14
Jul
I have to bitch a little, on behalf of my significant other.
He stubbornly insists I should open a library, because everywhere he goes, there are books.
He’s right, you know.
However, I have my own pet peeve.
The publishers of reference books for writers are missing a trick.
I would probably buy far more of them… if they were in digital format. Searchable.
You know what I mean. It’s all very well to have a huge list of something in a book — if you end up sitting there, flicking through pages, looking for something specific.
One of my all time favorites is the Reverse Dictionary. It’s great. I recommend getting one. (Random House, Word Menu)
BUT!
It would be even greater if I could type in a keyword and it flags up everything with that keyword.
The same goes for writing books. I would prefer those in digital format.
Writer’s Yearbook? Give it to me as an ebook, seriously.
Name books? Same thing.
I bet I’m not alone with this, either.
Aside from not having 20 different reference works sitting on my desk, I could have them on the computer, I could take them with me on a laptop. I could cut down the time I take looking something up to almost negligible. Time I could spend writing.
So here is the thing:
Offer an electronic edition. Please.
