I think I heard that B&N is coming out with a version of the Kindle. Looks like we're definitely moving quickly in the direction of reading from a hand held technology.

I love my books, love them. I can get rid of just about anything, but my books are the hardest to part with. I enjoy underlining and noting so if I really like them, ti's easy for me to go back and get the gist of the book again.

I think more will get published, but the editing will suffer.

Sadly, I believe we'll be forced to go with technology in the end.

I'm getting older and all of this makes me kind of sad.

God I hope not Dotsie...so far so good. I personally am busier than ever. I believe editing, at least the way I do it, will not be easy to replace. A machine/program can edit the spelling, punctuation and even grammer but continuity, NO WAY...

I also add and subtract parts of a writers story to make it better. I have given them a title if they weren't happy with the one they had plus much more...No machine/program can do that.

Sometimes all a writer needs is to hear someone of experience truthfully tell them how they think the story is going so far. I believe editors are here to stay.

I think editors are here to stay, but I think it's getting sloppier. I've seen errors in books published by major houses and I cringe.

It's 12:35 in the am and the temp is minus 9 degrees F, windchill minus 20. Even though I have on long underwear under my pjs, and a blanket on my lap, I am still needing to wear my purple fingerless gloves to type. I was just about to quit computer when I had to come and look at your faces. This topic caught my eye. I heard that Apple is producing a reader for the iPod. I never heard of the Print on Demand at the book store, but that makes sense. Already, authors get pennies per book sold. If there is a bookstore or on-line sale it's even less money for the author. (The coyotes in the habitat near my back yard are yelping and howling, I wonder if they are cold?) I am making decisions as to changing production of my book. It is available on Kindle. If I move the paperback version from Authorhouse to Amazon's Create-Space, then there is more money for me per book because the sale is direct from Amazon. We have talked before about editing. It is my pet peeve. I have seen text books with multiple errors. I get an email a day, "I want to write a memoir, can you help me?" for 4 years I've been giving away information. Lately I started to ask what their needs are, and I say, well I charge a 75 dollar consultation fee, and for that you get blah blah blah, and I never hear from them again. I love editing, arranging and re-arranging paragraphs, and working with writers. Maybe Chatty needs an assistant? Like others here, I love my books. I'm selling everything to downsize, but I will not sell my books. Mostly non-fiction for research and to refer to for writing articles, etc. Miss you all, Lynn

Looks like at this hour in the a.m. Lynn it's just you and me. I am about to head to bed myself, it has been unseasonably cold here and my bedspread looks very good to me about now. Take care of yourself... HUGS!

Lynn, everyone wants something for nothing. You are wise to keep saying you will charge for your expertise.

I appreciate you sharing your publishing story. Onward.

Lynnie, I also have people wanting info from me about writing a book and I tell them to buy "The Forest for the Trees." Plus,do you get emails from women wanting you to call them--on your dime? I used to give talks for free and especially if it was for a shelter but when it costs me money to do it...no more. I'm slowly moving away from domestic violence. Don't get me wrong, I'll always assist a woman who needs help but I feel like the universe is leading me in another direction as far as writing.

Lynn and Dianne, Georgia and I get the very same thing with the association. Trust me, we give more information away for FREE than you can imagine, but it still amazes me that some people will suck your blood if you let them.

I am all about helping other women, as you both are, but it gets to a point where people take advantage.

We are worth being paid for our expertise.

Yes, Dotsie, I know you are very generous with the information you give away that others will charge for, because, like most of us, we just want to be women helping women. Dianne, going in a different direction it's just you being you, evolving as your own person. Chatty, if it's cold in LV, then it's cold everywhere!