Eye Candy

[rolanni]

This just in from Madame the Editor.

-- art by David Mattingly

This is the eighteenth novel detailing the adventures of Clan Korval and other residents of the Liaden Universe®.

The hardcover will be in bookstores in June 2015.  For those who treasure a passion for eArcs, count backward four months from June for your probable release date.  No word yet on whether there will be an audiobook edition.

More news as it becomes available.

Comments

eBooks for the Elderly

[aska-kettlingur.livejournal.com]

I love the feel of a good hardcover. I used to purchase the hardcover when it came out and then would also buy the mm paperback a year later to take with me. However, as my advanced age and general decrepitude catch up with me, I find it's difficult to hold the heavy hardcovers and difficult to read the small print on the mm paperbacks.

With a Nook reader, I can adjust the size of the type on the screen to match the particular day's eyesight. For some reason, I have some days that are better than others.

The other benefit of an eBook is that I can carry a complete library of my favorite books in something the size and weight of a paperback. If I am suddenly struck with the desire to re-read any or all of Sharon's and Steve's books (and I am often suddenly struck thus), I have them all with me. Also, it is useful to have an electronic version of a book to do a quick text search and find a favorite scene or answer a nagging question.

I guess I could always read an eBook while sniffing a hardcover.

Re: eBooks for the Elderly

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

It's too bad they haven't yet *bottled* that smell, isn't it?

Re: eBooks for the Elderly

[aska-kettlingur.livejournal.com]

If they bottled the book smell, I could dab a bit behind each ear and in my cleavage. I'd be the most sought-after girl at the SF convention.

Re: eBooks for the Elderly

[attilathepbnun.livejournal.com]

You mean you aren't already? *is astonished*

Re: eBooks for the Elderly

[gareth griffiths (from livejournal.com)]

For me the e-reader wins these days - same issue that I can choose the font size. I've found a lot of publishers seems to have switched to a more stylish smaller font with larger line spacing which I find much harder to read - especially in the mass market paperbacks.