So very happy she (Carol) took the time to read my post-I am honored. I pulled her post comment up here for all to see another side to this crazy debate:
Sheri, You did cover the pros and cons very well. As an author, I have gone back and forth on ebooks, too. My first book, Homeschool Co-ops, is in print and I plan to offer it in ebook format now that it is about a year old.
I'm working on another book, Micro Business for Teens, that will start as an ebook and then after a year or so I'll offer it in print also. The reason I am doing this is cost. I hope to make enough from the ebook version of Micro Business, that I can pay to set up the print version (minimum of $500). I also hope that the younger generation is more willing to buy an ebook. We'll see how my plans turn out.
Just thought you might want to hear from the author/seller side. Consider this: there are some books that you would never see if the author only had the printed option because of the cost. So ebooks are opening up an entire new world to authors and their readers.
I agree-you posted a [great] different view to this issue. The cost of printing is pretty prohibitive to many authors...and I totally get that. I also understand that one can make a bigger profit by selling eBooks, which can help sustain smaller businesses, and provide avenues for the author to afford running print versions, too. I still need to do my second part to this-one in which I was/am going to highlight the very things Carol pointed out. :0)
It is a love/hate relationship with me. I guess it is hard to convince a print loving gal to switch sides-LOL.
Well, hopefully, once I have a handle on the rest of this month's reviews, I will be able to focus my brain and come up with the second section for this debate.
Oh, and if you don't know who Carol Topp is-well, she is such a blessing to the homeschool community. She has a great book on how to set-up and keep your co-op running and it looks like some other great ones coming out!
You can visit her site:Homeschool CPA for more info.
Thanks Carol for taking the time to read and respond to my blog-
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Sheri,
You are so kind! Thanks! Can I put your very nice words on my website?!
And yes, very soon (a week or two at most) I will have some more ebooks on my HomeschoolCPA site including one that I think is very needed for homeschool leaders:Paying Workers in a Homeschool Organization.
After I practice on some smaller ebooks, I plan to release Homeschool Co-ops as an ebook. I know 180 pages is a lot in an ebook, but some leaders need help today, not in 5-10 days that it takes for Amazon to print and ship the book.
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