tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574283050305486107.post5647893659783082384..comments2023-08-16T04:49:13.869-07:00Comments on The New Book Review: Poetry Available on iPadCarolyn Howard-Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15041591136206289558noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3574283050305486107.post-28415596202200278132010-04-13T15:25:54.768-07:002010-04-13T15:25:54.768-07:00Very exciting stuff, Carolyn. Though I dearly lov...Very exciting stuff, Carolyn. Though I dearly love paper books as artifacts (probably a function of my age as much as anything else), according to Mark Coker of Smashwords, e-books represent the fastest growing segment of the book publishing industry today, with sales for Jan 2010 growing 261% over Jan 2009. That's an impressive stat in an industry where sales are generally sluggish and dropping. As you rightly say, readers are readers and anything that draws them and makes the process more pleasurable is good.Magdalena Ballhttp://www.magdalenaball.comnoreply@blogger.com