tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post7824993670651426780..comments2024-02-03T10:27:22.640+00:00Comments on Nordic Voices in Translation: "Short stories don't sell"David McDuffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-2944324198476332072009-05-25T10:49:25.372+01:002009-05-25T10:49:25.372+01:00I actually prefer to read books on a reading devic...I actually prefer to read books on a reading device - preferably a small one like my old Nokia E61i, as a text file under eBook Mobile, with the font turned up to maximum. I've got through a lot of books that way...David McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-27972476187475535432009-05-25T10:40:33.758+01:002009-05-25T10:40:33.758+01:00The short-stories section of Classic Reader looks ...The short-stories section of Classic Reader looks very good for obtaining a large variety of stories. If this type of online exposition could be linked up with some kind of POD system, you could in effect print your own anthologies, if the thorny problem of thousands of tiny copyright transactions can be solved.<br /><br />I personally would prefer that solution, and carry a self-collated paper Eric Dickenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11473407452357469485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2041385492321829905.post-16271385133611916262009-05-24T16:05:05.054+01:002009-05-24T16:05:05.054+01:00I think the Internet may be changing some of the a...I think the Internet may be changing some of the accepted "status quo" attiudes towards short fiction in English, at any rate. Sites like <A HREF="http://www.classicreader.com/browse/6/" REL="nofollow">Classic Reader</A> offer copious selections of short stories for an indeterminate readership that is certainly out there. Also, there are many sites devoted to work by new and aspiring short storyDavid McDuffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01515361544462041148noreply@blogger.com