Comments on: So a publisher and an iPad walk into a bar… http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/ Agents, Publishers, Business, and your book Tue, 24 May 2011 13:35:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ed http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-15494 Ed Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:49:38 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-15494 It depends very much on the publisher and sometimes the editor. Almost all of our agency submissions these days are done via email. The editors or their assistants convert the submitted file (usually MS Word) into an EPUB format for the Sony eReader or other device. It depends very much on the publisher and sometimes the editor. Almost all of our agency submissions these days are done via email. The editors or their assistants convert the submitted file (usually MS Word) into an EPUB format for the Sony eReader or other device.

]]> By: Andrea Adler http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-14413 Andrea Adler Sun, 24 Oct 2010 16:57:53 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-14413 Why would publishers and agents have an I PAD at this early stage? It took them 5 years to operate a computer and use E-mail! Instead of allowing us to send a sample of our books using a PDF format, tHey still want writers to send in paper manuscripts that cost a fortune to print, Why would publishers and agents have an I PAD at this early stage?
It took them 5 years to operate a computer and use E-mail!

Instead of allowing us to send a sample of our books using a PDF format,
tHey still want writers to send in paper manuscripts that cost a fortune to print,

]]> By: Ryan Field http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-6660 Ryan Field Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:58:48 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-6660 I have about twenty pubbed e-books out in romance and a few more with pen names, and I don't have one yet either. I like my Kindle :)) I have about twenty pubbed e-books out in romance and a few more with pen names, and I don’t have one yet either. I like my Kindle :) )

]]> By: Ed http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-5101 Ed Fri, 21 May 2010 18:19:37 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-5101 I think the "has a few drinks" is the watchword here. Properly set up and synced, nothing should be lost if any individual iPad is destroyed. I think the “has a few drinks” is the watchword here. Properly set up and synced, nothing should be lost if any individual iPad is destroyed.

]]> By: Ed http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-5099 Ed Fri, 21 May 2010 18:16:30 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-5099 No technical skills required. Just order an iPad from the Apple store. Or if you like crowds, you could reserve one at an Apple retail store and pick it up on May 28. Apple is selling iPads at the rate of 200,000 per week and a major software upgrade is scheduled for the end of summer. No technical skills required. Just order an iPad from the Apple store. Or if you like crowds, you could reserve one at an Apple retail store and pick it up on May 28. Apple is selling iPads at the rate of 200,000 per week and a major software upgrade is scheduled for the end of summer.

]]> By: Denise http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-5053 Denise Thu, 20 May 2010 03:59:37 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-5053 An agent walks into a bar with an iPad, has a few drinks, and walks out with the iPad and promptly drops it and breaks it. An agent walks into a bar with an iPad, has a few drinks, and walks out with the iPad and promptly drops it and breaks it.

]]> By: Lynn from For Love or Funny http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-5010 Lynn from For Love or Funny Tue, 18 May 2010 15:39:52 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-5010 Apparently, you have to be a mechanical engineer in order to score an iPad... according to my husband. :) Apparently, you have to be a mechanical engineer in order to score an iPad… according to my husband. :)

]]> By: Inanna Arthen http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-4669 Inanna Arthen Tue, 04 May 2010 22:52:16 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-4669 I *wish* I could afford an iPad! All of my company's books are in the iBookstore, the first three on the day the iBookstore launched. I've had to sneak up to the Apple Store at the mall to verify the titles and look at the sample pages to make sure the formatting is okay. But as a self-employed owner of a very small press, I just can't spare the money. I don't have a Kindle, either, and I was among the first publishers to make all our titles available for the Kindle in December 2007! I firmly believe in exploiting new platforms as fast as possible. I just can't afford to enjoy them. :-( I *wish* I could afford an iPad! All of my company’s books are in the iBookstore, the first three on the day the iBookstore launched. I’ve had to sneak up to the Apple Store at the mall to verify the titles and look at the sample pages to make sure the formatting is okay. But as a self-employed owner of a very small press, I just can’t spare the money. I don’t have a Kindle, either, and I was among the first publishers to make all our titles available for the Kindle in December 2007!

I firmly believe in exploiting new platforms as fast as possible. I just can’t afford to enjoy them. :-(

]]> By: Lindsay http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-4639 Lindsay Tue, 04 May 2010 01:34:35 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-4639 It doesn't surprise me. Big business, in any industry, plods. They'll figure out, years later, that they're missing out on something big, and then they'll have to spend a fortune trying to play catchup. :) It doesn’t surprise me. Big business, in any industry, plods. They’ll figure out, years later, that they’re missing out on something big, and then they’ll have to spend a fortune trying to play catchup. :)

]]> By: E.J. Tonks http://graysonagency.com/blog/publishing/so-a-publisher-and-an-ipad-walk-into-a-bar/comment-page-1/#comment-4633 E.J. Tonks Mon, 03 May 2010 20:57:35 +0000 http://graysonagency.com/blog/?p=182#comment-4633 You're right--I'm seeing all sorts of literary agents posting about it on Twitter, but the editors I follow on Twitter have yet to mention it! My brother bought one, and is now selling his regular computer because he says the iPad replaces his laptop, but I doubt that. I think he's just a young buck who only uses computers to surf the web. As a writer, I need a lot more than portable web capabilities, so I'm still not planning to buy one just yet (though I *do* love the iBook app on my iTouch, let me tell you!) You’re right–I’m seeing all sorts of literary agents posting about it on Twitter, but the editors I follow on Twitter have yet to mention it!

My brother bought one, and is now selling his regular computer because he says the iPad replaces his laptop, but I doubt that. I think he’s just a young buck who only uses computers to surf the web. As a writer, I need a lot more than portable web capabilities, so I’m still not planning to buy one just yet (though I *do* love the iBook app on my iTouch, let me tell you!)

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