I’m a Kindle nerd!
Lovely Emily, on here, calls herself a booknerd. Well, perhaps I should call myself Mrs Mommy Kindlenerd! As well as having two great kids, I’m also addicted to my Kindle. Yet I held off buying one until I was offered a digital-first contract last autumn, from CarinaUK Harlequin, for my debut novel Doubting Abbey. Today sees the publication of its standalone sequel, From Paris with love, and within those few months I have become seriously addicted to my e-reader!
This time last year, however, I would have
poured scorn upon the idea of reading from yet another screen. However the
Kindle just doesn’t make me feel as if I am on a laptop. I have the most basic
one and it is lighter than any book. Best of all, I can turn the pages
one-handed, whilst holding a drink – or even better, a biscuit – with the other
hand. Or I can lie on my back, easily holding it and turning pages in the air
(yes, I have tried all sorts of positions).
What’s more, it will have soon paid for
itself, given all the money I have saved on e-books which are cheaper than
their paperback counterparts. Plus I’ve enjoyed downloading free books which
are often made available to tempt you into buying an author’s other works. This
means I have tried out other genres as well - I may not have experimented if
the prices were higher. Also, I love the choice of novellas and short stories
in this format, which just aren’t available in the paperback market. Plus the
books arrive onto my e-reader within seconds – there’s no placing an online
order and waiting a week, or jumping into the car and visiting the local
bookstore or supermarket.
What’s more, an e-reader is the perfect
accompaniment to a holiday –it’s a way of taking tens of books in your luggage
without being fined for the extra weight! Of course, there are things about
physical books that I miss… The touch, the smell, the pretty colour covers…
Plus, in my opinion, reference books are a no-no on e-readers as (for me) it is
too fiddly to jump around, from section to section.
And, one day, I do hope to see my own books
in print, available online or in a shop. At the moment I make do with canvasses
of their covers, on my lounge walls. But if you haven’t yet tried an e-reader,
give it some thought. If you go ahead, why not download my fun romantic comedy,
From Paris
Bio
Samantha
Tonge lives in Cheshire
Blurb
Every
girl dreams of hearing those four magical words Will you marry me? But no-one
tells you what’s supposed to happen next…
Fun-loving
Gemma Goodwin knows she should be revelling in her happy-ever-after. Except
when her boyfriend Lord Edward popped the question, after a whirlwind romance,
although she didn’t say no….she didn’t exactly say yes either!
A
month-long cookery course in Paris Love Paris
But
whilst Paris
Links
Twitter:
https://twitter.com/SamTongeWriter
Website:
http://samanthatonge.co.uk/
Doubting
abbey Blog: http://doubtingabbey.blogspot.co.uk/
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