Kiss me, I’m Irish!
I am, indeed, Irish. At least a little. That’s from my maternal grandmother’s side of the family. My great-grandmother’s maiden name was Mary Emeline Malone. Doesn’t the name roll off the tongue complete with an Irish accent? I love it so much that I named the heroine of In His Arms for her.
I’ve still got a couple of months to wait for the official release of To Enchant a Lady’s Heart, but if you want a chance to read an early copy of the paperback version of the book (actual book, not an ARC), be sure to enter the Goodreads Giveaway. The giveaway just became available yesterday and it will end on the 30th. A copy of the paperback will be mailed as soon as Goodreads sends me the name and address of the winner. You won’t have to wait until May 22nd to read it.
I need to share a screenshot of the interior of the paperback version of To Enchant a Lady’s Heart. I think it turned out so lovely. The beginning of each new chapter looks like the image below.
I am a big fan of audiobooks, and the majority of my reading is done that way. But I also love ebooks because I can have so many with me on an 8 oz device (that I can read in bed without a light on) and all of my notes and highlights can be copied to use elsewhere with a few simple clicks. Print comes in third for me, but only because I have issues with my wrists. Most books cause me pain when I hold them. Still holding a “pretty” book in my hands is very satisfying.
How about you? What is your first choice for reading? Print, ebook, or audio.
(FWIW, they are all “real” books. It’s just the format that is different.)
~robin
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I still prefer reading an actual print book over any other format.
I wish the print books didn’t cause me pain. I love them too.
As you know, I LOVED To Enchant a Lady’s Heart. And those interior pages are just stunning! I agree with Carla…still love a print book best.
Thanks, Deb. And I love print too.
I love the feel of a print book, but also have “hand issues,” probably from writing with a pen or cutting with scissors for too many years. An audio or digital reading device sounds like a good idea. Your book cover based on your Irish grandma as a youth is lovely.
Thanks, Lois. I can relate to your hand issues from pens and scissors.
My favorite is still a print book. I have many books on my kindle and I have it in a sort of book cover so it feels like holding a book.
Love that you put your Kindle into a cover that makes it feel like a print book.
Robin, your interior is gorgeous! Love it! I read mostly ebooks–partly because of my eyesight, so I can change the font size, and partly so I can read into the night without disturbing my sleeping husband. And the fact that we travel frequently so I can take more books with me that way! 🙂
Yes, yes, yes for all your reasons for ebooks. Although I don’t have a husband to worry about, maybe my dog appreciates the no light reason. Traveling with 1500 books in my hand just feels good. And the font thing. You can’t do that with a paperback.
What a pretty image to start each chapter with!
Thanks, Marilyn.