K. Dawn Byrd and Epublishing

Ruthy here... Sorry, guys, we spelled K. Dawn's name wrong earlier.

Byrd is with a "Y" not an "I". Whereas if she were a robin or a goldfinch, we'd use an "I".
But she's not. I'm just sayin'... ;) Here's her lovely post with her correctly spelled name. Same great picture. ;)

Okay. I'll admit it. I don't much like change. To be more accurate, I loathe change. When I heard snippets that ebooks were the wave of the future, I fought it with everything in me. I've been a book collector for over 15 years and have well over 1,000 books in my home. For some reason, the very existence of ebooks threatened my beloved print books. I vowed that I would never buy an ebook, that enemy that might eventually extinguish the print books that I so love to hold in my hands.

When a book came out that was available only in eformat, I wanted it so badly that I gave it a try. After I figured out how to download the first one, I was hooked and have purchased dozens of ebooks since then. I absolutely love ebooks. I'm not killing trees, using expensive ink or lugging around heavy objects. And best of all, I can read when I want on my cell phone, anywhere, any time. And, I can read in bed with hubby right beside me and don't have to worry about disturbing him with a bedside light. The font is adjustable and right now my font is larger and darker than the print in a paperback. It's backlit and easy on the eyes. I can purchase ebooks in seconds and never leave the house. I have literally thousands of titles at my fingertips. Also, ebooks are inexpensive and many of them, especially those in the public domain, are free. Since I store ebooks on my computer (or a flash drive), they're not taking up room in my home and I can read them again if I choose.

Many publishers, including mine, Desert Breeze Publishing , have started book clubs and customers can get free books after so many purchases. Want to give it a try? Desert Breeze Publishing has four free downloads including a cookbook. This freebie will allow you to make sure your software is working before you spend money on an ebook. If you can't figure it out, e-mail Desert Breeze. Their customer service is wonderful.

If you don't have a smart phone, you can download Mobipocket on your laptop or netbook and read from there. I've decided not to fight it. After all, how many people fought purchasing a microwave oven? DVD player? Cell phone? And, now an ebook? Progress will continue no matter how hard we try to fight it. I, for one, hope that ebooks are here to stay.

Thanks for allowing me to share my experience. I found it so positive that I have a new release with Desert Breeze on April 1. You can check it out at HERE or on my Blog

Today I'm giving away a free download of Queen of Hearts. To get your name in the drawing, leave a comment.

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Queen of HeartsDaphne Dean is proud to be serving her country stateside during WWII as a reporter and an Office of Strategic Services operative. When the photograph she takes of the crowd at a murder scene places her on the mob's hit list, she's forced into hiding in a vacant mental asylum in the middle of nowhere with terrifying secrets of its own.
Daphne believed herself to still be in love with her ex-fiancée, Kenneth, until she spends several days locked away in the asylum with Vito, the mob boss' son. Can she put the terrifying events that occurred there behind her and allow herself to pursue a relationship with Vito? Or, will she return to Kenneth who has turned his back on his country by becoming a draft dodger and a black market racketeer? One thing's for sure, it won't matter if she can't escape the mental institution alive.
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K. Dawn Byrd is an author of inspirational romance. She has two books coming out in 2010 with Desert Breeze Publishing. The first, Queen of Hearts, will release on April 1, 2010.