Morgan St . James , Editor
Editor Silver Sisters Mysteries
Morgan ’ s Corner
Morgan
MORGAN ST .’ JAMES s Corner
, EDITOR
A HAPPY , HEALTHY AND PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR TO ALL OF OUR WONDERFUL READERS
Cont As ’ d 2017 next blasted page … onto the scene in a flurry of spectacular fireworks all over the world , it was hard to believe that another year had dawned . So many things happened in 2016 , not all of them good , that most people are anxiously looking forward to a clean slate , so to speak .
We lost an inordinate number of icons in the entertainment world , too numerous to list here , culminating with the shocking mother and daughter death of beloved Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds . Among others , the literary world lost Elie Wiesel , the Nobel Peace Prizewinning author who told the story of his Holocaust internment in his autobiographical novel " Night ," Jim Harrison , the author best known for " Legends of the Fall ", Harper Lee , author of the classic novel " To Kill a Mockingbird ," Jackie Collins , the best-selling novelist who thrilled millions of readers with her scandal-soaked tales of Hollywood , mobsters , and L . A . private investigators , and E . L . Doctorow , the bestselling author of " Ragtime " and " Billy Bathgate ," both of which were made into movies .
We have seen enormous strides in the technology fields over the past several years . Who would have thought years ago , that you could carry an entire library of books around on a slim little phone that fit in the palm of your hand ? Apps for . mobi ( Kindle ) files and ePub ( most other digital platforms ) files have made this possible .
Surprisingly , in a good way , paperback sales have held their ground , though . There is still something very special about turning the pages of a book while feeling the heft in your hand . This issue has a focus on starting a book ( see the article by Fred Rayworth ), the impact of digital books in the modern world , new studies and statistics which indicate paperbacks are not dying , and paper vs ebook plus other interesting articles .
On a personal level , there was a mighty “ hurrah ” when the first paperback copies of Incest , Murder and a Miracle were received .
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