eBooks

Before I tell you about the next book I have to do talk about all the buzz on eBooks. I think that it is unavoidable. It is the present and it is the future of books and reading. I think that with the numbers posted, they cannot be refuted. Publishers Weekly said that October was the slowest growth month with a staggering 112% vs the same month last year, and Year-to-date a 171.3%. We also have read the financial numbers od B&N and Borders with slower sells on printed material reaching 40% decrease and an increase on eBooks. So the numbers are there, then what is the fuzz on eBooks. Well as I see it, human beings (almost everybody) are static ones, they (I should say we, but I do not fit the profile) do not like to evolve. People love to have their things as they know, the same road to work, school, kids swimming class, the same milk, the same restaurant, the same food at the same restaurant with the same waiter. We do not like to evolve, which it is ridiculous since humans are in constant movement, hence movement brings evolution.

As an example I will use someone vary near to me (I hope he does not get angry). That person is me. I love photography and like 10 years ago i was recilient to use digital photography for fine art photographs. I did not wanted to evolve. But now, there is no way I think photography without digital. I do miss the analog photo, the smell of the dark room and all the thing that we could do there. But the practically that digital photography has, I think that beats all analog remembrance.

So I do buy eBooks, read them in my notebook and/or my iPod. I crave for an e-reader, but the decision is hard, because there are good technology out there and if I will buy one it has to work at least the next 5 years. so I will be stuck to it. The decision has to be hard thought.

By the way, how many of you own a e-reader? Here in Mexico it is having a slow start, mainly because we react slowly and this technology is expensive here. Also there are few spanish ebooks, but seams that the trend is picking up and 2011 we will se a boost of them.

If you are interested in this theme do not hesitate and go to J.A.  Konrath's blog and Amanda Hocking's blog, they both talk about all the ebook Vogue and where are we heading. And while you are in there go and buy some of their books, they are good writers.

For me just is keeping my way to the 100 books and also keep reading, and researching, and writing. Time will come. As you could hear in all the industry I will persist.