tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post3532141373605753790..comments2023-08-14T10:44:59.007-04:00Comments on Novel Spaces: Wow! A book in printKeVin K.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-30202608104596956852009-11-26T23:01:10.562-05:002009-11-26T23:01:10.562-05:00Thanks Phyllis, Marissa and Linda! I know, the cov...Thanks Phyllis, Marissa and Linda! I know, the cover rocks, doesn't it? It's done by Lyn Taylor, an Australian artist. She's done quite a few of my covers and they're all utterly fabulous. In fact, as others have pointed out, I really do think the Cover Gods have smiled down on me right from my first release!Kaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-40557830238707627662009-11-17T10:08:47.811-05:002009-11-17T10:08:47.811-05:00Congratulations on what sounds like a fascinating ...Congratulations on what sounds like a fascinating idea for a book. Good luck.Lydia Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15269369652743690212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-19636804901375037962009-11-14T06:39:26.794-05:002009-11-14T06:39:26.794-05:00Great post and amazing cover! I love the idea of a...Great post and amazing cover! I love the idea of a female bodyguard. Congrats on the series :-)Alexis J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12721082709231698934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-23758482627757162112009-11-13T12:16:33.328-05:002009-11-13T12:16:33.328-05:00Congrats on your first print novel. And what a gr...Congrats on your first print novel. And what a great cover!!!!Phyllis Bournehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159964500693902500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-47878306729091004252009-11-13T02:36:55.824-05:002009-11-13T02:36:55.824-05:00KeVin, no matter how much I lurve tech, I think yo...KeVin, no matter how much I lurve tech, I think you're right on the ebook call and I hope you're right on the visibility! :) Print has a much more emotional, visceral feel to it, doesn't it? Makes me wonder how people felt when we switched from vellum? Did we have monks say, "Oh no, I'll never go for that pulped vegetable stuff. Much prefer scraped animal skin myself! Much better for illuminating, doncha know!" LOL<br /><br />And thanks to everyone for your wishes. I'm really overwhelmed.Kaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-19047920583289269842009-11-13T00:26:41.846-05:002009-11-13T00:26:41.846-05:00Yay, Kaz!
Brought to you by the Yay, Kaz Society....Yay, Kaz!<br /><br />Brought to you by the Yay, Kaz Society.<br /><br />{{hugs}}Maria Zanninihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01604862636922299273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-41395477417771051892009-11-12T19:58:32.004-05:002009-11-12T19:58:32.004-05:00Congratulations, Kaz, on your wonderful news.Congratulations, Kaz, on your wonderful news.Shauna Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03871768714926149114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-78185436758171888822009-11-12T19:43:47.804-05:002009-11-12T19:43:47.804-05:00Kaz, wow indeed! Congratulations! I've read an...Kaz, wow indeed! Congratulations! I've read and own several of your stories - but I'm really excited at the prospect of holding one in my hands. <br /><br />The sap of some of those dead trees is on my hands, because until they create an e-book reader with all the attributes of the paper version, I'll continue to prefer the latter. My appreciation for books goes beyond what's inside; it's also a sensory pleasure: the textures, the smells, the way they fade and age, even the joy I take in writing my name inside or highlighting a word or sentence. It's harder to get intimate with a computer file or an image on a reader!<br /><br />Feels odd when you consider I'm a soi disant conservationist - but there you have it. Contradictions, contradictions. :)Liane Spicerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05035607144500219524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-78705848367250261112009-11-12T19:22:43.905-05:002009-11-12T19:22:43.905-05:00KeVin, it's easier to take a paperback into th...KeVin, it's easier to take a paperback into the bathroom than a computer lol<br /><br />As digital as this world has gotten, there is still a great percentage of folks who do not subscribe to the technology. And there are still computer illiterate people and technophobesJewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-91551374939480931052009-11-12T18:51:54.560-05:002009-11-12T18:51:54.560-05:00Print will sell more. That makes no sense in the d...Print will sell more. That makes no sense in the digital age, but it's true. <br /><br />Simon & Schuster had an e-book only series of Star Trek novels that followed the adventures of a crew of Starfleet engineers. The people who go and clean up the messes war leaves behind or solve irrigation problems or salvage dead ships. The series ran 60 or so books, but sales were lukewarm at best and the series died. <br />Then some marketing wonk got the idea of publishing trade paperback compilations of the e-books. These anthologies cost more than the individual e-books purchased separately and the e-books are still available in a variety of formats, BUT the dead-tree versions outsell them in every market. I think it may have something to do with casual bookstore browsers being able to hold the book in their hands and leaf through it. I will say that holding a copy of “Grand Designs” in my hands – even though I’m one of six authors – is more satisfying than reading “Orphans” on a hand-held screen.<br /><br />So congratulations on the print edition. It’s going to increase your presence and recognition in the marketplace and it’s going to mean more to you as a writer to hold it in your hands.KeVin K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14792797517571690942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-88683086845569869582009-11-12T18:43:46.849-05:002009-11-12T18:43:46.849-05:00Thanks Jewel! :) It's not appearing on Amazon ...Thanks Jewel! :) It's not appearing on Amazon yet, but I know there's often a bit of a lag between release day and when it's listed. It *is* available at Total-E-Bound's site.Kaz Augustinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839835518368442832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5594341074652821017.post-87518394343230628002009-11-12T09:46:31.890-05:002009-11-12T09:46:31.890-05:00Congratulations on your first novel in print. I k...Congratulations on your first novel in print. I know the feeling of accomplishment when you see and feel that novel in your hands. It sounds like an interesting read that I'd like to get my hands on. I'm assuming it's available on amazon.com.Jewel Amethysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14813773386476356666noreply@blogger.com