This has got me thinking.....

Like most people I love reading. So far, I havent set foot into the world of Ebooks. I love the feel of a book, the small of them (old ones especially) and I like collecting them! I like looking at a pile of books and selecting one at random.....

The Amazon Kindle, or the Kobo Ereader as of yet, have not tempted me. Until I read this.....

The writer who made millions by self publishing online........


Amanda Hocking, an American author who dreamed of publishing her own books. After numerous rejections from even the small publishing houses she had a brain wave. Amazon and Kindle! Hocking is now known as a  catalyst in the evolution of E-Reading.....

I found the article via @GuardianBooks see links below.

It has got me thinking. To what extent can Kindle and Kobo go in being a new, albeit easier way to get unknown authors published......

GuardianBooks Guardian Books 

Meet Amanda Hocking, the writer who made millions by self-publishing online gu.com/p/34jzc/tw #longreads

GuardianBooks Guardian Books 

The writer who made millions by self-publishing online gu.com/p/34jzc/tf