EPUB or PRINT - what do you prefer, what will you get?

We've been seeing a lot of recent chatter about near-future predicitions for ebooks and the epub industry (not just for books, but for magazines, newspapers, etc.). The predictions are dire for brick-and-mortar establishments that rely on printed material. Of course we're already seeing the writing on the wall. Newspapers and magazines are folding or moving their subscriptions to an online model.

But what about the consumer? What about the people who like a good old-fashioned newspaper with their coffee in the morning? Or the person who loves the smell and feel of a printed book in-hand? Are they going to have to wrangle an iPod or some other electronic varmint to get their daily dose of reading material? The soothsayers say ... yes ... eventually.

No one knows for sure what is going to take place, but if technology proceeds on its present course, in another ten years (or sooner) there may not be newsPAPERS anymore. There will be newsREADERS. And the same goes for books, magazines, and other reading material.

Not only will the format be electronic, but there may be added content, like video and audio. Perhaps eventually remote-transfer direct brain input. Of course that still sounds like science fiction. For now, we'll settle for a free light saber with our self-projecting holograms, ala Star Wars...

HELP US, OBI WAN KENOBI

Wild Evolution now available at Smashwords

Wild Evolution, a grisly werewolf tale of murder and suspense by C. Fern Cook, is now available in multiple ebook formats at www.smashwords.com

Go check it out - and remember, it is also available in both print and ebook at our publisher web site www.penumbrapublishing.com

Penumbra Publishing PIXIE Ebook on Smashwords.com

Great news folks,

WE'VE DISCOVERED SMASHWORDS.

What's Smashwords? It's a place where we can list our books for sale (and you can buy them) in ebook in a variety of formats to suit almost any electronic reader needs.

Smashwords features indy authors and publishers to showcase their work and introduce new talent to the reading world. We're excited Smashwords is up and running, but don't forget, we still have our books available for sale on our web site, and we're using the same type of software application to turn our books into ebook-friendly formats for a variety of reader needs.

PIXIE by Willa Kaye Danes is the first book we've uploaded to Smashwords.com and it is available for preview, so go check it out and tell us what you think. If there are bugs that need to be worked out, we would like to know!

Check out our books at http://www.penumbrapublishing.com/