tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post3555472899235995891..comments2024-03-25T23:58:24.034-04:00Comments on Bending the Bookshelf: E-books and E-publishers – should there be standards?Sally Bibraryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10380766673885084474noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-28466036349490090602010-12-17T18:31:55.092-05:002010-12-17T18:31:55.092-05:00I've ranted about this many times. I try to fi...I've ranted about this many times. I try to find a word count somewhere. Often, unless it's a book that just came out, you can go to Fictionwise and look, they always put a word count. <br /><br />I think All Romance Ebooks also posts a word count. <br /><br />I've been disappointed many times. I also like to know word count because of the prices. So often books are sold at $4 or more and it's like 5K words. That's ridiculous. Loveyoudivine is one of the worst offenders on that one. <br /><br />Since I like reading lesbian or f/f and they aren't that easy to find in ebook, I tend to buy books just because they are the only thing available in f/f or lesbian. But I've gotten savvy to whom to buy from to get my money's worth. <br /><br />And I don't care how much I want a book, I won't pay more than $7 for an ebook unless it's really long.LVLM(Leah)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01344785501583933784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-21133453701719165342010-12-14T21:31:26.548-05:002010-12-14T21:31:26.548-05:00Sounds like an invention: A method for easily iden...Sounds like an invention: A method for easily identifying the content of an e-book. The electronic version of "thumbing through." Totally makes sense though.<br /><br />I thought some e-publishers did stuff like that though. no? Maybe it just needs to be better thought out or something.Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17314797647795825545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1456860217724843146.post-78716595384011284762010-12-14T20:17:31.315-05:002010-12-14T20:17:31.315-05:00Unless I'm familiar with an author, I don'...Unless I'm familiar with an author, I don't buy a book without reading a sample (regardless of whether I intend to buy print or digital). The sample usually gives me an idea of the length of the book. It's not a foolproof method, though. Word count would be a good standard (Smashwords displays word count).<br /><br />My pet peeve: I download a sample and the entire thing is front matter, review excerpts, and/or advertising for other books by the author.Sarah Ettritchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491536281878598631noreply@blogger.com