By 2014,50% of all commercial book sales are projected to be
in digital ebook form. Ereaders are now $139 each and will
continue to drop in cost. Why don't we sieze this paradigm
shift and put Ereaders in the hands of school kids?
How much money goes into textbooks every year, and how quick do
they wear out, become obsolete, or get lost? What is the cost of
stocking and staffing and housing all the dusty old school
libraries with books rarely read?
Half the reason kids don't want to do their homework is the hassle
and sheer weight of lugging around all those heavy books all day.
Have you seen the way any kid at any age will take to anything
with a dynamic display on it?
Why can't we negotiate download royalties from the textbook
companies like video rentals? Their print costs are so high
they'd jump at a $3.00 royalty/download fee on a $30.00 textbook.
This is a win/win for kids, school budgets, and content providers.
Let's leverage off the shelf technology to bring U.S. Education
into the 21st century!
You can do something about it. Write your local newspaper a
Letter to the Editor, write a letter to President Obama at
http://www.whitehouse.gov/. Speak up if you care!
P.S. Invest in eReader for your child instead of an Xbox or
Nintendo; an eMind is a terrible thing to waste.
Saturday, September 25, 2010
Monday, September 6, 2010
Inital Post Labor Day 2010
Welcome to the inaugural posting!
I'm ready to give ePublishing another shot. My last attempt was ten years ago when I uploaded a Microsoft .lit file to various obscure ebook "malls". Needless to say, both my ebook and the "malls" remained in total obscurity. I went back to writing.
Then several things happened; (1) I got better at writing, (2) the print publishing world finally ate too many of their own kind, and pushed away too many up and coming authors, (3) distribution power houses like Smashword, Amazon, B&N, Borders, etc., etc., etc, came up with an inclusive business model which treats everyone fairly, and bypasses the good old boy network zealously defended by the behemoth print publishing industry.
One more thing happened, the reading public gained immediate and convenient access to a universe of authors and writings the likes not seen since Gutenberg first cranked up his press. Viva La Revolucion !!!
Log in from time to time to keep tabs on all the developments, and if you haven't already done it, give your kids an eReader for Christmas instead of an Xbox. Pick one up for yourself too. They are cheap, convenient, and you can download ebooks for less money than you'd spend on gas to go to the library.
I'm ready to give ePublishing another shot. My last attempt was ten years ago when I uploaded a Microsoft .lit file to various obscure ebook "malls". Needless to say, both my ebook and the "malls" remained in total obscurity. I went back to writing.
Then several things happened; (1) I got better at writing, (2) the print publishing world finally ate too many of their own kind, and pushed away too many up and coming authors, (3) distribution power houses like Smashword, Amazon, B&N, Borders, etc., etc., etc, came up with an inclusive business model which treats everyone fairly, and bypasses the good old boy network zealously defended by the behemoth print publishing industry.
One more thing happened, the reading public gained immediate and convenient access to a universe of authors and writings the likes not seen since Gutenberg first cranked up his press. Viva La Revolucion !!!
Log in from time to time to keep tabs on all the developments, and if you haven't already done it, give your kids an eReader for Christmas instead of an Xbox. Pick one up for yourself too. They are cheap, convenient, and you can download ebooks for less money than you'd spend on gas to go to the library.
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