The Kindle- is it a boon or a drain
Posted: October 21st, 2017, 12:34 am
I have been using my Kindle for a fair few years now, but get very mixed feelings about what it offers.
On the one hand vast catalogue to chose from, but there can be the problem, if you do not know what you want to read finding books by new authors requires one to either be guided by reviews (the direct opinion of others) or leap into the dark re quality. Now with bookshops you sort of had the same problem, though could open and read a bit to get a feel re writing style, and yes, you sometimes can get samples online (though you cannot chose where in the book at random), but the worst bit is individuals publishing with no restraining hand of an editor or proof reader can make reading painful, there are far more mistakes, typos etc than in printed books, and if I get one or two of these a page I tend to start losing interest in the book. At least with bookshops someone did a little quality control before it got its place on the shelf.
Now I have found new authors via Kindle, and some really good reads, but I have also downloaded a few which will now sit unread until I have finished reading the backs of all the cereal packets in the house.
So views, a boon re variety or a drain re lack of quality control?
On the one hand vast catalogue to chose from, but there can be the problem, if you do not know what you want to read finding books by new authors requires one to either be guided by reviews (the direct opinion of others) or leap into the dark re quality. Now with bookshops you sort of had the same problem, though could open and read a bit to get a feel re writing style, and yes, you sometimes can get samples online (though you cannot chose where in the book at random), but the worst bit is individuals publishing with no restraining hand of an editor or proof reader can make reading painful, there are far more mistakes, typos etc than in printed books, and if I get one or two of these a page I tend to start losing interest in the book. At least with bookshops someone did a little quality control before it got its place on the shelf.
Now I have found new authors via Kindle, and some really good reads, but I have also downloaded a few which will now sit unread until I have finished reading the backs of all the cereal packets in the house.
So views, a boon re variety or a drain re lack of quality control?