Just read an article here, and can't suppress my
surprise with S. King's decision. The writer’s latest novel, “Joyland,” will
not be available in digital formats.
A rather strange decision, considering that King
was one of the first to make his books available online.
Basically, King thinks he can encourage readers to go back to the bookstores and get his newest novel, though, in my opinion, he
will encourage his fans to skip that particular novel (at least I won't be getting a paperback; it's too costly for me).
Why Mr. King wants to send us to bookstores is
beyond me. Many readers are happy for the opportunity to read a book without
the necessity to visit a bookstore, and I never saw a problem with that: it saves on money and time, and the fun is the same.
In the era of high technologies isn’t it a bit
weird to put this type of limitations?
On the other hand, the article says that “Joyland”
will still be available digitally on Amazon.
Hmm, now I can't help but wonder what Mr. King really wants to achieve.
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