tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post2092080204575749632..comments2023-11-02T02:40:48.410-07:00Comments on Crime Fiction Collective: Conned?L.J. Sellershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-72027046628212566762013-07-25T20:18:32.923-07:002013-07-25T20:18:32.923-07:00Good one. I just made a conscious decision to to 8...Good one. I just made a conscious decision to to 80% paper 20% Kindle a change from current estimate of 60% Kindle and 30% paperbacks 10% hard cover ... For the life of me I do not know why a Kindle cannot have proper page numbers. The percent read is helpful. I must say, for the most part this has not happened to me that I can recall. And I do like the free samples offered by authors. That's not being cheated at all. Think positive, readers. The brain has a negativity bias. I see it all the time. And on the internet, in spades ... Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936469352611288398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-40091783888273275002013-07-20T12:28:52.541-07:002013-07-20T12:28:52.541-07:00Very interesting blog, Jenny. I hadn't really ...Very interesting blog, Jenny. I hadn't really thought about it before. I never read the chapters, but I always look for the other books the author has written, assuming I like the book. I guess that's why I do the same with my own books...one page listing the other books in the series, no chapter. <br /><br />Hmm... Teresa Burrell, Author, Attorney, Advocatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00008721460499855699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-44764912079412004042013-07-18T15:26:47.787-07:002013-07-18T15:26:47.787-07:00I love excerpts! I always read them; and I've...I love excerpts! I always read them; and I've NEVER used the % complete bit on the Kindle or Nook or iBooks or...(insert Hitch's other reading devices here) to tell where I was in a book, not that close to the end. I don't know if there's a trick we can use so that it doesn't "count" the excerpt as part of the book, but there might be. Hmmm....something for me to think about! Hitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00320501122327769279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-23743089241435726772013-07-17T19:24:50.976-07:002013-07-17T19:24:50.976-07:00I agree with Peg and L.J., and had composed a repl...I agree with Peg and L.J., and had composed a reply almost identical to Peg's in my mind while reading your post, Jenny.<br /><br />I have to admit, I DO miss having page numbers and a feel for the "heft" of a novel. But I actually enjoy reading a chapter from an author's next novel, IF I liked the book I just finished. If I didn't, of course I just close the ebook and don't look back.<br /><br />Great question, one I hadn't seriously considered. Thanks!Jim Besseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07875352026571948234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-83638256323149523692013-07-17T17:14:14.755-07:002013-07-17T17:14:14.755-07:00Thanks, Patty. This is my also preference.Thanks, Patty. This is my also preference.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384070533603453713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-32584319721861500532013-07-17T17:13:21.952-07:002013-07-17T17:13:21.952-07:00This was the most common comment I heard from read...This was the most common comment I heard from readers, Marilynn. They didn't like to see 10% or so left on their ereader and have the story end. It's made me think twice about adding sample chapters to the end of my books. I enjoy seeing a page of the author's other titles, but I rarely read the excerpts.Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10384070533603453713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-33783096728200373042013-07-17T12:33:39.570-07:002013-07-17T12:33:39.570-07:00Personally, I don't care for excerpts and don&...Personally, I don't care for excerpts and don't include them in my books. Many authors do use them and very successfully. I like picking up a new book and not having a deja vu moment of having read this already. Plus, I like a novel to be completely that novel and not just part of the book with something else added on at the back. I think a page with an announcement for a new book would be just as effective.<br /><br />Just my own personal little preference.Patty G. Hendersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17243681105512640095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-89492353060211071802013-07-17T11:36:05.215-07:002013-07-17T11:36:05.215-07:00What a weird new world. I've never even looked...What a weird new world. I've never even looked at a book's percentage in a Kindle because I don't care. And including chapters of the next book is not an advertisement; it's a sample.<br /><br />I can understand not wanting to read them, because it could be confusing if the novel comes out a year later and you think you might have read it...but you haven't. L.J. Sellershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10213491074676394406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-26225144420681334732013-07-17T10:33:38.873-07:002013-07-17T10:33:38.873-07:00I never read the sample chapters because they'...I never read the sample chapters because they're like a spoiler. When I go to read the next book, I'm not sure if I've read it before.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149940452550321323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-77433356855105375922013-07-17T10:32:23.612-07:002013-07-17T10:32:23.612-07:00I dislike finding a large part of the new novel in...I dislike finding a large part of the new novel in the back. Just happened with the book I was reading. 90% done and I'm really enjoying the reading and all of a sudden it's done.<br /><br />I could tolerate a page advertising the next book. Nothing more please. It makes me feel cheated.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149940452550321323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-8487999164995485452013-07-17T10:10:30.219-07:002013-07-17T10:10:30.219-07:00Good to know readers may not mind for nonfiction. ...Good to know readers may not mind for nonfiction. Thanks for that, David! :)Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-70377112150453897412013-07-17T10:06:50.948-07:002013-07-17T10:06:50.948-07:00This reminds me of genre paperbacks "back in ...This reminds me of genre paperbacks "back in the day." At the end of an SF or Mystery novel the publisher would put in a few pages - 3 or 4 at most, I think - announcing other titles by the same author, the author's next book and - or - other books in the same genre. Nobody minded; most readers I know appreciated the "coming soon" or "more of the same" announcements. The one or two page link to the website seems to be the same thing. <br /><br />Some paperbacks did have a "chapter tease" but that wasn't the norm. I think the sense of completeness impels us to not want the next chapter, unless - big caveat - it's the next of a series and the book is already out or will be very, very soon. (In this sense, the "extra chapter" is a teaser like in TV, and that's ok.)<br /><br />Jodie, I think it's different for non-fiction. Reader response - and expectation - of an ending is not the same.David Y.B. Kaufmannhttp://www.davidybkaufmann.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-69987947659123754692013-07-17T09:32:12.120-07:002013-07-17T09:32:12.120-07:00Wow, Jenny. I hadn't even considered this. I d...Wow, Jenny. I hadn't even considered this. I don't always read the excerpts at the back, but I'm usually glad to know there's something else by that author to read, assuming I enjoyed the book.<br /><br />Interesting.Peg Brantleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04906858123466177508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4954486699810607306.post-31631826848544542202013-07-17T05:44:51.321-07:002013-07-17T05:44:51.321-07:00You make some good points, Jenny. I have a short c...You make some good points, Jenny. I have a short chapter from my other book at the end of each of my two books. As a reader, I like having a sample chapter of the author's next/other book, and I usually read it.<br />I hope readers of e-books will change their perception of this, as I personally think it's a good feature. I'll wait to see what others think. If response is really negative, I'll reconsider the practice for future books.<br /><br />Thanks for your research and comments/conclusions on this topic, Jenny.Jodie Rennerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17180607353893233389noreply@blogger.com