novels, and in the meantime help bring its price down even further."
"Are you being paid for this endorsement, Kristina?"
"Of course not, although I wouldn't refuse if they'd cut me a check for $100,000. But seriously, the eBookwise 1150 is delightful. However, when reading from a desktop or laptop PC, one has the benefit of the larger screen. Therefore such a device is not a "must-have" per se, but a matter of choice. On the other hand, I'm convinced that all of us, readers and writers alike, are facing a not too-distant future when e-books will supplant print-books, and our environment will be the winner."
"But why are you --now, in this press release-- talking about a 'device' instead of your novels?"
"Good question. First off, because I'm so delighted with this... this... Thingie. But also, these gadgets are a terrifically useful invention liberating us from being tied to the computer as if through an umbilical cord, and one can read while in bed, or commuting (hmmm, like reading while riding the New York City subway? and why not? I've read paperbacks as well as hardcover books -- though it's harder to balance with a hardcover on one hand while very precariously!-- holding on a strap). And naturally, the end result is not to kill the trees for the sake of paper. So with each e-book we read, we have the great good luck of combining pleasure with having done a good deed (indeed, indeed, nods Mature Nature)."
Last checked, the author was comfy on her recliner in the living room, busy reading the electronic version of The People of the Abyss, the 1903 Classic by Jack London, purchased from FW.com, on her... yes, eBookwise 1150 Thingie. Slainte!
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