My cousin recently got an Amazon kindle and "I'm going to read your
new book on it!" he said excitedly. My reaction? Not as excited.
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I'm trying hard not to be a book snob, but I know how much consideration and thought that the designer and I put in every aspect of
my book. From the choosing of typefaces to the color of the page numbers to the direction I painted the swirls, we tried to make every aspect of
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon as beautiful as we could. I couldn't imagine that being translated through a kindle.
And, to my eyes, it wasn't:
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But still, it was not as bad as I thought it would be. I guess what it comes down to is that at least, even through a kindle, my story was being read. It still resembled my intentions, and I would rather have my book read through a kindle than not at all.
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But
the book is better.
2 comments:
Ah, yes, the wonders of e-books. Gracie, the cover looks magnificent, and I have added it to my shopping lost (I just need to get my paycheck). :)
I hope that the Kindle will help, at the very least, spread your book into more hands.
Cheers!
The illustrations in the book are so beautiful, I can't imagine the kindle coming anywhere close!
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