tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post700904975203109027..comments2020-03-14T11:25:08.639-04:00Comments on Boomer Lit Friday: Guest Post from Boomer Lit Author Anne R. AllenShelley Lieberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01910399585903473302noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-88656263356744656522013-11-10T00:01:00.243-05:002013-11-10T00:01:00.243-05:00Linda--Happy Birthday! I know you're going to ...Linda--Happy Birthday! I know you're going to love it. (No Place Like Home is going to be 99c for two more days.)Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-67917086435879322872013-11-09T18:17:20.126-05:002013-11-09T18:17:20.126-05:00I got a Kindle Paperwhite for my 66th birthday and...I got a Kindle Paperwhite for my 66th birthday and it was delivered today! Can't wait to check out the possibilities--and a lot of Boomer Lit books.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162892531740629982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-61589567901039937732013-11-09T15:24:49.481-05:002013-11-09T15:24:49.481-05:00Trelkeny--MIT would provide a fabulous place to re...Trelkeny--MIT would provide a fabulous place to research alien life forms :-). I remember clearly the first time I was shown a word processor (by a Cal Poly professor.) It did indeed seem like magic when he pressed the backspace and the words disappeared! I was working as a proofreader for court documents at the time and I thought it might eliminate my job. Amazing how we can still make just as many typos with all this technology.<br /><br />Robin--I have some friends who are dedicated Luddites, and when I talk to them, it's like talking to people of an older generation. They're always talking about the "good old days" and don't seem to experience anything new. Interesting about younger people preferring paper. Maybe that's like the hipsters who have to listen to all their music on vinyl.<br /><br />Kris--That's the biggest plus for me: because of ebooks, even traditional publishers are paying more attention to the whole marketplace, not just high school stories and the love lives of 20--something New Yorkers. <br /><br /> Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-87735289619185677502013-11-09T08:58:54.353-05:002013-11-09T08:58:54.353-05:00This post perfectly describes it! Paper books are ...This post perfectly describes it! Paper books are wonderful. I, too, live in a library here at home. But ebooks have made reading not only easier for Boomers (when they try it, they'll embrace it for all the reasons you state above) but for the writer who can appeal to a large base of readers who don't want to stay in high school forever. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13411552854171950367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-77775741398169415822013-11-09T07:30:21.089-05:002013-11-09T07:30:21.089-05:00I like to have the best of both worlds. I love my ...I like to have the best of both worlds. I love my Kindle - so handy for reading when travelling, but I also love physical books - the smell, the touch, turning the pages. Strangely enough, I've found most of my 'boomer friends' have happily adapted to the new e-reading technology and it's my younger colleagues who prefer the print books. <br /><br />I also think your first point is very important - we have to keep embracing technological change as we get older. We are a generation that has grown up with and adapted to rapid change and just because you're getting older, it's no excuse to put your head in the sand and decide you don't want to be a part of it.Robin Storeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171803959057530466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-14126197114813602912013-11-09T06:44:58.689-05:002013-11-09T06:44:58.689-05:00Fabulous Anne as always. When I worked as a clerk ...Fabulous Anne as always. When I worked as a clerk for MIT I did a little work on my fantasy world (just notes, not tales) and the desk had one of those memory typewriters. Back-space erase up to about a hundred characters or so- the stone age of word processing. We all thought it was like magic! I could go back and CHANGE what I'd written (within limits). I thought there would never be an improvement on that. Of course this was back when there was no better song on the radio than "She Blinded Me with Science"...Wm. L. Hahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09918981970218130294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-81300392253440224202013-11-08T17:07:10.147-05:002013-11-08T17:07:10.147-05:00Stephen--You're right that older people buy mo...Stephen--You're right that older people buy more books. Publishers have insisted that books be only about young people for far too long. <br /><br />Ruth--LOL I hated carbon paper. And you could never fix a typo! I like the additions to my list that you sent me in a Tweet: e-readers don't need a lot of dusting and you don't have to buy more bookshelves!<br /><br />Beth--I didn't know that McDonald's has wifi! Good to know. And how cool that your 87 yr old mom has a Kindle too.<br /><br />dreamlady--I have friends who refuse to even get a computer. When I talk to them it's like traveling back in time. And they tend to think and act like elderly people, even though some are younger than me. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-28209768028977521522013-11-08T13:29:14.441-05:002013-11-08T13:29:14.441-05:00You highlight some very important points about pub...You highlight some very important points about publishing, ebooks and the boomer generation. I ,too, prefer holding a book to an electronic book but I like the ease of downloading books and holding a lightweight tablet. Both can be used for my favorite pastime--- reading.<br />I also agree that learning new tasks and improving on computer skills is key to staying a part of the 21 century. We boomers are still creative and very much informed.Rosemary McKinleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13669748585547232693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-21764364738314201992013-11-08T12:14:58.614-05:002013-11-08T12:14:58.614-05:00Anne, you're preaching to the choir here. My h...Anne, you're preaching to the choir here. My house also looks like a library (a messy one) but 90% of my current reading in done on a tablet. My 87-year-old mother also likes her Kindle, although she counts on me to load it with books and drives to McDonald's to borrow wifi. It's nice to hear that the Kindle I'm enjoying is actually good for me. Beth Carpenterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02447148196867821907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-937989483609115452013-11-08T09:23:12.429-05:002013-11-08T09:23:12.429-05:00Anne—Love your post! Changing a typewriter ribbon ...Anne—Love your post! Changing a typewriter ribbon was a messy business and carbon paper was another bane. Both left fingers more or less carbon-colored, never a good look!<br /><br />I'm excited about our BoomerLit two-fer and hope readers will be, too. I think of Chanel and Gatsby as chick lit for chicks who weren't born yesterday!Ruth Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15246050315747917109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7769734718564477239.post-22093089874149040322013-11-08T09:17:20.386-05:002013-11-08T09:17:20.386-05:00Anne, I agree on all points. Since most book buyer...Anne, I agree on all points. Since most book buyers are 55 and over, I think they see the Boomer onslaught as someone that resonates with them. When I read a book, I never stop to ask the author's age. What I want is a seasoned story that provides insight into the human condition. And those who have lived long, fruitful lives are in the best position to write such stories.Stephen Woodfinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18380589199614508699noreply@blogger.com