Musings
I love a good deal! Don’t get me wrong, I want authors to receive compensation for the wonderful time they give me but there is nothing like finding a good deal so I can get more books for the price. I got my first ereader a couple of years ago (courtesy of an amazing boss), at first I thought that nothing could replace the feeling of holding an actual print book in my hands but now that I am on my second ereader (my husband very happily accepted my old one) I find myself wanting to read ebooks more and more. I love the smell of books, the sound the pages make as they are turned and the sense of accomplishment that comes from closing the book after finishing it. But, and this is a big but, I love the convenience of ebooks, I always have more than one copy with me, I don’t have to precariously perch heavy hardbound copies around my needy cat and it can hold thousands of books while only taking the space of one book. This last reason has become more and more important to me as my collection of books now numbers in the 5,000′s.
Why am I rambling on about print copies versus ebooks? Well, some authors that I have print copies of their works have released their older titles in ebook format and those books are on sale until January 8th at Backlist eBooks.com. Regardless of what type of ereader you have (or even if you read them on your phone) they have an easy option of getting that book on your device. You can read my review of The Duke’s Downfall by Lynn Michaels here, one of the many titles on sale. The titles are all on sale for $.99 (which is a killer deal) but the sale ends soon so check it out!
Happy New Year everyone! I hope you all had a safe fun holiday. The beginning of the new year always has me reflecting on the past year and thinking about what I can do to improve in the upcoming. Trial and error has taught me to keep my resolutions simple and few if I want to meet them all (I found the more resolutions I make the more I fail to keep…), this applies to Novel Reaction as well as my personal life. There are a couple of things Novel Reaction is going to do in the coming year:
- Resume the Books-to-Movie Challenge each month (goodness knows Hollywood is not coming up with anything original anymore).
- Monthly author spotlight on titles that were originally released in print and are now available in ebook (older print books).
- Resuming the bookish news postings, I don’t know about you but I miss them.
So how about you? Any new resolutions that don’t involve losing weight? 
I thought I would share one of my favorite paintings of the baby Christ, it is by the artist Simon Dewey. Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas! May your day be filled with loved ones and your presents be books.
