tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post8552369167283779826..comments2024-03-27T09:27:33.931+00:00Comments on Idiotic Hat: Unsolicited TestimonialMike C.http://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-50934996799277042452010-05-28T08:33:57.155+01:002010-05-28T08:33:57.155+01:00The things I hate about Apple as a consumer are ex...The things I hate about Apple as a consumer are exactly the things that intrigue me as a producer.<br /><br />I too like the look of photographs on a backlit screen, and some of the extra possibilities of a computer slide show - it's easier to hand hold the viewer through multiple threaded narratives, for example. The Apple bookstore (or App store) offers the chance for a small publisher to distribute a rights-managed picture book with decent sized images - and at a price attractive to toe-dippers.<br /><br />First though, I need to do more scanning.....Struanhttp://struangray.com/twiglognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-11949777290691926062010-05-27T21:16:41.352+01:002010-05-27T21:16:41.352+01:00I spend way too much money on books, though I'...I spend way too much money on books, though I've tried to get it under control in the last year.<br /><br />My policy of only reading fiction electronically is holding good, though, except I couldn't wait for the e-version of The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest.<br /><br />As to my own (and others') photographic books, I'm increasing of the opinion that a good "animated PDF" presentation (e.g. Issuu) is actually superior to a bulky, less than optimally-printed paper codex. I suspect the i-Pad may be going to have an impact here, though I refuse to buy into the Apple mystique!<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-57377935079917102472010-05-27T20:38:04.641+01:002010-05-27T20:38:04.641+01:00' ': I fantasise that he had a traumatic c...' ': I fantasise that he had a traumatic childhood growing up in a greengrocer's. Either that or, like me, he never quite got the hang of the Oxford Comma.<br /><br />The remarkable thing is not so much the flow of links, as the fact that he has time to go outside and take his own photographs.<br /><br />I wish I had more money for books, yours included.Struanhttp://struangray.com/twiglognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-30827850046933903202010-05-26T21:45:33.494+01:002010-05-26T21:45:33.494+01:00Struan,
Well, one sale would double the sales of ...Struan,<br /><br />Well, <i>one</i> sale would double the sales of that particular book...<br /><br />To be honest, I'm extremely pleased and flattered to be noticed, but have no expectations of any increased traffic on the blog, never mind book sales. A mention I had a while back, with a direct link, on The Online Photographer (daily traffic: 30,000 visits) brought 300 extra visits, of whom 3 left comments. Hmm, if we wanted to get pseudo-scientific, what are the odds I can work out the daily traffic on Wood s Lot tomorrow morning?<br /><br />But, extremely gratifying in and of itself. How Mark Woods keeps up that level of intensity and quality of attention year on year is a wonder to me. It's like being noticed by the editor of a national daily.<br /><br />[Any idea why he leaves that odd gap in the site name? It's intriguingly un-obvious...]<br /><br />MikeMike C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11279776665185060446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096844366367766843.post-82446339645425333772010-05-26T20:29:53.439+01:002010-05-26T20:29:53.439+01:00I hope it boosts sales Mike. Well deserved attent...I hope it boosts sales Mike. Well deserved attention.Struanhttp://struangray.com/twiglognoreply@blogger.com