Saturday, June 23, 2012

Print Books Still Matter (Updated)

Pretend this is me
Ha ha ha ... I only wish. Well, not really. Things weren't perfect for Norma Jean. They only seemed perfect. And I don't want to be famous. I just want to make a living writing fiction. That's all.

Anyway, my point -- and there is one -- is that print books really do matter. This has become painfully obvious now.

To demonstrate my point, behold the moment of reveal for Ben Sobieck!



And, yes, I also know that feeling of joy. I'm just too technically stupid to do a video. Ha ha ha ...

Besides, with a hand like this, I might fumble way too much with the box. Ha ha ha ... #iamfoolish

Just ignore the twine
I also wanted to tell you that Ben Sobieck also posted the most awesome review of RIPTIDE. And, as you can read in this post, I'm really hoping to hell I can publish this novel in print by the end of the month.

BTW, here's another post I wrote today. Isn't that awesome? Ha ha ha ...

PS: I'll overlook this horrible news for the moment, if you will, okay? Ha ha ha ... #iamfoolish





UPDATE: Here's the Facebook page for Intrigue Publishing, a new venture of Austin Camacho. Yay, Austin! :)

4 comments:

Austin S. Camacho said...

Thanx for the boost, Debbie! Intrigue Publishing is looking for great genre fiction to publish, and we're building steam for our writer/fan conference next year! Sure hope to see you there!!

Debbi said...

My pleasure, Austin! :) Please keep me posted on your conference, okay? And best of luck with Intrigue Publishing.

Best of luck to all publishers, including self-publishers. Ha ha ha ... #iamfoolish

Benjamin Sobieck said...

Debbi, you are the best. Thanks for posting my video here.

I don't care if you're a self-pubber or a lifer with the big guys. There's something surreal about seeing that first print book. It's like holding a newborn your brain willed into existence.

And print does still matter. It's all about giving the reader choice.

Debbi said...

It was my pleasure, Ben! :)

I know exactly what you mean about the feeling of holding a newborn in your hands. I'm not a mother, but creating a print book comes about as close to the experience as I'll ever get.

Print books totally matter. Many people, both young and old, prefer them. Ebooks may be a growing market, but print books aren't dead by a long shot. Amazon wouldn't be opening a brick-and-mortar store, if they were, right? Or making print deals with a select group of authors. Amazon's A-list. Ha ha ha ...

Looks like the joke is on all of us. Ha ha ha ... #iamfoolish