tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post4138192053634182146..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: IS YOUR eBOOK READING YOU?Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-47191665272952903252012-07-10T23:52:11.051-05:002012-07-10T23:52:11.051-05:00That is scary. But, I haven't taken the time ...That is scary. But, I haven't taken the time to highlight anything - and I wonder what they make of the many books I download and are still sitting unopened on my Kindle.<br /><br />Do you think someday a voice will wake me in the middle of the night with a "read my e-book" message?<br /><br />........dholedolorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08715849844092553699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-44704811397362963132012-07-10T13:45:14.051-05:002012-07-10T13:45:14.051-05:00Happy birthday to Alice Munroe! I loved what she w...Happy birthday to Alice Munroe! I loved what she wrote. Very nice tribute, Roland. <br /><br />As far as my ebook reading me, it's just like websites that embed cookies on the internet. Kind of creepy, really. But as long as they can't get at my credit information, or give me viruses or malware, I guess it's all right.Gwen Gardnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132836346305559246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24352680331383601602012-07-10T12:42:17.211-05:002012-07-10T12:42:17.211-05:00I don't know if this kind of data is all that ...I don't know if this kind of data is all that reliable. For example, I noticed that when I read my kindle app on my iPad, that when I finish a book it is at 100%. But when I upgraded my iPad to a new one and installed the software, the same book had to be redownloaded (it didn't charge me) and showed me at 0%. Now I did read that book. So now is it saying that I owned it and didn't read it? I think there are problems with this type of tracking and that if they aren't looking at those kinds of errors, then the information they are getting is messed up.Michael Offutt, Phantom Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557969104886174930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-36486135985003203522012-07-10T11:06:10.048-05:002012-07-10T11:06:10.048-05:00Alex:
Yes, it is. I just want to read my book in p...Alex:<br />Yes, it is. I just want to read my book in privacy and chuckle at my own rate!<br /><br />Braine:<br />I take my Kindle Fire with me all day, too. As a rare blood courier, I sometimes have to wait for a blood hand-off and reading or watching a downloaded movie helps!<br /><br />PT:<br />I'm a sucker for good lines of dialogue. <br /><br />As for finding out more from your own books, there is a great article that tells you how to find out data like Amazon does:<br /><br />http://blog.taleist.com/2012/06/22/find-readers-without-ask/Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-64390092935152540862012-07-10T10:32:00.855-05:002012-07-10T10:32:00.855-05:00It'd be great if they would share some of that...It'd be great if they would share some of that data with us authors. Then we'd know more what people want.<br /><br />I update my reading progress on Goodreads so that's already a matter of public record for anyone who wants to know. I think around 50 pages per hour is pretty average in a normal book. That can be skewed by font sizes and such. I breezed through a 40-page story recently because many of the pages only had one sentence on them.<br /><br />Anyway, I generally only highlight errors. I couldn't tell you one line I remember from "The Hunger Games" but then I tend to remember plots far more than sentences.PT Dillowayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09394481476862013009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-31289977462817980592012-07-10T10:16:13.355-05:002012-07-10T10:16:13.355-05:00Wow, nice trivia but for me it is true, I spend al...Wow, nice trivia but for me it is true, I spend all day with my kindle fire. I can leave the house without a purse, just stuff my ID & some change in my pockets, but my Fire has to go with me. LOLAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11113033902410883148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-16614366905780053622012-07-10T09:50:38.702-05:002012-07-10T09:50:38.702-05:00Scary thought, isn't it?Scary thought, isn't it?Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com