Although I was not much interested in this article titled Same-Day E-Book Sales Propel Grisham's Thriller by Jeffrey A. Tractehberg (here) about John Grisham's release of his next book via eBook at the same time as the hardcover, I did find two quotes that I found interesting.
First there was this:
"The e-book sales are astonishing," said Mr. Grisham in an interview. "Would anybody have thought that a year ago? The future has arrived, and we're looking at it."
I suppose I assumed we were already at this point. It's good to see everyone else is catching up to my view of the world.
The other:
"Mr. Grisham said he initially opposed selling his books digitally because he worried it would cripple his book sales at the independent bookstores that were among his earliest supporters. However, the author said he received numerous unhappy emails from readers who were upset that they couldn't buy his book digitally. "As an author, that hits pretty close to home," he said."
I think it's good to see an author listening to the fans and those fans having an impact. Makes me want to go out and buy it eventhough I'm not a Grisham fan.
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