I used to make sure that every book I had out there was available on the Nook (and I still want to type that lower case but can’t make myself do it.) It’s because I’ve owned Nooks for years and really loved reading on them. My last one, the Nook Color, was also a quasi-tablet, so I could do a little other stuff on it as well. But it got so that the battery didn’t stay charged as long as I thought it should, and it was hard to keep it plugged in all the time. For Christmas, my hubby bought me the Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 and I never looked back. When I began publishing books, my first objective was to get them on Kindle, because that was the most requested format in my experience. Everyone either has a Kindle or a device with a snazzy Kindle app. I sort of forgot about the Nook, until a reader asked last week for a copy of Unmasking Paulie Bingham in the Nook (.epub) format. I quickly put together a properly formatted file and set up Beacon Street Books as a publisher at Nook Press. Voila! Both Paulie and Kate’s books will soon be available at Barnes & Noble’s Nook store. (Paulie is already there, Kate will follow this coming week.) Now to track down that reader and remind her!
In other news this week… Had the extreme pleasure of seeing Nickel Creek live at the Wiltern Wednesday night. I can’t describe for you the enthusiasm of the audience, the energy emanating from Sara, Chris, Sean and Mark. You’d think their strings – violin, mandolin, guitar and standup bass – would catch fire! LOVE their new tune “Destination” and you will too. This was the end of a 6 week tour, but their site shows they are heading out again so try to get tickets if they come near you–you won’t be sorry.