Q&A with Donna Ball discussion

Hi everyone-- I've been a little inconvenienced the past week or so by the TORNADO that whizzed by my house (just like in LOVE LETTERS FROM LADYBUG FARM but not as much fun). Lots of property damage and clean up but no dogs (or people) were injured. I'm not certain when I'll have reliable internet access again so meantime talk among yourselves :) Oh, and enjoy this really wonderful review of SANCTUARY from Books and Beans:
http://www.amazon.com/Sanctuary-ebook...

Oddly enough, I don't know how to link to the Goodreads review of the same book, sorry!

And here is my new discussion topic: Since all of my new books for the next year will be released first in e-book format (some of them exclusively as e-books), how willing are you to make the transition from paper to e-books? What's holding you back? What do you love (and hate) about e-books?

I bought my first Kindle in November, 2009 as a gift to me for my husband's retirement! I've always been a reader (library books, paperbacks and once in awhile hard covers), but my husband sees reading as a total waste of time; he watches TV by the hour but what can I say? My first Kindle had a cover that opened like a book so it was very easy to transition from paper to e-books. I think I bought over 200 books in a year (many very cheap and a few free). This year my brother-in-law developed eye problems and was having trouble with print books so he was down loading books to his lap top to read. I ended up giving him my old Kindle and buying a new, even smaller one. I finish a book and move right on to the next one and my husband has no clue about how many books I read. Our house is small so I'm no longer trying to store (or give away) books when I'm done reading. I still buy a very few paperbacks if they're not available in Kindle so I can keep a book in the car for reading while waiting for appointments etc. Other than that, the only "real book" I've bought this entire year was a book not available for Kindle that had tiny cartoon like drawings and photographs that would not show up well on the Kindle (don't know about a Nook). I have a habit of pre-ordering new books and love it when they arrive in a bunch after released by the publishers! The only drawback to my Kindle is that my friends don't have one so we can't share books like we used to.
Donna, sorry to hear about the tornado. Glad that you and your beautiful dogs weren't hurt.

Except for the initial expense, you might prefer an e-reader after trying it. I lose lots of things (including my very expensive glasses) but I mostly read my Kindle at home and keep a paperback in the car. The can be inexpensively warrantied for a 2nd year...(first year free). My niece's kindle quit and they sent a replacement to her in Switzerland.
Also for us older folks, it's great to be able to enlarge the print without buying an expensive large print book.

Good to hear you and the critters were not injured. Rough tornado season this year throughout the south.
Take care,

I just love books. I am a book person.
I like to browse in bookstores, that is how I came upon the book "Gun Shy". Then I searched and located the first and second books in the series. I e-mailed Donna to find out if there were plans for a 4th book, which led me to this site.
I have already shared these books with a couple of dog loving friends.
The joy of books!

Yay! I am back online (10 days after the disaster). Just wanted to point out to Carol that she doesn't have to miss BONEYARD-- you can download a free Kindle app for your PC at Amazon.com. As a reader, I love e-books because they are almost always much cheaper than paper books, and my Kindle paid for itself about 3 times over the first year. As a writer, of course,publishing in e-format means that I can get books to readers much faster (usually within a week of finishing the book, as opposed to a year for print!) and actually have a chance of making a living at my craft. The other thing I have recently discovered about the advantage of e-books is illustrated by BONEYARD--it's a great story and a transition piece between GUNSHY and SILENT NIGHT, but it's too short to make a print book. Perfect for e-reading! I plan to do more of these shorter pieces for other series to keep the interest alive while I work on longer books.